~Garlic and Rosemary Chicken~

[~Count Infernus~]

Since I cook professional and have for nearly a decade.. I was thrilled to see this board and I tell you what.. this is the ONLY dish that has ever made me "weak in the knees" from exploding flavor... and the recipe really depends on how many you are feeding... so I will write it for just ONE and you can go from there..

1 large 6-8 oz chicken breast/cleaned (fat cut-off etc.)
Salt
Pepper
Fresh minced/diced garlic
FRESH Rosemary
Olive Oil

this is how I do it.....

First you will want to take your chicken breast and "ventilate it" with a fork, so that the whole peice is riddled with small holes.

You will pour about a cup of olive oil in a tupperware container of your choosing... (you can use a casorole dish for larger quanities) drown the chicken in the olive oil so the whole peice is well covered..

Add about two pinches of salt, and one pinch of pepper (2:1 ratio is pretty standard for taste).. on both sides of the chicken

Now you will add approximately 2 Tablespoons of fresh minced garlic, making sure that there is some floating in the oil and some also is atop of the chicken so while it is marinating it will really "get into" the meat

Take your fresh rosemary and peel off the "needles" from the stalks.. (at least leave one whole stalk intact).. and do the same thing that you did with the garlic

With the remaining stalk you will pierce the meat of the chicken with the rosemary and push it inside the breast as far as it will allow

Cover, refrigerate for NO LESS than four hours.. (overnight would make for an amazing deep flavor.. recommended)*

Heat your oven to 375 degrees and bake until the chicken is cooked all the way through... I will tell you something.. the flavor is to die for... and I am proud of it because I created this dish myself at work.. thanks for reading.. I hope it lacks any confusing parts.. if so I am just a PM away.. great first date idea as well.. it "worked" for me anyway.. (sadly back in the day..lol)

[Max]

Hahaha! I'm taking note of the last part. As a broke college student I usually just wind up making ramen noodles and scrambled eggs... hmmm. But this doesn't sound too expensive, so I think I'll give it a go sometime. Much appreciated, Joel. Although I am 1/8 Romanian... I hope the garlic doesn't burn my cold pale flesh

[Jamie~poetshare.forumotion.com]

Love garlic! How much Rosemary do you use? 3 or 4 stalks or so? That's my big downfall with fresh herbs; I never know how much is too much.

[~Count Infernus~]

for something like this.. there is no such thing as TOO much.. when it comes to the fresh herbs and what not.. with the exception of the salt and pepper.. and 3 or 4 is probably a little too much for just one chicken breast.. it is entirely up to you ultimately..