Brick Chicken with Garlic & Thyme

Brick Chicken with Garlic & Thyme

2 clean bricks wrapped in foil
2 chicken breasts
4 chicken thighs
Salt and pepper to taste
3 tbsp olive oil
8 cloves garlic, smashed
8 sprigs thyme
1/2 tsp red pepper flakes

Heat 3 tbsp olive oil in a large iron skillet until hot (over medium heat). Season chicken pieces with salt & pepper and place, skin side down in the hot skillet. Scatter garlic, thyme and pepper flakes around chicken. Place another clean iron skillet on top of the chicken and place the bricks in that skillet. Cook 10 minutes.

Remove the bricks/skillet. Carefully turn the chicken and stir the garlic. Return the bricks/skillet to the chicken and continue cooking another 10 minutes or until the chicken is completely cooked and golden brown.

Smelled wonderfully garlicky, but the taste was not worth messing with those heavy bricks! And I can't recommend cooking the breast meat this way...too dry.

Adapted from a Woman's Day recipe.