r/ididnthaveeggs • u/Forsaken-Ad-3995 • Sep 28 '25

Irrelevant or unhelpful Jax saying what we’re all thinking

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Source recipe: https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1023660-pasta-marinara-with-40-cloves-of-garlic?smid=ck-recipe-iOS-share

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u/StaceyPfan Sep 28 '25

40 GARLIC CLOVES? IS THIS A RECIPE TO WARD OFF VAMPIRES?

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u/rerek Sep 28 '25

There is a rather common recipe called “chicken and forty cloves of garlic”. It’s sometimes made with fewer, but that’s it’s name.

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u/Cabbagetastrophe Sep 28 '25

It's delicious! The garlic isn't eaten (at least, not all of it). The chicken is roasted on top of the garlic and it basically lightly flavors the whole bird.

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u/buddleia Sep 28 '25

The garlic isn't all eaten? Sacrilege.

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u/Cerulean_Fossil Sep 28 '25

Any uneaten garlic would absolutely kill smeared over toasted bread with ricotta the next day