Garlic Chicken

Ingredients

• 0.1 teaspoon pepper black freshly ground
• 1.5 teaspoons butter 
• 2 tablespoons cognac 
• 3 tablespoons cooking wine dry white
• 2 teaspoons thyme leaves fresh
• 0.5 cup lower-sodium chicken broth fat-free
• 1.5 teaspoons olive oil extra-virgin
• 0.3 teaspoon salt 
• 3.3 pound meat from a rotisserie chicken whole cut into 8 pieces
• 40  garlic cloves whole peeled ( 4 heads)

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• slow cooker

Directions

1. Combine first 3 ingredients in a small bowl.
2. Discard giblets and neck from chicken. Rinse chicken and pat dry.
3. Heat oil and butter in a 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until butter melts.
4. Sprinkle chicken pieces evenly with salt and pepper.
5. Add chicken pieces to pan; cook 2 1/2 minutes on each side or until golden.
6. Remove chicken from pan; place in a 4-quart electric slow cooker.
7. Reduce heat to medium.
8. Add garlic to drippings in pan; saut 1 minute or until garlic begins to brown. Stir in broth mixture, scraping pan to loosen browned bits. Boil 2 minutes or until sauce is reduced to about 1 cup.
9. Pour sauce over chicken; sprinkle with thyme. Cover and cook on LOW for 4 hours or until chicken is done.
10. Serve sauce and garlic with chicken.
11. Garnish with chopped parsley, if desired.