Ready the Breath Mints, These Recipes Are Loaded With Garlic

Cooks all over the world punctuate their food with <a href="https://www.saveur.com/roasted-garlic-and-roasted-garlic-oil-recipes">garlic's pungent kick</a> and while a clove or two add delicate heat to any dish, sometimes the occasion calls for a heavier hand. If you're fending off vampires or a case of the sniffles, recently single, or otherwise throwing your inhibitions to the wind, read on for our best garlic recipes. (Gentl & Hyers/)
The pasta for this potent and luxurious dish is cooked in chile-spiked chicken stock and bolstered by three preparations of garlic: roasted, fried, and sauteed. Get the recipe for <a href="https://www.saveur.com/article/recipes/triple-garlic-linguine">Triple Garlic Linguine</a> (Romulo Yanes/)
Our version of this classic uses peeled garlic; after removing the chicken from the pan, keep cooking the garlic until the cloves have all but melted. Then, a quick spin with a whisk makes a smooth sauce well worth the effort of all that peeling. Get the recipe for <a href="https://www.saveur.com/article/Recipes/Classic-Chicken-40-Cloves-Garlic">Chicken With 40 Cloves of Garlic</a> (Penny De Los Santos/)
A garlic-enriched béchamel renders these parsley-flecked potatoes creamy and decadent. Get the recipe for <a href="https://www.saveur.com/article/recipes/julia-childs-garlic-mashed-potatoes/">Julia Child's Garlic Mashed Potatoes</a> (Romulo Yanes/)
This garlicky rice is a popular breakfast dish in the Philippines and is delicious served with fried eggs and a drizzle of vinegar sauce. Get the recipe for <a href="https://www.saveur.com/article/recipes/filipino-garlic-fried-rice-with-vinegar-sauce-sinangag">Filipino Garlic Fried Rice with Vinegar Sauce (Sinangag)</a> (Romulo Yanes/)
This garlicky wine-sauced shellfish dish is served at The Stinking Rose, a garlic-themed restaurant in San Francisco. Get the recipe for <a href="https://www.saveur.com/article/recipes/garlic-steamed-manila-clams">Garlic-Steamed Manila Clams</a> (Romulo Yanes/)
This potent condiment has all the heat and sharp bite of pure raw alliums. A tiny amount goes a very (very) long way. Use the freshest garlic possible; the enzymes break down over time, and the sauce can discolor as it ages. Get the recipe for <a href="https://www.saveur.com/forty-cloves-garlic-sauce-recipe">Forty Cloves of Garlic Sauce (Thoum)</a> (Ted Cavanaugh/)
In this perfect recipe, lobster is flash-grilled, then poached in its own shell in a pool of melted garlic-parsley butter. Get the recipe for <a href="http://www.saveur.com/grilled-lobster-with-garlic-parsley-butter-recipe">Grilled Lobster with Garlic-Parsley Butter</a> (Mark Roper/)
A rich soup heavy with garlic and shallots makes a hearty first course or light main dish. Serve it with plenty of crusty bread. Get the recipe for <a href="https://www.saveur.com/article/recipes/creamy-garlic-soup">Creamy Garlic Soup</a> (Vanessa Rees/)
Simmering garlic in fat turns them into a spreadable condiment perfect for crusty bread. Get the recipe for <a href="https://www.saveur.com/article/recipes/simple-garlic-confit/">Simple Garlic Confit</a> (Andre Baranowski/)
Roasting garlic brings out its sweetness, so the flavors meld beautifully in this simple vanilla ice cream inspired by one served at the Gilroy Garlic Festival in California. Get the recipe for <a href="https://www.saveur.com/article/recipes/roasted-garlic-ice-cream">Roasted Garlic Ice Cream</a> (Romulo Yanes/)
When buying leeks for this dish, cookbook author Amy Thielen says to look for ones that have all or most of their dark green tops still attached. If trimmed leeks are all you can find, use the dark and light green parts only. Get the recipe for <a href="https://www.saveur.com/grilled-greens-and-leek-tops-chile-garlic-sauce-recipe">Grilled Greens and Leek Tops with Chile-Garlic Sauce</a> (William Hereford/)
Roasting the cloves whole draws out their sweetness, yielding the sumptuous confit that adorns this pretty focaccia. Get the recipe for <a href="https://www.saveur.com/article/recipes/roasted-garlic-focaccia/">Roasted Garlic Focaccia</a> (Andre Baranowski/)
Garlic-stuffed mushrooms are enhanced with a little dry sherry and nutty Gruyère cheese. Get the recipe for <a href="https://www.saveur.com/article/recipes/garlic-and-gruyere-stuffed-mushrooms/">Garlic-and-Gruyère-Stuffed Mushrooms</a> (Romulo Yanes/)
This crisp-skinned bird is cooked in a generous amount of butter and served with a delectable pan sauce of garlic and cilantro. A small chicken can be substituted for the Cornish game hen. Get the recipe for <a href="https://www.saveur.com/article/recipes/georgian-style-cornish-game-hen-with-garlic-sauce-tabaka-da-niortskali/">Georgian-Style Cornish Game Hen with Garlic Sauce</a> (Romulo Yanes/)
Paprika lends to the burnished skin and earthy sweetness of this roast chicken, its flavor brightened with a squeeze of fresh lemon juice. Set on a bed of pearl onions, carrots, garlic, fennel, and zucchini, the vegetables soak in all the bird's juices as it roasts. Get the recipe for <a href="https://www.saveur.com/red-roast-chicken-with-lemon-and-garlic-recipe">Red Roast Chicken with Lemon and Garlic</a> (Farideh Sadeghin/)
This pungent Castilian soup is made with bread, egg, and a healthy dose of garlic. Get the recipe for <a href="https://www.saveur.com/article/Recipes/Sopa-de-Ajo/">Sopa de Ajo</a> (Kat Craddock/)