Beer can chicken grilling upright on a barbecue

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Beer Can Chicken Recipe

by Adam Dodd on Jan 28, 2022

Beer Can Chicken: Easy Grilled Chicken Recipe

Ready in about 1 hour 40 minutes | Serves 4

Beer can chicken is an easy way to prepare a whole chicken on the grill. A simple spice rub adds flavour while grilling the chicken upright helps create tender, juicy meat.

Ingredients

1 whole broiler chicken
12 oz beer
1 tbsp kosher salt
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp cayenne pepper
1 tsp paprika
1 tsp sugar
1 tsp onion powder
1 tsp ground mustard

How to Make Beer Can Chicken

1. Season the Chicken

Combine the garlic powder, cayenne pepper, paprika, sugar, onion powder, ground mustard and salt.

Carefully loosen the chicken skin with a trimming knife and rub the seasoning mixture underneath and over the skin. Tuck the wings underneath the chicken.

Cover and refrigerate for 60 minutes.

2. Prepare the Beer Can

Line an 8–9 inch baking dish with foil. Pour out about half of the beer.

Use a can opener to make several additional openings in the top of the can. Place the beer can in a rack inside the baking dish.

3. Grill the Chicken

Preheat the grill to medium heat.

Stand the chicken upright over the beer can and place it on the grill. Cover and grill for 1¼–1½ hours, or until the thickest part of the thigh reaches 170–175°F.

4. Rest and Serve

Carefully remove the chicken from the grill and wrap it in foil. Rest for 15 minutes before carving with a sharp cooking knife.

Final Thoughts

This beer can chicken is a simple BBQ recipe with juicy meat, seasoned skin and plenty of smoky grilled flavour.

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Beer Can Chicken Recipe

Beer Can Chicken: Easy Grilled Chicken Recipe

Ingredients