Beer Can Chicken
This beer can chicken recipe delivers a whole roasted chicken that's fall-apart tender, extra juicy on the inside, crispy on the outside, and packed with flavor!
Servings: 6
Equipment
Ingredients
For the rub
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons salt
- 1 tablespoon ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon onion powder
- 1 tablespoon smoked paprika
For the chicken
- 5 pound whole chicken giblets removed
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 12 ounce can of beer you can use whatever you’d like, but I went with an IPA
Instructions
- Prep. Preheat the oven to 425°F and line a roasting pan with aluminum foil for easier cleanup.
- Make the rub. Whisk together the brown sugar, salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, and smoked paprika. Set aside.
- Season the chicken. Rub the chicken all over with olive oil and then rub it all over with the spice rub.
- Get ready to roast. Pour 1/3 of the beer into the bottom of the roasting pan and place the beer can (with the remaining beer still inside) upright on top. Slide the chicken onto the beer can (it should fit right through the bottom cavity of the bird) so it sits upright on the beer can in the roasting pan.
- Roast. Roast the chicken for 1 hour 25 minutes or until the skin is crispy and a meat thermometer inserted between the wing and the thigh reads 165°F.
- Rest. Remove the chicken from the oven and let it rest for 10 minutes before slicing and serving.
Nutrition
Serving: 8ounces | Calories: 506kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 35g | Fat: 35g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 7g | Monounsaturated Fat: 16g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 136mg | Sodium: 2459mg | Potassium: 431mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 834IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 40mg | Iron: 2mg
