Beer Can Chicken Recipe

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Beer Can Chicken
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Ingredients
6
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Nutrition
305
Calories
Total time
6
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 1 (4 lb) whole chickens
  • 1 (16 oz) can beer ( tall boy)
  • 2 tbsp salt
  • 3 tbsp dry rub seasonings (your favorite)

Directions:

  1. Set up your grill for indirect cooking.
  2. On a charcoal grill, this means spreading the coals around the outer edges, but not directly below the food.
  3. On a gas grill the outer burners are lit, but not the middle one.
  4. Once the grill is covered (which it should always be for indirect grilling) the circulating heat works like a convection oven, so there is no need to turn the food.
  5. Remove neck and giblets.
  6. Discard.
  7. Rinse chicken inside and out; pat dry with paper towels.
  8. Rub chicken lightly with oil, then rub inside and out with salt, pepper and dry rub.
  9. Set aside.
  10. Open beer can and take several gulps (make them big gulps so that the can is half full).
  11. Place beer can on a solid surface.
  12. Grabbing a chicken leg in each hand, plunk the bird cavity over the beer can.
  13. Transfer the bird-on-a-can to your grill and place in the center of the grate, balancing the bird on its two legs and the can like a tripod.
  14. Cook chicken over high indirect heat, with the grill cover on for approximately 1 1/4 hours or until the internal temperature registers 165°F in the breast area and 180°F in the thigh, or until the thigh juice runs clear when stabbed with a sharp knife.
  15. Remove from grill and let rest for 10 minutes before carving.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 304.6 Kcal (1275 kJ)
Calories from fat 214.41 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 23.82g 37%
Cholesterol 102.04mg 34%
Sodium 3567.98mg 149%
Potassium 224.55mg 5%
Total Carbs 0.65g 0%
Sugars 0.01g 0%
Dietary Fiber 0.14g 1%
Protein 20.47g 41%
Vitamin C 3.4mg 6%
Iron 1.2mg 7%
Calcium 17.5mg 2%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 222.6 Kcal (932 kJ)
Calories from fat 156.69 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 17.41g 37%
Cholesterol 74.57mg 34%
Sodium 2607.46mg 149%
Potassium 164.1mg 5%
Total Carbs 0.48g 0%
Sugars 0g 0%
Dietary Fiber 0.11g 1%
Protein 14.96g 41%
Vitamin C 2.5mg 6%
Iron 0.9mg 7%
Calcium 12.8mg 2%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 8
    Points
  • 8
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • sugar free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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