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beer-can chicken (for the oven)

CindyDavidsonSole avatar
Recipe by
Cindy Davidson-Sole
@CindyDavidsonSole
Anchorage, AK

I got this recipe from Janet's Appalachian kitchen. She's over on facebook. You should check her out. Wish she was on pintrest.

yield 4 -6
prep time 25 Min
cook time 3 Hr
method Bake

Ingredients For beer-can chicken (for the oven)

  • 1. 4-5 lb
    whole chicken
  • 1. 16 oz
    can of beer
  • 1 tsp
    onion powder
  • 1 tsp
    garlic powder
  • 1 tsp
    paprika
  • 1 tsp
    ground sage
  • 1 tsp
    black pepper
  • 1 Tbsp
    dried rosemary
  • 1/2 tsp
    salt
  • 1 Tbsp
    olive oil

How To Make beer-can chicken (for the oven)

  • 1
    Preheat your oven to 325°
  • 2
    Line a roasting pan with foil, pour half of the can of beer in the bottom of the roasting pan.
  • 3
    Place the beer can in the center of your roasting pan.
  • 4
    If applicable, remove the giblet package from inside the Chicken, and rinse the bird inside and out.
  • 5
    Carefully place the chicken over the beer can, and slide bird down over the can and use its legs to prop your chicken up.
  • 6
    Combine all your spices in a bowl, rub the chicken down with your olive oil, then rub on your seasonings.
  • 7
    Place your chicken in the oven and bake for 3 hours or until your bird reaches an internal temp. of 165.
  • 8
    Remove your bird from your oven and let your chicken rest 10 minutes before carving.
  • 9
    Sit, eat, relax, and enjoy.
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