Sometimes a recipe is just too good and too much fun not to share a second time. Plus I have a chicken in our freezer that I want to cook so I can sell the freezer! When the weather is nice outside I love to use our grill. Rather than turn the oven on and heat up the house it is much more fun to roast the chicken on the grill. We decided to make another Beer Can Chicken! You can Google “beer can chicken” and find all sorts of recipes. I found one on SimplyRecipes.com that sounded easy and delicious. I made a few adaptations as I had a wonderful jar of grilling spices from Mountain Rose Herbs.
First the grill was prepared for indirect heat. Once the coals were going we pushed them to either side and put in an aluminum pan to act as a drip pan.
I rubbed the chicken all over with olive oil and seasoned the chicken inside and out with the grilling spices.
I took a can of beer, opened it and poured out half of the beer. I then lowered the chicken on the open can, so that the chicken was sitting upright with the can in its cavity. the chicken does look kind of silly at this point!
The chicken was placed on the grill directly over the pan.
The cover was put on the grill and left alone for one hour. At that point you can check the chicken with a thermometer. Keep checking the chicken every 15 minutes or so until the internal temperature inserted into the thickest part of the thigh reads 160-165. The total cooking time will vary depending on the size of your chicken, and the internal temperature of the grill.
Once the chicken is done, carefully transfer it to a tray or pan. Be very careful because the beer can, and the beer inside it, is quite hot. Let the chicken rest for ten minutes. Carefully lift the chicken off the beer can. This may take two people!
The meat is so delicious and practically falls off the bone! It’s a perfect summer meal!
Nancy on the Home Front 
Looks so easy! Would love to have you share on the What’s for Dinner link up!
http://www.lazygastronome.com/whats-for-dinner-sunday-link-up-54/
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Helen,
Easy and delicious! Just the kind of recipe I love! Heading over to your site to share!
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Thanks for joining the party!!
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You’re welcome Helen!
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Love this! Nothing better than a roasted chicken and the beer adds a wonderful flavor and moistness. Only one thing wrong with your recipe. You said, “I took a can of beer, opened it and poured out half of the beer.”….. WHAT!? Sacrilege! Don’t you mean, I opened a beer, drank the whole beer, realized I needed some for the chicken, opened another, drank half, then put the chicken over it. Just saying.
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Earl,
LOL you sound just like my husband! 🙂
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Thanks Nancy – great instructions! Thanks for sharing on the What’s for Dinner link up – and don’t forget to leave a comment at the party! If you post gets featured, a comment gets it pinned and tweeted too!
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It looks delicious- I really need to make one of these while it’s still grill season!
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Jessy,
You’ll be glad you did!
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I’ve always wanted to try this recipe! I’m cracking up that the chicken is “sitting ” on the grill! ????
Have a great day!
Michelle
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Michelle,
I smile overtime I see the chicken sitting there! 🙂
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That chicken looks absolutely delicious – really moist and gorgeously brown. Thank you for sharing this great recipe with us at the Hearth and Soul Hop, Nancy. Tweeting!
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I would just love to reach through this screen and carve a nice slice of that awesome chicken! Thanks so much for sharing with us at Full Plate Thursday and hope you are having a great day!
Miz Helen
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Mia Helen,
I would love to have you join us for a supper of Beer Can Chicken!
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