Can-Can Chicken

Name: Can-Can Chicken
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 1 h 15 min
Total time: 1 h 45 min
Yield: 6 servings.
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon kosher salt; 1 teaspoon sugar; 1 teaspoon onion powder; 1 teaspoon garlic powder; 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper; 1 teaspoon paprika; 1 teaspoon ground mustard; 1 broiler/fryer chicken (3-1/2 to 4 pounds); 1 can (12 ounces) beer

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Total Time

Prep: 30 min. + chilling Grill: 1-1/4 hours + standing

Makes

6 servings

Updated: Oct. 15, 2022

Here's a tasty take on the popular beer-can chicken. Once the bird is on the grill, the work's basically done. And cleanup is a cinch—a must for a guy like me. —Steve Bath, Lincoln, Nebraska

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Ingredients

1 tablespoon kosher salt
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 teaspoon paprika
1 teaspoon ground mustard
1 broiler/fryer chicken (3-1/2 to 4 pounds)
1 can (12 ounces) beer

Directions

In a small bowl, mix the first 7 ingredients. With fingers, carefully loosen skin from chicken; rub seasoning mixture under and over skin. Tuck wings under chicken. Refrigerate, covered, 1 hour.
Completely cover all sides of an 8- or 9-in. baking pan with foil. Place a beer-can chicken rack securely in pan. Remove half of the beer from can. Using a can opener, make additional large holes in top of can; place can in rack.
Stand chicken vertically on rack; place on grill rack. Grill, covered, over indirect medium heat 1-1/4 to 1-1/2 hours or until a thermometer inserted in thickest part of thigh reads 170°-175°.
Carefully remove pan from grill; tent chicken with foil. Let stand 15 minutes before carving.

Nutrition Facts

1 serving: 377 calories, 20g fat (5g saturated fat), 122mg cholesterol, 1067mg sodium, 4g carbohydrate (3g sugars, 0 fiber), 39g protein.

Can-Can Chicken

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