Baked Beer Can Chicken

Name: Baked Beer Can Chicken
Prep time: 1 h 40 min
Cook time: 1 h 40 min
Total time: 1 h 40 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 59 milliliters garlic powder; 4 green onions, cut in half crosswise; 2 teaspoons ground black pepper; 12 fluid ounces (12 fluid ounce) can light-flavored beer (such as Bud Light®); 2 Tbsps onion powder; 1 Tbsp dried oregano; 1 Tbsp salt; 2 Tbsps seasoned salt; 1 kilograms whole chicken

Baked Beer Can Chicken might be a good recipe to expand your main course recipe box. This gluten free and dairy free recipe serves 4. One portion of this dish contains roughly 31g of protein, 25g of fat, and a total of 398 calories. Head to the store and pick up onion powder, garlic powder, oregano, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the salt you could follow this main course with the Apple Turnovers Recipe as a dessert. It is perfect for Father's Day. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 1 hour and 40 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

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Oven

Mix the garlic powder, seasoned salt, onion powder, dried oregano, salt, and ground black pepper in a small bowl; set aside.

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Ground Black Pepper

Dried Oregano

Garlic Powder

Seasoned Salt

Onion Powder

Salt

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Bowl

Pour 1/3 of one can of beer into the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking dish.

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Beer

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Baking Pan

Place the open beer can in the center of the baking dish.

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Beer

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Baking Pan

Rinse chicken under cold running water. Discard giblets and neck from chicken; drain and pat dry. Fit whole chicken over the open beer can with the legs on the bottom. With the breast of the chicken facing you, use a paring knife to cut a small slit on each side and press the tip of each wing into the slit to encourage even cooking.

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Whole Chicken

Water

Beer

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Knife

Rub the prepared seasoning mixture to taste over the entire chicken. Pat the sliced green onions around the whole chicken evenly. Some will fall into the beer, that's fine. Press the halved green onions into the top cavity of the chicken. Open the remaining beer and pour 1/2 of it into the pan under then chicken. Reserve the remaining beer.

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Whole Chicken

Green Onions

Dry Seasoning Rub

Beer

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Frying Pan

Bake the chicken in the preheated oven. After 45 minutes, pour remaining beer into the pan under the chicken. Continue baking until no longer pink at the bone and the juices run clear, about 30 additional minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh, near the bone should read 180 degrees F (82 degrees C).

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Whole Chicken

Beer

Bone

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Kitchen Thermometer

Oven

Frying Pan

Remove the chicken from the oven and discard the beer can. Cover the chicken with a doubled sheet of aluminum foil, and allow to rest in a warm area for 10 minutes before slicing.

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Whole Chicken

Beer

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Aluminum Foil