Roasted Soda Can Chicken

Name: Roasted Soda Can Chicken
Prep time: 2 h 30 min
Cook time: 2 h 30 min
Total time: 2 h 30 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 Tbsps brown sugar; 59 milliliters butter, melted; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 1 juice of fresh lemon, divided; 1 squeezed lemon half; 340 grams lemon-lime soda (such as Sprite®); 1 small whole onion, peeled; 1 serving salt and pepper to taste; 2 kilograms whole chicken

Roasted Soda Can Chicken might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe covers 52% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Watching your figure? This gluten free recipe has 2601 calories, 166g of protein, and 178g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 1. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 2 hours and 30 minutes. Head to the store and pick up chicken, butter, juice of lemon, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

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

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Oven

Remove the giblets and rinse chicken inside and out with water. Pat dry with paper towels.

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Whole Chicken

Water

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Paper Towels

Stir together butter, brown sugar, garlic, salt and pepper, and half the lemon juice in a bowl. Rub the mixture over the entire chicken, including the cavity and beneath the skin.

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Salt And Pepper

Brown Sugar

Lemon Juice

Whole Chicken

Butter

Garlic

Dry Seasoning Rub

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Bowl

Discard 1/2 of soda, leaving the rest in the can, and pour the remaining lemon juice into the can.

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Lemon Juice

Pop

Place the can on a baking sheet, and set the chicken upright on the can, inserting it into the cavity of the chicken. Plug the neck opening of the chicken with the onion and a squeezed lemon half to retain steam.

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Whole Chicken

Lemon

Onion

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Baking Sheet

Roast the chicken in the preheated oven for 1 1/2 to 2 hours, to a minimum internal temperature of 180 degrees F (80 degrees C).

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Whole Chicken

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Oven

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

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Whole Chicken

Pop

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Aluminum Foil