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Grilled Herb Chicken on a Can

The secret to perfectly tender and exceptionally juicy chicken is balancing a bird on a beer can. Don’t worry; it's easier than it looks!

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Prep Time 10 min
Total Time 1 hr 55 min
Servings 6

Ingredients

1: tablespoon paprika

2: teaspoons salt

1/2: teaspoon garlic powder

1/2: teaspoon onion powder

1/2: teaspoon pepper

1: whole chicken (4 to 4 1/2 lb)

1: can (12 oz) regular or nonalcoholic beer

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Directions

1 If using charcoal grill, place drip pan directly under grilling area, and arrange coals around edge of firebox. Heat coals or gas grill for indirect heat. In small bowl, mix paprika, salt, garlic powder, onion powder and pepper.
2 Fold wings of chicken across back with tips touching. Sprinkle paprika mixture inside cavity and over outside of chicken; rub with fingers.
3 Pour 1/2 cup of beer from can. Hold chicken upright, with opening of body cavity down; insert beer can into cavity. Insert barbecue meat thermometer so tip is in thickest part of inside thigh muscle and does not touch bone.
4 Cover and grill chicken upright over drip pan or over unheated side of gas grill over medium heat 1 hour 15 minutes to 1 hour 30 minutes or until thermometer reads 180°F and juice is no longer pink when center of thigh is cut.
5 Using tongs, carefully lift chicken and place in 13x9-inch pan, holding large metal spatula under beer can for support. Let stand 15 minutes before carving. Remove beer can; discard.

EXPERT TIPS

Expert Tips

Use a 12-ounce can of lemon-lime soda pop instead of the beer. The flavor will be slightly different, but the chicken will be tender and juicy.

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Nutrition Information

NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Calories: 320
Calories from Fat: 160 ),

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 18 g; 18 %
(Saturated Fat 5 g, 5 % ),
Cholesterol: 115 mg; 115 %;
Sodium: 500 mg; 500 %;
Total Carbohydrate: 4 g; 4 %
(Dietary Fiber 0g 0% ),
Protein: 35 g; 35 %

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 6%;
Vitamin C: 0%;
Calcium: 2%;
Iron: 10%;

Exchanges:

5 Lean Meat; 1 Fat;

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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Posted 8/2/2011 10:54:47 AM REPORT ABUSE Julie F. said:

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I've been making this for a few years now. I set the chicken and can directly in an 8x8 disposable pan and place it on the grill. No clean up! Then I use kitchen shears to cut the chicken off the can piece by piece. It's quick and easy and I don't have to worry about spilling boiling hot beer.

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Posted 8/22/2010 9:20:53 AM REPORT ABUSE sorcerer said:

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I recently made this for a Sunday dinner and it is easy and very good. I only had some Pepsi on hand so I used that and it worked just as well. I threw some vegetables in a pan on the side and everything was done together. This has become a favorite at our house.

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