Beer Can Chicken | Abby Thome

Abby Thome

Name: Beer Can Chicken
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 80 min
Total time: 95 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Elephant Garlic; Chosen Foods 100% Pure Avocado Oil; El Guapo Garlic Powder; Oppy Organic Meyer Lemons; McCormick Gourmet™ Organic Onion Powder; McCormick® Smoked Paprika & Onion Seasoning; Big Sky Brewing Co. Moose Drool Brown Ale; McCormick Gourmet™ Global Selects Oak Wood Smoked Pepper from Vietnam; Morton Iodized Salt, 26 Ounce; McCormick Gourmet™ Italian Bruschetta Seasoning Mix

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Beer Can Chicken

Serves 415 mins prep80 mins cook

An impressive and easy-to-make dish, perfect for Father's Day gatherings. Using a whole organic chicken, seasoned and cooked with beer, it becomes a showstopper on the grill or smoker.

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What you need

clove garlic

avocado oil

tsp garlic powder

lemon

tsp onion powder

McCormick® Smoked Paprika & Onion Seasoning

tsp smoked paprika

Big Sky Brewing Co. Moose Drool Brown Ale

oz beer

pepper

salt

McCormick Gourmet™ Italian Bruschetta Seasoning Mix

tsp italian seasoning

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Instructions

1: Drizzle avocado oil onto the chicken and rub it in.

2: Season the chicken with salt and pepper.

3: Mix garlic powder, onion powder, smoked paprika, and Italian seasoning.

4: Generously rub the seasoning onto the chicken and inside its cavity.

5: Place half a lemon into the cavity of the chicken.

6: In a cast iron skillet, add halved potatoes and season with oil, salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, smoked paprika, and Italian seasoning.

7: Push potatoes to the outer perimeter of the pan.

8: Pour 1/4 of the beer into the bottom of the cast iron.

9: Place the beer can in the center of the skillet and insert garlic cloves into the beer can.

10: Carefully lower the chicken onto the beer can.

11: Add sliced lemon rounds to the potatoes.

12: Place the skillet on the smoker or grill at 350° for 65-80 minutes.

13: Baste the chicken with melted butter or drippings.

14: Remove the skillet from the smoker and let the chicken rest for 10-20 minutes.

15: Carefully remove the beer can before carving.

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