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.
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.
