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Big Bud's Beer Can Chicken Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1 (2-3 lb.) Whole Chicken
1 tsp. Dried Oregano
1 tsp. Garlic Powder
1 T. Onion Powder
1 tsp. Paprika
1 tsp. Ground Ginger
1 tsp. Dried Sage
1 tsp. Sea Salt
1 T. Freshly Ground Pepper
2 Smashed Garlic Cloves
1 (12 oz.) Can Beer
1/2 lb. Bacon
Directions:
Directions:
Preheat oven to 450º. Wash chicken with cold water and pat dry with paper towels.

Mix dry ingredients in small bowl. Rub 1/2 of the ingredients on inside cavity of chicken. Gently peel skin away from chicken and rub mixture into meat of chicken.

Open beer can pour of about 1/2 cup. Drop the garlic cloves into the beer can. Place chicken, open end down, over the beer can to insert the beer into the cavity. Place chicken, standing up, in large saute pan.

Place 1/3 of the bacon in the top cavity of the chicken and drape the remaining 2/3 of the bacon down the outside of the chicken. Pierce the bacon to the chicken with toothpicks.

Place chicken in the oven for 10 minutes and then lower temperature to 325º and cook for another hour, or until the internal temperature in the thickest part of the thigh reaches 165 degrees on a thermometer.
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
4
Preparation Time:
Preparation Time:
20 minutes

 

 

 

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