For a delicious hearty vegetarian dinner, great with rice!
| Prep Time: | 15 mins |
| Cook Time: | 1 hr 15 mins |
| Total Time: | 1 hr 30 mins |
| Servings: | 4 |
Ingredients
- ⅓ cup brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons chili powder
- 2 tablespoons paprika
- 2 teaspoons dry mustard
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
- ½ (12 fluid ounce) can beer
- 1 (3 pound) whole chicken
Instructions
- Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat, about 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
- Mix brown sugar, chili powder, paprika, dry mustard, salt, and black pepper in a small bowl. Place half-full can of beer in the center of a plate.
- Rinse chicken under cold running water. Discard giblets and neck from chicken; drain and pat dry. Fit whole chicken over the can of beer with the legs on the bottom; keep upright. Sprinkle 1 teaspoon of seasoning mix into the top cavity of chicken. Beer may foam up when seasonings fall inside the can. Rub remaining seasoning mix over entire surface of chicken.
- Place chicken, standing on the can, directly on the preheated grill. Close the lid and cook chicken until no longer pink at the bone and the juices run clear, about 1 hour 15 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh, near the bone should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).
- Remove chicken from the grill and discard beer can. Cover chicken with a doubled sheet of aluminum foil, and allow to rest in a warm area for 10 minutes before slicing.
- For extra stability, an inexpensive beer can stand can be purchased at most kitchen stores.
- The nutrition data for this recipe includes the full amount of the beer and spice rub ingredients. The actual amount of these ingredients consumed will vary.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 546 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 24 g |
| Cholesterol | 145 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 3 g |
| Protein | 48 g |
| Saturated Fat | 7 g |
| Sodium | 479 mg |
| Sugars | 18 g |
| Fat | 27 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
I haven’t done this specific recipe but have done plenty just like it. It’s sn excellent no fuss way to grill a delicious and juicy chicken.
This turned out great! Juicy and full of flavor. I’ll be making this again for sure!
I have made this chicken recipe for years. One key note is SAVE YOUR BEER AND DRINK IT! JUST PUT WATER IN THE CAN!!! Beer does not add any special flavor, just moisture. I have tried other liquids including jalapeno juice and it does not add any additional flavor.
Love this recipe! Simple quick and delicious!
So juicy and incredibly easy to make.
I made beer can chicken per this recipe a few weeks ago and we liked it so much I’m doing it again right now! Delicious, flavorful, Juicy, and I just put my Bluetooth thermometer in it and wait till it reaches 165
Great flavor. Cooked it on my Kamado Joe. Turned out great. My Wife and I really enjoyed the flavor profile.
Sooooooooo good. I followed the recipe exactly except I set it in a small aluminum pan, poured the excess beer and added some water to the bottom of it and then added onion and habanero (as well as the drippings) and used that to baste every 30 minutes. It literally fell of the bone.
Not a fan of chili powder on it, left it out, added garlic salt in place of regular salt. Added a bit of onion powder too.
Amazing conbo of sweet and heat!
Loved it as is!
Delicious and exceptionally moist.
Outstanding recipe. Delicious beer can chicken. We added cayenne pepper to it. Kicked it up a notch!! Give it a try. You won’t be disappointed.
I loved this recipe and will definitely make it again. The chicken is tender, juicy & flavorful!
I cooked it in the oven
Absolutely the best grill/barbecue cooked chicken that we have ever had! Everyone loves it, so tender and juicy ‘ Made with Coors banquet and Golden Road Mango Cart. Both delicious!
Incredibly tender and ready in 1.25hrs. Totally amazed with how well this turned out. Quicker than roasting the bird in the oven. cooked through. I will be doing this again.
I would make it again. The chicken didn’t dry out at all. My family liked it!
I think this would be a 4.5 rating. A 5 rating is only for the absolutely amazing meals. Our family rating gave our whole meal a 9 rating. We made 2 chickens. One on the grill and one in the smoker. I doubled the ingredients and then added it to 2 sticks of melted butter. I added some cumin, garlic powder, onion powder and a combination of smoked paprika and regular paprika. It was hard to get off my fingers and on to the chicken the whole way. I tried to get it under the skin as much as I could too. I also added the seasoning butter mixture to the beer can. The smoked chicken was more moist and maybe took a tad longer. But all and all we all loved the flavor. Served it with Mexican corn on the cob and a green salad. Excellent Sunday night summer meal.
I did take some advice and added seasoning to the 1/2 can of beer. I placed a small onion in the top of the chicken. I placed the chicken in an aluminum pie plate on the grill. I used indirect heat maintaining a constant temperature of 400 degrees. I wished I seasoned under the skin for even more flavor. I used a large organic chicken. It was so moist ! Would like ideas of different rubs but did enjoy the taste of this one as well. We did add garlic powder to the rub as well.
I grill chicken every week and this is the best mix of spices I’ve found yet.