Herbed Beer Can Chicken

Name: Herbed Beer Can Chicken
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 15 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 4 servings.
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons canola oil; 1 tablespoon minced fresh tarragon or 1 teaspoon dried tarragon; 1 tablespoon minced fresh basil or 1 teaspoon dried basil; 2 teaspoons minced fresh parsley; 1 teaspoon garlic powder; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon pepper; 3 garlic cloves, minced, divided; 1 broiler/fryer chicken (3 to 4 pounds); 1 fresh rosemary sprig; 1 can (12 ounces) beer

Our July Fourth tradition is to grill chickens that stand up on a can of beer. It’s a fun conversation piece. — Karen Barros, Bristol, Rhode Island

Ingredients

2 tablespoons canola oil
1 tablespoon minced fresh tarragon or 1 teaspoon dried tarragon
1 tablespoon minced fresh basil or 1 teaspoon dried basil
2 teaspoons minced fresh parsley
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
3 garlic cloves, minced, divided
1 broiler/fryer chicken (3 to 4 pounds)
1 fresh rosemary sprig
1 can (12 ounces) beer

Directions

In a small bowl, combine the first seven ingredients; stir in half of the minced garlic. Rub mixture over outside and inside of chicken. Tuck wings under chicken.
Prepare grill for indirect heat. Completely cover all sides of an 8- or 9-in. round baking pan with foil. Place a beer-can chicken rack in pan. Remove 1/3 cup beer from can; save for another use. Using a can opener, make additional large holes in top of can. Insert rosemary and remaining garlic into can. Add beer can to rack.
Place chicken vertically onto rack. Place pan on grill rack. Grill, covered, over indirect medium heat 1-1/4 to 1-1/2 hours or until a thermometer inserted in thigh reads 180°.
Remove pan from grill; tent chicken with foil. Let stand 15 minutes. Carefully remove chicken from rack.

Nutrition Facts

6 ounces cooked chicken: 474 calories, 28g fat (6g saturated fat), 131mg cholesterol, 412mg sodium, 4g carbohydrate (3g sugars, 0 fiber), 42g protein.

Originally published as Beer Can Chicken in Taste of Home June/July 2013

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spoiledbasher

Oct 2, 2013

Amazing! After heating up the grill, we realized the chicken didn't fit, so we heated up the oven and roasted it. It was absolutely perfect, a definite keeper!
BrightEyes60

Jun 18, 2013

This is delicious!!!
levinll

Jun 10, 2013

My 9 year couldn't get enough of this and she's never eaten chicken that wasn't breaded.