Roasted Beer Can Chicken Recipe Traeger Grills Food

TRAEGER BEER CAN CHICKEN

Steps:

• When ready to cook, set Traeger to smoke. Once grill starts to smoke, then smoke dissipates and starts to fire - change setting to 225 degrees.
• Close lid and preheat to 225.
• Rinse chicken and pat dry
• Mix together all dry seasonings and rub all over chicken
• Open can of beer and drink about 1/3 can - just to make sure it's still good
• Take your beer, chicken and a pan out to the grill (It can be a rimmed baking sheet - or any grill safe pan larger than the bird that you can pick up - I used one of those grill skillets for vegetables)
• Place pan on grill. Tilt the chicken in your left hand and shove that open beer can up the wazoo of the chicken. Stand the bird/beer up on the pan in the grill. It may tip so be sure to shut the lid and reopen - make sure your bird is still standing.
• Smoke at 225 for 3.5 hours
• Turn temp up to 350 and continue for 30 minutes until thermometer reads 160
• Let rest for 15 minutes before carving

BEER CAN CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the first 6 ingredients. Gently loosen skin from the chicken. Brush chicken with oil. Sprinkle 1 teaspoon spice mixture into cavity. Rub the remaining spice mixture over and under the skin. Place lemon slices in neck cavity. Tuck wing tips behind the back., Prepare grill for indirect heat, using a drip pan. Pour out half the beer, reserving for another use. Poke additional holes in top of the can with a can opener. Holding the chicken with legs pointed down, lower chicken over the can so it fills the body cavity., Place chicken over drip pan; grill, covered, over indirect medium heat until a thermometer reads 180° 1-1/4 to 1-1/2 hours. Remove chicken from grill; cover and let stand for 10 minutes. Remove chicken from can.