Beer can chicken - cheap and easy dinner

tidetravel · July 2009

Is cheap, simple and soooo good. Waiting for one to finish cooking right now. For those of you that have not been exposed to this, take a whole chicken, dry rub herbs/spices/salt/pepper on the outside. Then, stuff a half full can of beer (or soda) up it's butt, sit the chicken upright on the on the can (we got a holder that's made for this from walmart) in a baking dish and put a potato in it's neck hole. Bake it in the oven, uncovered, for about 1 1/2 - 2 hours. The meat is healthy because the fat drips off of it (and it self bastes), and the chicken is sooo moist. Best dinner ever.

tlv204 · July 2009

We call it "beer up the butt chicken", but yes it is yummy!!

MissSarah786 · July 2009

Please clarify. You actually stick the can, the metal can, in the bird's a$$ and leave the metal can in the bird while it cooks?

banana468 · July 2009

I keep hearing that this is an awesome meal and I haven't made it yet.Perhaps one night this week we'll do it on the grill....or when it gets colder I'll make it in our oven.

tidetravel · July 2009

Sarah, yes. The chicken "sits" on the can. A lot of places sell stands/holders so it makes it easier/more stable. http://www.beercanchickenroaster.com/

~mRm~ · July 2009

Tide your post has reminded me I have a roaster in the freezer. It's bum will soon have a date with a Miller Lite! I actually just bought one of those holders for my friend's shower, her FI put it on their registry he loves doing roasters that way!