Robin Koury's Spice of Life Beer Can Chicken Recipe

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Ingredients
13
Count
Nutrition
1093
Calories
Total time
100
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 4 lb chicken
  • 1/4 cup paprika
  • 2 tbsp brown sugar
  • 1 heaping tsp cayenne pepper
  • 1/2 can beer (recommended sam adams white ale)
  • 3 cups apple wood smoking chips
  • 1 disposable aluminum pie plate (or drip pan)
  • 1 tbsp honey

Directions:

  1. Soak the wood chips in water for at least 2 hours.
  2. When ready to grill, preheat 1 of the burners to 350 degrees F.
  3. Make sure the chicken is clean and innards are removed; pat dry with a paper towel and set aside. In a small mixing bowl, add paprika, brown sugar, kosher salt, cayenne pepper, onion powder, garlic salt, chili powder and mix well. Take the chicken and separate the skin from the breast taking care not to tear or remove skin. Apply the spice rub directly to the chicken breast, under the skin. Apply rub to the entire chicken, inside and out, reserving at least 2 tablespoons. Punch 2 holes at the top of the can, with a manual hand-held can opener. In a new bowl, mix butter and remaining spice rub. Add this mixture to the half-full can of beer. Place chicken over beer can and insert into the cavity of the chicken, keeping beer can standing up.
  4. Place the wood chips in a foil smoker pouch over the active burner on the grill and set the chicken, on a pie plate, over the in-active burner. Close the lid. Rotate the chicken every 20 minutes. 5 minutes before cooking is complete, drizzle the honey over the chicken. The chicken should take about 1 hour and 20 minutes to cook, or until an instant-read thermometer registers 155 degrees F. Slice and serve.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1093.32 Kcal (4578 kJ)
Calories from fat 672.84 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 74.76g 115%
Cholesterol 423.42mg 141%
Sodium 977.9mg 41%
Potassium 1053.93mg 22%
Total Carbs 15.27g 5%
Sugars 9.73g 39%
Dietary Fiber 2.7g 11%
Protein 82.8g 166%
Vitamin C 13.9mg 23%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 7%
Iron 6.1mg 34%
Calcium 77.8mg 8%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 207.98 Kcal (871 kJ)
Calories from fat 127.99 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 14.22g 115%
Cholesterol 80.55mg 141%
Sodium 186.02mg 41%
Potassium 200.49mg 22%
Total Carbs 2.91g 5%
Sugars 1.85g 39%
Dietary Fiber 0.51g 11%
Protein 15.75g 166%
Vitamin C 2.6mg 23%
Iron 1.2mg 34%
Calcium 14.8mg 8%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 27.6
    Points
  • 28
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Total Fat

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