Elfie's Ranch Beer Butt Chicken
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Description
Beer can recipe using ranch dressing as a basting sauce. Really moist chicken. Drink half the can of beer and use the remainder for the recipe. It's summer, enjoy! You might even have time for another beer.
Ingredients
- ½ (12 ounce) can beer
- 1 (4 pound) whole chicken
- 2 cups ranch salad dressing
- ¼ cup minced onion
- 2 tablespoons garlic salt
- salt and ground black pepper to taste
Directions
- 1. Preheat grill for low heat and lightly oil the grate.
- 2. Place beer can on a disposable aluminum baking sheet and set chicken upright onto the can, inserting can into cavity. Mix ranch salad dressing, onion, garlic salt, salt, and ground black pepper in a bowl. Paint the outside of chicken with ranch dressing mixture.
- 3. Place chicken on the baking sheet on the preheated grill. As the chicken roasts, paint the skin several times with the ranch dressing mixture. Cook until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of a thigh, not touching bone, reads 180 degrees F (80 degrees C), about 3 hours.
Nutrition Facts
serving: 1 whole chicken
calories: 792 kcal
carbohydrates: 5.8 g
protein: 42.2 g
saturated fat: 12.7 g
cholesterol: 151 mg
sodium: 2703.4 mg
fiber: 0.4 g
sugar: 3.4 g
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