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Pulled Chicken

Smoked Beer Can Chicken

  • Author: spinman
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 4 hours
  • Total Time: 4 hours 10 minutes
  • Yield: 4 people 1x
  • Category: Main Dish
  • Method: Smoked
  • Cuisine: Barbecue
  • Diet: Diabetic

Description

This beer can chicken recipe is an easy recipe for any griller to handle.  It’s affordable and has some fantastic flavors and makes great leftover tacos.


Ingredients

Scale
  • 1 whole roaster chicken (23 lbs)
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 23 tbsp of your favorite chicken rub (mine is Salt Lick’s Dry Garlic Rub)

Instructions

  1. Preheat your smoker to 225 degrees F.
  2. Place chicken on a beer can stand.
  3. Drizzle chicken with olive oil and season on all sides with the sweet rub.
  4. Place the chicken on the smoker.  Close the lid and smoke for 3 1/2 – 4 hours. The breasts should be about 160-165 degrees F.  The thighs should be about 170-175 degrees F.
  5. Once the chicken has reached the correct internal temperature, remove it from the smoker and let it rest.
  6. Slice, shred or pull and serve.

Keywords: Smoked Beer Can Chicken