Elfie's Ranch Beer Butt Chicken

2 Reviews

Prep: 30 min
Cook: 3 hr
Ready In: 3 hr 30 min

“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.” - by THOMAS ELLEFSON

Ingredients

1/2 (12 ounce) can beer
1 (4 pound) whole chicken
2 cups ranch salad dressing
1/4 cup minced onion
2 tablespoons garlic salt
salt and ground black pepper to taste

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Original recipe yields 1 whole chicken

Directions

Preheat grill for low heat and lightly oil the grate.
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.
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

Amount Per Serving (6 total)

Calories
792 cal
40%

Fat
64.3 g
99%

Carbs
5.8 g
2%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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Marianne

Aug. 5, 2012

"This was my first attempt at beer butt chicken, and hopefully someone will give it a better picture than I did. It was very moist and flavorful, and that came mostly from the beer--even though I used..." See more Coors Light, a very lightweight beer! I had a difficult time getting the ranch dressing to stick to it, so my glaze didn't turn out quite like the author intended. I will look forward to trying it again after I read some helpful hints by other reviewers. Thanks for a great foray into beer butt chicken!"