Smoked Beer Can Chicken with Gravy

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This smoked beer can chicken is coated in an herb garlic butter rub and cooked low and slow in the Traeger for the perfect smoky flavor.

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We saved the drippings for a delicious smoky gravy flavored with the beer, herbs, and garlic butter

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Ingredients: Chicken, herbs, garlic, lemon, butter, olive oil, salt, pepper, and one beer can (full of beer). You can also use a wine can.

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Make the herb garlic butter then smother it on the chicken. Make sure to get under the skin and inside the cavity.

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Stuff the bird with herbs and lemon. Pour some beer in a dish then place it in a rack and slide the chicken over the top of the beer can.

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Smoke the chicken on the pellet grill (or a regular grill and use a smoke tube). Make sure to baste the chicken with the drippings a few times while it smokes.

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Place the dish with the drippings in the fridge to chill. When the fat solidifies, scrape it off and make the gravy.

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By cooking the chicken slowly at a lower temperature, it allows the chicken to absorb all that delicious smokey flavor! Grab a beer and smoke a beer can chicken!