BBQ Chicken
BBQ Chicken is a perfect summer meal idea! With a few simple ingredients you can have the most tender and delicious roasted chicken!
Mmmm. BBQ chicken is such simple summer dinner. Or really any time of year because -30 degree weather doesn’t stop us from BBQ time! I just love the flavour that comes from roasting chicken, but I also appreciate how easy this cooking method is. It’s pretty no fuss!
We’ve always BBQ’d chicken, but for a long time I didn’t BBQ whole chicken because I didn’t have the right tools to do it. So I bought my first BBQ Chicken roaster gadget this summer. I’ve always wanted to cook a whole chicken on the BBQ and now that I have this roaster I can do that! After having now used this roaster, I can honestly say we have never had a more moist and flavourful chicken! Ever. I’ve made 3 now, and each came out perfectly.
Here is a recipe and instructions on how to roast a perfect chicken on the BBQ. I just used some simple ingredients I already had on hand. In this case, the more simple, the better! And if you don’t want to use beer in this recipe, you can also use root beer or a cola. I hope you try this and enjoy it as much as we do!
What’s For Dinner? BBQ Chicken
BBQ Chicken is a perfect summer meal idea! With a few simple ingredients you can have the most tender and delicious roasted chicken!
Ingredients
- 1 – 3 to 4 lb whole chicken
- 1 – 2 tbsp olive oil
- salt & pepper to taste (I like to use Lawry’s Seasoning Salt!)
- 1 can of beer (I like to use darker beer as I think it has more flavour)
- a couple of sprigs of fresh rosemary (you can use dried too)
- 2 – 5 cloves of garlic (chopped)
Instructions
- Have your BBQ preheated to medium heat.
- Lightly brush your chicken with olive oil. Season with salt & pepper.
- Empty half of your can of beer into a cup, and set aside (Do not drink it! You still need it!)
- In the can, add your rosemary and garlic.
- Place the can in the centre of the roaster (as in the picture above).
- Then, place your chicken on to the roaster.
- Take the remaining beer, and pour it into the pan of the roaster.
- BBQ on medium heat, with the lid closed until the juices run clear, and the internal temperature is 160-165 degrees (about 20 minutes/lb). My chickens have take a little over an hour. Just watch carefully, and take the temperature occasionally.
- Also, if the wings start to blacken, just tent/cover the chicken with some tin foil.
So delish! Roasted chicken always goes well with potato salad or Bowl of Bows Pasta Salad or a Bruschetta Pasta Salad!
Happy BBQ’ing!
Oh my, I have to try this!! Does it work on a gas grill? Where did you find the roaster? Perfect for the 4th! (and thanks for telling me not to drink the other half – I totally would have!)
What a cool roaster!! BBQ chicken is a summer staple around my house!
Looks FANTASTIC! Great idea Jo-Anna! Thanks for posting 🙂
That looks delish! btw I made your banana berry bombs yesterday and they turned out awesome! I’m going to make your strawberry salad next:)
The recipe should actually call for two beers…one for the cook, one for the chicken!
I must get the courage up to try this! Thanks for sharing.
Kindest regards,
Jennifer Ferrell
That chicken looks delish!!! I am always looking for recipes for whole roasted chicken – I’ll have to try this!
I’d love to try chicken done this way. I’ve seen it on a few blogs and it looks intriguing.
That is one gorgeous chicken. I can just imagine the flavors would be fantastic from doing it on the grill. I’ll have to keep an eye out for the contraption that props up the chicken. 🙂
Thank you so much for submitting this to my monthly recipe collection for July – Cookout Food.
The new theme for August will be posted tomorrow, and I hope you will submit again. 🙂
I’m sorry. I don’t think that chicken is pretty at all. We have Silkies in the back yard and they are very pretty!
I’m sorry you feel that way.
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You are so planning our dinner for tomorrow, thank you!