Smoked Beer Can Chicken two ways #WorldHarbors Recipe
Ingredients
- Smoked Beer Can Chicken two ways #WorldHarbors
- Preparing your beer can chicken
- Beer Can Chicken with Dry Rub
- Ingredients:
- 1 whole chicken, about 3 1/2 pounds
- 1/4 dry rub of your choice
- 1 can beer
- 3 cups World Harbors marinade
- Marinated Beer Can Chicken
- 1 whole chicken, about 3 1/2 pounds
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