Beer Belly Chicken

This delicious high-protein meal takes only minutes to prepare (excluding cooking time). The chicken meat comes out moist and tasty, and the excess fat drains to the bottom of the pan. Throw two foil-wrapped sweet potatoes in after the first hour, steam some asparagus, and you have a Paleo-friendly meal that is packed with nutrition. Line your pan with foil to make for easy clean-up!

Ingredients:

1 Whole Organic Roasting Chicken

12 oz. can of beer (your preference)

Olive Oil Cooking Spray

Preheat oven to 375º F. Rearrange the oven racks so that your chicken will fit when standing upright. Line a baking pan with foil. Drink 1/2 can of the beer (leave the remainder in the can)! Note that the beer is not Paleo, per se. 

Unwrap the chicken and remove giblets. Mount the chicken on the half-full beer can and place it in the baking pan. Spray the chicken surface with cooking spray.

Place in oven and bake for about 15 minutes per pound (around 2 hours for the average bird).

"It's dark in here!"

When done, remove from oven and let stand for 5-10 minutes. Remove the beer can by grasping the bird with pot holders, pouring the hot beer through the neck, and twisting the can as you pull it from the cavity. Serve with baked sweet potatoes and steamed asparagus, or other veggies of your choice.

Bon appetite!