Jeff's Soda Can Roast Chicken

American Dinner Recipes

1 whole chicken 1 can soda 2 Tbsp. dry rub

My teenager made this using a can of his favorite soda - root beer. It turned out so tender and delicious that it practically fell apart coming out of the roasting pan. Yield: 8 servings Grab a can of soda - cola's a good choice, root beer will do... I probably wouldn't use a fruit soda like orange or grape, but ginger ale or Sprite would be ok. Pop it open and take a couple good swigs. The soda can should end up about 1/2 - 2/3 left. Prepare the chicken. Remove the giblets and discard. Rinse the chicken and pat dry. Take about 2 Tbsp. of dry rub (I try to keep some Memphis Dry Rub on hand in the pantry.) and pat it onto the chicken. Put the soda can in the bottom of a roasting pan. Set the chicken over top of the soda can. The chicken sits upright (Jeff wants me to tell you it looks like a zombie chicken, like it's about to go for a walk or kick a bard in the shins. Maybe I should keep a closer eye on the movies he's watching...) Bake the chicken at 350° for about 2 hours. Remove from oven and let stand about 10 min. before you try to remove the soda can and carve the bird. Serve with hot buttered noodles and steamed snow peas.

Submitted by Gretchen Grant
Contributed on: Friday May 20th, 2011