beer-can chicken

noun

A cooked dish made by standing a prepared chicken upright on a partially filled can of beer and cooking it slowly in a barbecue or oven, so that the beer evaporates and permeates the meat.

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Meanings

nounbeer-can chicken (uncountable)
  1. USuncountablecookingA cooked dish made by standing a prepared chicken upright on a partially filled can of beer and cooking it slowly in a barbecue or oven, so that the beer evaporates and permeates the meat.

    Synonyms: beer-butt chicken, chicken on a throne

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA cooked dish made by standing a prepared chicken upright on a partially filled can of beer and cooking it slowly in a barbecue or oven, so that the beer evaporates and permeates the meat.

Similar
beer-butt chickenchicken on a throne
Also see
beer-butt chickenchicken on a throne
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beer-can chicken. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beer-can%20chicken

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“beer-can chicken.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beer-can%20chicken. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “beer-can chicken,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beer-can%20chicken.

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