roasted soda can chicken

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 (4 pound) whole chicken
• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• salt and pepper to taste
• juice of 1 fresh lemon, divided
• 1 (12 ounce) can lemon-lime soda (such as sprite®)
• 1 small whole onion, peeled
• 1 squeezed lemon half

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ready Time: 2 hrs 30 mins


• preheat the oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). remove the giblets and rinse chicken inside and out with water. pat dry with paper towels.
• stir together butter, brown sugar, garlic, salt and pepper, and half the lemon juice in a bowl. rub the mixture over the entire chicken, including the cavity and beneath the skin.
• discard 1/2 of soda, leaving the rest in the can, and pour the remaining lemon juice into the can. place the can on a baking sheet, and set the chicken upright on the can, inserting it into the cavity of the chicken. plug the neck opening of the chicken with the onion and a squeezed lemon half to retain steam.
• roast the chicken in the preheated oven for 1 1/2 to 2 hours, to a minimum internal temperature of 180 degrees f (80 degrees c). remove the chicken from the oven, discard the soda can, and cover chicken with a doubled sheet of aluminum foil to rest in a warm area for 10 minutes before slicing.