Bean Butt Chicken Recipes

EASY CHICKEN AND BEANS

Steps:

• Heat oil in 10-inch skillet or wok over medium-high heat. Cook chicken in oil over medium-high heat 3 to 4 minutes, stirring occasionally, until no longer pink in center.
• Stir in chili powder, beans and corn. Cook over medium-high heat 4 to 5 minutes, stirring frequently, until hot. Serve with salsa and tortillas.

BEER BUTT CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat an outdoor grill for low heat.
• In a small skillet, melt 1/2 cup butter. Mix in 1 tablespoon garlic salt, 1 tablespoon paprika, salt, and pepper.
• Discard 1/2 the beer, leaving the remainder in the can. Add remaining butter, garlic salt, paprika, and desired amount of salt and pepper to beer can. Place can on a disposable baking sheet. Set chicken on can, inserting can into the cavity of the chicken. Baste chicken with the melted, seasoned butter.
• Place baking sheet with beer and chicken on the prepared grill. Cook over low heat for about 3 hours, or until internal temperature of chicken reaches 180 degrees F (80 degrees C).

BEAN BUTT CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat the grill to medium over indirect heat. If you have a 3 or 4 burner grill the middle burners should be off. If you have a 2 burner grill, one side should be off. If you are using charcoal, preheat a split bed of charcoal to a medium thick ash. Place a drip pan between the mounds of charcoal. Rub the chicken inside and out with 2 tablespoons chili powder, and salt and pepper, and rub the outside of the chicken with 2 teaspoons oil. Remove the label from the unopened can; wash the can. Open the can of beans. Stir the remaining 1 teaspoon chili powder into the beans. Coat the outside of the can with oil. Put the can on a plate or sturdy sheet pan. Lower the chicken onto the can, inserting the can into the internal cavity of the bird. Position the chicken so that the front legs and the can form a tripod holding the chicken upright. Put the chicken and can on the grill away from the heat, cover the grill (without touching the chicken to the grill top) and cook until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of a thigh registers about 170°F, about 1 1/2 hours. If your grill has an external temperature gauge, it should stay around 350°F. If you are using charcoal, you will probably have to replenish the coals after the first hour. Once cooked, transfer the chicken, still on the can to a plate or tray. Holding the can with tongs and gripping the chicken with a clean towel, twist and lift chicken off the can. Transfer to a carving board. Rest for 8 to 10 minutes; carve and serve some of the chicken with some of the beans. Nutritional Information Per Serving: (with skin removed from chicken): Calories 470; Total fat 18g; Saturated fat 4.5g; Cholesterol 170mg; Sodium 400mg; Total carbohydrate 13g; Fiber 4g; Protein 60g; Vitamin A 20%DV; Vitamin C 2%DV*; Calcium 6%DV; Iron 20%DV *Daily Value **Recipe adapted by the Canned Food Alliance ***From Mastering the Grill, written by Andrew Schloss and David Joachim. Published by Chronicle Books 2007

WARM CHICKEN AND BUTTER BEAN SALAD

Steps:

• Combine the beans, roasted peppers, pickles, celery, parsley and lemon zest and juice in a large bowl.
• Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the chicken and thyme, then scatter the red onion and red pepper flakes around the pan. Cook until the chicken is browned on the bottom and the onion is soft, about 4 minutes. Turn the chicken, add 1/4 cup water, cover the skillet and reduce the heat to low. Continue cooking until the chicken is cooked through, 5 to 8 more minutes. Transfer the chicken to a cutting board; discard the thyme. Add the cooked onion to the bean mixture.
• Thinly slice the chicken against the grain and add to the bean mixture. Add the greens and toss to combine.
• Per serving: Calories 499; Fat 16 g (Saturated 3 g); Cholesterol 99 mg; Sodium 1,384 mg; Carbohydrate 36 g; Fiber 6 g; Protein 47 g

BEAN BUTT CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preparation Time: Approximately 15 minutes.
• Cook Time: Approximately 90 minutes.
• Preparation:.
• Preheat the grill to medium (about 350°F) over indirect heat. If you have a 3 or 4 burner grill the middle burners should be off. If you have a 2 burner grill, one side should be off. If you are using charcoal, preheat a split bed of charcoal (about 24 pieces per side) to a medium thick ash. Place a drip pan between the mounds of charcoal.
• Rub the chicken inside and out with 2 tablespoons chili powder, and salt and pepper, and rub the outside of the chicken with 2 teaspoons oil. Remove the label from the unopened can; wash the can. Open the can of beans. Stir the remaining 1 teaspoon chili powder into the beans. Coat the outside of the can with oil. Put the can on a plate or sturdy sheet pan.
• Lower the chicken onto the can, inserting the can into the internal cavity of the bird. Position the chicken so that the front legs and the can form a tripod holding the chicken upright. Put the chicken and can on the grill away from the heat, cover the grill (without touching the chicken to the grill top) and cook until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of a thigh registers about 170°F, about 1 1/2 hours. If your grill has an external temperature gauge, it should stay around 350°F If you are using charcoal, you will probably have to replenish the coals after the first hour.
• Once cooked, transfer the chicken, still on the can to a plate or tray. Holding the can with tongs and gripping the chicken with a clean towel, twist and lift chicken off the can. Transfer to a carving board. Rest for 8 to 10 minutes; carve and serve some of the chicken with some of the beans.
• Servings: 8.
• Nutritional Information Per Serving: (with skin removed from chicken): Calories 470; Total fat 18g; Saturated fat 4.5g; Cholesterol 170mg; Sodium 400mg; Total carbohydrate 13g; Fiber 4g; Protein 60g; Vitamin A 20%DV; Vitamin C 2%DV*; Calcium 6%DV; Iron 20%DV
• *Daily Value
• **Recipe adapted by the Canned Food Alliance
• ***From Mastering the Grill, written by Andrew Schloss and David Joachim. Published by Chronicle Books 2007.