Name: Roasted Soda Can Chicken
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: Whole chicken - 1 (4 pound); Butter, melted - ¼ cup; Brown sugar - 2 tablespoons; Garlic, minced - 2 cloves; Salt and pepper to taste - 2 cloves; Juice of 1 fresh lemon, divided - 2 cloves; Lemon-lime soda (such as Sprite®) - 1 (12 ounce) can; Whole onion, peeled - 1 small; Squeezed lemon half - 1

Ingredients for - Roasted Soda Can Chicken

1. Whole chicken 1 (4 pound)

2. Butter, melted ¼ cup

3. Brown sugar 2 tablespoons

4. Garlic, minced 2 cloves

5. Salt and pepper to taste 2 cloves

6. Juice of 1 fresh lemon, divided 2 cloves

7. Lemon-lime soda (such as Sprite®) 1 (12 ounce) can

8. Whole onion, peeled 1 small

9. Squeezed lemon half 1

How to cook deliciously - Roasted Soda Can Chicken

1 . Stage

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.

2 . Stage

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.

3 . Stage

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.

4 . Stage

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.