Beer 'Can' Chicken!

I have had a craving for some beer can chicken and I don't think we could stand up an entire chicken in our gas grille. So, I adapted a bit and made this (delicious) recipe!

Ingredients:
2 bottles/cans of your favorite beer
Rub (see recipe below, or use your favorite)
Chicken pieces (I used 2 breast pieces (= 1 split breast) and 2 thighs)

Yup, that's it!!!

Marinate the chicken in 1 bottle of beer for at least 24 hours (longer will help the chicken absorb the delicious beer flavors. (NOTE 1: This will be really tasty with a dark beer or a beer with some spice kick to it!)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Place chicken on a rack above a cookie sheet. Pour 1/2 of the second beer into the cookie sheet (NOTE 2: The rest is for the cook - Drink away!) Tent foil over the chicken, leaving some space for venting. Make sure the foil is not against the chicken or it will stick. Put cookie sheet in oven to bake for 40 minutes (NOTE 3: for different types of chicken pieces, the time may need to be adjusted less).

When there are about 5 minutes left in cooking time, light your grille!

Remove chicken from oven after 40 minutes and cover both sides thoroughly with rub.

NOTE 4: Don't be afraid to create your own rub with the flavors that you like, but I have added my recipe below!!! It is TASTY!

NOTE 5: Before grilling, be sure to oil your grates or the chicken skin will stick and you will lose the most delicious part! (The easiest way to do this is to place a little canola/vegetable/olive oil in a small bowl and use a piece of paper towel to absorb some and wipe on grille).

Grill chicken pieces for about 10 minutes per side, and ready to serve!

This chicken was delicious with some farm fresh corn on the cob and my cucumber salad. ENJOY!

RUB:
1 TBSP Garlic Powder
1 TBSP Cumin
1 TBSP Smoked Paprika
1 TBSP Kosher Salt
1 TBSP Mixed-up Pepper (Jane's Krazy Mixed-up Seasoning)
2 TBSP Sugar in the Raw
1 tsp Onion Powder
1 tsp Cayenne