This Coke Butt BBQ Chicken is a fun bbq recipe! I love to use Coca-Cola to marinate meat and add flavor to what I am cooking! And let’s face bbq sauce and chicken go hand in hand. (I have included affiliate links to products I love. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.)
The weather has been so amazing this year!! We have been having so much fun trying out new recipes and cooking with new meats on the grill.
When we had made the Coke Grilled BBQ Wings we loved how amazing the coke was on the chicken and then also how amazing the bbq sauce tied into it. We had recently gotten a charcoal grill so we went ahead and ordered a Beer Can Chiken Holder to try out a new way of grilling chicken.
Coca Cola Butt BBQ Chicken Ingredients
- ½ Can of Coca-Cola In The Can
- Johnny’s Seasoning Salt
- BBQ Sauce
- Whole Chicken
- ¼-1/2 Small Size Potato
- Beer Can Chicken Holder
- Optional Tray For Under Chicken
How To Make Coca Cola Butt BBQ Chicken:
Fire up your grill and let it warm up to a cooking temperature.
Prep the chicken to be grilled, remove the chicken innards.
*If you want you can use these innards to make soup or dog food*
Place your potato into the neck of the chicken to keep the juices sealed into it while it cooks.
Pour out ½ the can of Coca Cola into a glass to enjoy or to set aside to mix into bbq sauce.
Place the ½ full Coca Cola can into the Beer Can Chicken Holder.
Position the whole chicken onto the beer can rack.
Season with the seasoning of your choice we did season all on ours
I suggest placing a baking sheet under the chicken we started out with no tray and the chicken bottom kept catching the flame of the grill.
Place the chicken on the rack on the grill and allow it to cook.
Use a meat thermometer to verify the meat is cooked all the way through.
Once almost your chicken is almost done cooking use a basting brush to coat the chicken in bbq sauce, to add more flavor you can mix in some Coca Cola with the bbq sauce.
Also to cook a bit longer to allow the bbq sauce to caramelize and flavor the chicken more.
We served this up with some mashed potatoes and grilled corn on the cob.
Have you cooked chicken like this before?
What To Serve Coke Butt BBQ Chicken:
- Grilled Corn On The Cob
- Grilled Twice Baked Potatoes
- Smoked Potato Salad
- Oven Roasted Baby Potatoes
- Bacon Ranch Pasta Salad
Coca Cola Butt BBQ Chicken
This BBQ Coke Butt Grilled Chicken is so easy to whip up on the grill plus tastes amazing! It makes a great quick and frugal dinner to make in the summer.
Ingredients
- ½ Can Coca-Cola In The Can
- Johnny's Seasoning Salt
- BBQ Sauce
- Whole Chicken
- ¼-1/2 Small Size Potato
- Beer Can Chicken Holder
- Optional Tray For Under Chicken
Instructions
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Fire up your grill and let it warm up to a cooking temperature.
-
Prep the chicken to be grilled, remove the chicken innards.
-
*If you want you can use these innards to make soup or dog food*
-
Place your potato into the neck of the chicken to keep the juices sealed into it while it cooks.
-
Pour out ½ the can of Coca Cola into a glass to enjoy or to set aside to mix into bbq sauce.
-
Place the ½ full Coca Cola can into the Beer Can Chicken Holder.
-
Position the whole chicken onto the beer can rack.
-
Season with the seasoning of your choice we did season all on ours
-
I suggest placing a baking sheet under the chicken we started out with no tray and the chicken bottom kept catching the flame of the grill.
-
Place the chicken on the rack on the grill and allow it to cook.
-
Use a meat thermometer to verify the meat is cooked all the way through.
-
Once almost your chicken is almost done cooking use a basting brush to coat the chicken in bbq sauce, to add more flavor you can mix in some Coca Cola with the bbq sauce.
-
Also to cook a bit longer to allow the bbq sauce to caramelize and flavor the chicken more.
Lindsey L says
This sounds really good! Putting it on my list to try a soon upcoming weekend!
Lori pouncey says
This sounds great! Love new ideas especially for the grill for summertime, Thank you for this delish recipe 🙂
Denise Taylor-Dennis says
This sounds quite delicious I will have to try this sometime.
Bella says
Wow it sounds so good I will give it a try
Tamra Phelps says
Lol, I love the pictures! Actually, it does sound really good! I want to try it!
Amanda says
haha that pic of your husband is hysterical! i have been wanting to try a chicken with a can of something up its butt 😀 this look so delish, pinning and sharing!!!
Kathi Riemer says
This looks like a tasty recipe!! Pinned
BILL HOFF says
We are always looking for different ways to prepare chicken!!
Lisa says
This is awesome!
Lisa
Angelica says
What an awesome summer recipe. Thanks for the post, can’t wait to make it!
Jerry Marquardt says
Boy that chicken looks like a winner, but I love your recipes. I also love the way you tell how to cook it, not just the ingredients.
Jenny says
Thank you!! I struggle with cooking and love when I find recipes that help me follow along so I always try to write the same! Let me know if you try this out.
Julie Wood says
This recipe sounds so delicious and fun to make. I have heard that the chicken is really tender and juicy when cooking it in a pop can. Thanks for sharing the recipe.
Jenny says
It really was amazing we have made it a couple times since and we love it!
Rosie says
this chicken looks soo good that I must run out and get everything to make it, also fun! and does make for cute pictures!