Beer Can Chicken Gets a Salty-Sweet Upgrade with Dr Pepper on the Traeger
A fun twist on classic beer can chicken, this video walks through smoking a whole chicken over a can of Dr Pepper on a Traeger pellet smoker, resulting in incredibly moist, salty-sweet meat. The host covers seasoning under the skin, building a simple Dr Pepper BBQ glaze, and basting technique — plus tips for adapting the recipe to a standard BBQ or oven.
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🧾 Ingredients
- 11 whole chicken
- 22 tbsp chicken seasoning
- 3smoked paprika
- 41 can Dr Pepper
- 51/2 cup BBQ sauce (e.g. Firefly Competition Cherry)
- 61/2 cup tomato ketchup
- 71/4 cup Dr Pepper (for homemade sauce)
- 81/4 cup brown sugar
- 91 tsp Worcestershire sauce
- 10salt and pepper
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