Nosh for Students: Beer Can Chicken Recipe

After all the introductions and unpacking and tearful goodbyes are out the way, there is one very important question facing every new student on their first day after leaving the nest; what am I going to eat? Some will plump for a takeaway, some will heat up some baked beans on toast... but some will have come prepared with a cookbook full of cheap and easy recipes to whip up in the kitchen.

Joy May’s creation – Nosh for Students – is one of the best-loved student cookbooks out there, having been written after her own son Ben went off to uni and started surviving on toasted sandwiches and mars bars. Fun, inspiring and simple to make, Joy's recipes are ideal for beginners to try, even if on a budget. Give her Beer Can Chicken recipe a go for yourself, and let us know how you get on in the comments box below.

"If there is any juice left in the roasting tray at the end, don’t be tempted to try and make it into gravy. Ben tried and it did not work!" - Joy May