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Instant Pot Whole Chicken
Instant Pot Whole Chicken is the fastest way to cook a rotisserie chicken. Cooking Whole Chicken in the Instant Pot is so juicy and you’ll love the easy 3-ingredient chicken gravy made from the drippings.
👥 6 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 59 min⏳ Prep: 20 min🔥 Cook: 24 min👤 Natasha of NatashasKitchen.com📖 natashaskitchen
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●pot
- ●bowl
- ●baking sheet
- ●measuring cup
- ●whisk
📝 Preparation Steps
1
How to Make Instant Pot Whole Chicken:
whole chicken4 lb
2
Take out the giblets bag from inside the chicken. Pat dry inside and out with paper towels. Place chicken breast-side-up. Starting from the drumstick side, loosen the skin from the breast, using the back of a spoon to help. Set aside.
3
In a small bowl combine: all of the seasonings, the minced rosemary and thyme and 1 Tbsp lemon juice and one stick of melted butter. Stir to combine. Set aside.
lemon (squeeze 1 Tbsp juice and use same lemon to stuff chicken)1/2
4
Place a rack in the inner pot of your instant pot and add 1 cup of chicken broth. Add chicken breast-side-up. Stuff the cavity of the chicken with crushed garlic cloves and half a lemon.
garlic (peeled and lightly smashed)4 clovesgarlic powder1 tsplemon (squeeze 1 Tbsp juice and use same lemon to stuff chicken)1/2
5
Pour half the butter mixture under the skin, (you can use your fingers to massage the chicken and distribute the mixture) then spread the remaining butter mixture evenly over the top of the chicken.
6
Pressure cook for ⏱️ 24 min with ⏱️ 15 min natural pressure release, remove the chicken with trivet, allowing any excess juice to drip into the pot (keep that liquid for gravy).
7
Transfer to a foil-lined baking sheet, season with more salt and pepper and paprika if desired for a little color then broil at 500˚F, or air fry ⏱️ 5 min or until the skin is browned. Rest ⏱️ 10 minutes before slicing.
8
To Make the Chicken Gravy:
9
Pour all of the liquid from the pot into a bowl or measuring cup and skim off the excess fat at the top. You should have about 2 cups after straining off the fat.
10
Set the instant pot to the sauté function and melt in 3 Tbsp butter. Whisk in 3 Tbsp flour, whisking for ⏱️ 1 minute until golden. Add the remaining drippings and whisk until simmering and thickened then remove from heat. Serve with chicken.
Nutrition Facts
calories
459 kcal
fat Content
35 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
1 g
sugar Content
1 g
sodium Content
892 mg
protein Content
29 g
cholesterol Content
144 mg
carbohydrate Content
6 g
saturated Fat Content
15 g
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