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Cook a whole chicken in the instant pot electric pressure cooker in under 1 hour. Instant Pot Whole chicken recipe from aileencooks.com.
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Instant Pot Whole Chicken

Instant Pot Whole Chicken is an easy way to make roasted chicken at home in under an hour without the use of your oven.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time38 minutes
Total Time43 minutes
Course: dinner
Cuisine: American
Servings: 6
Calories: 352kcal
Author: Aileen Clark

Ingredients

  • Whole raw chicken thawed
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon paprika
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 cup water

Instructions

  • Remove giblets from chicken.
  • Mix together salt, pepper, paprika, and garlic powder. Rub on bird.
  • Pour olive oil in the bowl of the Instant Pot and set it to saute.
  • Brown both sides of the chicken in the instant pot, about 30 seconds per side.
  • Turn off Instant Pot and remove chicken.
  • Pour in 1 cup water and add trivet to Instant Pot.
  • Place chicken on top of Instant Pot and calculate cook time.
  • Cook time: 6 minutes per pound of bird + 2 minutes (a 6 pound bird would be 38 minutes)
  • Natural pressure release for 15-20 minutes.
  • Serve.

Nutrition

Calories: 352kcal