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How Long To Cook Whole Chicken In Instant Pot?
How Long To Cook Whole Chicken In The Instant Pot? Introducing you to the best instant pot recipe for whole chicken and exactly what cook times to use at home in your instant pot pressure cooker.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
33 mins
Servings: 4
Calories: 607 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Ingredients
Kitchen Gadgets:
- Instant Pot
- Air Fryer
- string
Instant Pot Whole Chicken Ingredients:
- 1.76 kg large whole chicken
- 1 large onion
- 4 garlic cloves
- 1 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 240 ml white wine
- 1 Tbsp mixed herbs
- 1 Tsp extra virgin olive oil
- salt & pepper
Air Fryer Crisping
- 1 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1 Tsp mixed herbs
- salt & pepper
Instructions
- Peel and slice up your onion and place it into the instant pot with the extra virgin olive oil. Whilst it heats up, peel your whole garlic cloves, and add to the instant pot Sauté your garlic and onion until your onion starts to change colour.
- Cancel sauté and deglaze the instant pot with white wine.
- Place your whole chicken on a clean chopping board and using string secure the chicken legs.
- Rub a teaspoon of extra virgin olive oil over the skin of the chicken. Then add your seasonings and the oil will help the seasonings stick to the chicken. To make it easier you can use an olive oil spray.
- Place your chicken on a trivet inside the instant pot inner pot. It can be breast side up or down (it doesn’t matter which way)
- Place the lid on the instant pot set the valve to sealing and cook for 23 minutes.
- Then allow for a 15 minute natural pressure release before manually releasing pressure.
- Once pressure is released allow the chicken to rest for a couple of minutes before serving.
- Alternatively load into the air fryer, add extra virgin olive oil, extra seasoning and air fry breast side up for 5 minutes at 200c/400f.
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Notes
- Time. The rule with an instant pot whole chicken is 6 minutes for every pound of chicken. We bought a large whole chicken from the supermarket, and it weighed 1.76kg which is 3.9lbs and works out at 23 minutes.
- Thanks for reading our instant pot whole chicken recipe on Recipe This. We have many more instant pot recipes for you to check out next. Though if you would like to see more chicken recipes, I recommend you try our instant pot Tuscan chicken next.
Nutrition Information
Calories
607kcal
(30%)
Carbohydrates
6g
(2%)
Protein
41g
(82%)
Fat
41g
(63%)
Saturated Fat
10g
(50%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
8g
Monounsaturated Fat
20g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
158mg
(53%)
Sodium
153mg
(6%)
Potassium
520mg
(15%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
2g
(4%)
Vitamin A
298IU
(6%)
Vitamin C
7mg
(8%)
Calcium
50mg
(5%)
Iron
3mg
(17%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 607
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 607kcal | 30% |
| Carbohydrates | 6g | 2% |
| Protein | 41g | 82% |
| Fat | 41g | 63% |
| Saturated Fat | 10g | 50% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 8g | 47% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 20g | 100% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 158mg | 53% |
| Sodium | 153mg | 6% |
| Potassium | 520mg | 11% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 298IU | 6% |
| Vitamin C | 7mg | 8% |
| Calcium | 50mg | 5% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.