Instant Pot Rotisserie Chicken
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28 min whole rotisserie chicken? Yes! The chicken comes out perfectly tender, juicy + packed with flavor. And it’s SO EASY!
I love a good rotisserie chicken. I mean, I really love a good rotisserie chicken.
It’s so versatile, and has so many uses. It’s great on its own with a few roasted veggies and it’s great with pastas and soups as a fill in. But more importantly, they are so perfect with nachos and quesadillas during the wee hours of the night.
Or wait. Am I the only one making leftover rotisserie chicken nachos at 10PM?
I hope not.
But nonetheless, I am now sharing an effortless Instant Pot rotisserie chicken recipe! It’s made in the IP completely from start to finish – with a quick sear on both sides for that beautiful golden brown color before it sits in that IP for 28 minutes. Boom. Done.
Just let it release naturally as you prep your sides for dinner.
Oh and when I say dinner, I really mean nachos.
Instant Pot Rotisserie Chicken
Ingredients
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 2 teaspoons dried thyme
- 1 ½ teaspoons paprika
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 (4-pound) whole roasting chicken
- 1 lemon, halved
- 2 tablespoons canola oil
- 1 cup chicken stock
Equipment
Instructions
- In a small bowl, combine salt, pepper, thyme, paprika, oregano, onion powder and garlic powder.
- Remove giblets and excess fat from the chicken cavity. Dry chicken thoroughly with paper towels. Season chicken and chicken cavity with salt mixture. Stuff cavity with lemon.
- Set 6-qt Instant Pot® to the high saute setting. Add canola oil and chicken, breast side down, and cook until evenly golden brown, about 4-5 minutes. Using tongs, flip, and cook for an additional 4 minutes; set aside.
- Place metal trivet into the pot and add chicken stock. Gently place chicken on top of the trivet. Select manual setting; adjust pressure to high, and set time for 28 minutes. When finished cooking, naturally release pressure according to manufacturer’s directions, about 20-30 minutes. Let rest 10-15 minutes.
- Serve immediately.
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This recipe meets my favorite requirements, it’s quick, easy and delicious! This recipe is a definite keeper.
My family loved this! Thanks for a quick and easy recipe.
Best instant pot whole chicken I’ve ever made. I think the searing and the lotsa salt are what did it. This will be the way I make them from now on. Thank you!
This is a very good recipe. The bird came out tender, juicy, and flavorful. I made only one change and that was to substitute avocado oil for the canola oil, which I would never use because, contrary to commonly accepted belief, this oil, originally created to lubricate diesel engines, is not fit for human consumption. (Like all seed-based oils.)
Do you have a resource of where canola oil was originally used for diesel engines? I’d like to discuss it with my health coach.
Love this recipe!! Someone else said that Canola was toxic and originally used as engine lubricant, so I decided to look into it. Below is an article I found, safe to say I won’t be using Canola Oil anymore! Basically patented by Monsanto who is the definitely of evil and toxic. Anywho- the chicken turned out great. Maybe just use olive oil next time 🙂
https://www.smallfootprintfamily.com/the-inconvenient-truth-about-canola-oil
I love this chicken. First time it was hard to flip. Second time I used double pronged meat prongs to lift and flip. So easy and looked great with the Browning 4 minutes on each side. Thank you
Damn delicious
I’m new to Instantpot cooking, when you say manual setting, how is that done? I have it on the poultry. Just want to know for future reference. Thank you. It smells delicious already.
Great recipe! I have a ninja with an air fryer. I Adjusted the for the bird weight from my manual (40 mins for about six pounds). No onion powder so I chopped an onion and put in with lemons in bird and in pot. Pressure cooked first, let out pressure, sprayed with olive oil and air fried at 400 for 13 min+- Awesome!! Thanks!!
This answers my question. lol. I bought a 6.5 pound bird. Thanks Susan!
Made this recipe last week and it was perfect and everyone loved it. At this moment I have another one in the instant pot for tonight’s dinner. I have cooked whole chickens in instant pot before but the flavor and moistness was just not there. The timing and seasonings in this recipe make it a winner. Thank you so much for this recipe!
This is so good! I followed this except I added some onion salt into the mix and also threw some fresh roasting blend of herbs (rosemary, thyme, and parsley) into the cavity (in addition to the lemon and seasoning). Since I have the IP/air fryer, I also switched the lid and air fried this at 400 deg for 10 min- gave it that crisp that a lot of people want. Our oven needs to be replaced so being able to cook a whole chicken this was is amazing!
At what point did you switch the lids?
So juicy and delicious! Couldn’t believe how tender it came out. Next time I will season the bird a day ahead of time to let the seasonings really marinate. I will be making this on a regular basis from now on!
Amazing..so tender
Fantastic fail-proof roast chicken!
Family love it!
I add some knobs of butter under the skin and pierce the breasts a few times…
This recipe is the most succulent roast chicken I’ve tasted.
Mine was ok. Nothing like pic either. I did stick under broiler in over to crisp up but it fell apart taking it out of instant pot. It was a little dry but not too bad. Easy process to make. Thank you for recipe. BTW I used bone broth.
This recipe makes my life simpler and is a regular part of my weekly meal prep. One chicken, an hour or so and my husband has lunch meat for the week! I sometimes use water instead of the broth and haven’t noticed a difference – it still comes out juicy and flavourable.
Excellent. I only had vegetable broth on hand and the flavor with that was amazing. It is one of our favorites!
Unfortunately, my chicken didn’t come out crispy at all… however, it was well cooked and delicious… just doesn’t look like on this picture(((
The instant pot does not crisp. If you want crispy you need to bake it.
My chicken turned out so delicious…forget grocery store rotisserie chicken!
Yes! Very true. A most easy, versatile & delicious recipe.
Better than grocery store rotisserie chicken by far. Very easy My chicken was about five pounds do I added three minutes to the pressure time. It was fantastic.
Easily became a family favorite!
Question: has anyone who has an IP Duo Crisp Air Fryer tried using that feature after the chicken has been pressure cooked?
I had the same question. Anybody??
Yes and it works great! I actually place my whole chicken in a steamer basket so it’s easy to pull out of the pot when it’s done without it falling apart!!!
Hi Melanie, what feature did you use to finish – air fry? How long? Looking to try this with my first whole chicken.
Wow! This was so moist and delicious! The rub is spot on rotisserie chicken flavor!