How to Cook a Whole Seasoned Chicken in the Instant Pot
Cook a Scrumptious Whole Seasoned Chicken in a Flash!
Take the guesswork out of perfecting an oven-roasted chicken that comes out dry, undercooked, overcooked—or simply takes too long. The 
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Ingredients
For the rub:
- 2 teaspoons fine sea salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon paprika, smoked or regular
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
For the chicken:
- 1 whole chicken, fresh or frozen, giblets removed
- 2 tablespoons grass-fed butter
- 1 cup organic chicken bone broth
Instructions
- Remove the giblets from the chicken. Rinse the bird and pat dry with a paper towel.
- Carefully peel back the skin, but don’t remove it.
- Combine the dry rub ingredients in a bowl and coat the chicken with the seasoning rub on all sides, including the legs and wings.
- Add the butter to the bottom of the pot.
- Lightly brown the chicken for 2-3 minutes on each side using the “sauté” mode.
- Remove the chicken and add the trivet.
- Add the organic chicken bone broth to the bottom of the pot.
- Return the chicken to the pot.
- Cook on “manual pressure” for 6 minutes per pound if thawed (10 minutes per pound if frozen).
- Let the Instant Pot naturally release the pressure for 15 minutes, or very carefully manually release.
- Remove the chicken from the pot and carve (the meat will fall off the bones).
- Spoon remaining juice over the bird and serve with your favorite steamed vegetable.
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Questions & Answers
© 2019 Debra Roberts
What's your favorite way to season a whole chicken in the Instant Pot ?
I need an instant pot. I hope I get one before the holiday.
I've never tried cooking a whole chicken before but that looks quite delicious. Will have to try this one out someday.
Thank you! I just got an instant pot and am completely lost! So thanks again!
This looks like a great way to cook a chicken! I am not sure why I've never thought about cooking a whole chicken in my instant pot before. Thanks for sharing this.
This sounds so very delicious! I would so eat it now!
Oh I need an instant pot! This looks incredible!
This looks delicious! It kinda makes me wanna get an instant pot.
I seriously need to invest in an instant pot! This recipe sounds really delicious and my bf and I need to cook more.
this product is life-saving. I have one. Very easy and quick to use
We don't have an instant pot at home and sometimes use a pressure cooker to cook chicken. With a wider base I guess the pot would make cooking easier. Love this chicken recipe.
I always let dry rub ingredient sit there for 20 mins to set in. I am going to try this Instant Pot recipe very soon!
I really need to get an instant pot. This chicken looks delicious!
Wow, I've never heard of an Instant Pot. I now, know what I can ask for Christmas. I'll have to save this recipe for when I receive mine. Yum!
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This chicken looks cooked to perfection! I really need to get me one of these instant pots! I keep seeing amazing recipes like this one and my mouth gets all watery and I wonder why I haven't bought an Instant Pot yet! Great post, I will pin for later...after I purchase my Instant Pot!
What a great recipe! Never cooked a whole chicken since It doesn’t seem to difficult! I will try this out! Thanks for sharing!
Wow! This is a helpful recipe. I have been thinking of buying an instant pot but I was not sure if I will be using it other than cooking biryani sometime. Thanks for sharing! :)
I had heard a lot about instant pots but never really knew what they were for until reading similar posts. I didn't think we had much use for them because we are a vegetarian family but then I found out there is a lot more you can make with them. Reading recipes like this shows me how I can save time cooking. Now if I only hadn't turned down the offer my brother made to buy me one last Christmas!
This looks like an easy cooking method. I'm not familiar with the instant pot. Is it a pressure cooker?
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