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Instant Pot Whole Chicken Recipe, Juicy in 45 Minutes

Name: Instant Pot Whole Chicken Recipe, Juicy in 45 Minutes
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Continental
Ingredients: 1 kg Whole Chicken, skin on, frozen; 1 tbsp Olive oil; 1 tsp Garlic powder; 2 tsp Paprika; 1 tsp Dried thyme; 1½ tsp Salt; 1 tsp Black pepper; 250 ml Chicken stock or water; 1 Onion, quartered; 4 Garlic cloves; 1 Lemon, halved

A whole chicken pressure cooked with garlic and herbs until tender, then crisped under the grill. You also get stock for free.

Total time

1 h

20 m hands-on

Serves

generously

Difficulty

Easy

pressure cooker

Instant Pot

Whole bird

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Raw materials

The Meatigo product this recipe is built on. Everything else is pantry.

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Method

6 steps. Read it through before you start.

01
Thaw
Thaw the whole chicken in the fridge for about 24 hours, still in its pack. Never thaw on the counter. Pat dry.
02
Season
Mix the rub. Rub it over the chicken and inside the cavity.
03
Set up the pot
Pour the stock into the pot. Add the onion, garlic and lemon. Set the trivet in place.
04
Pressure cook
Place the chicken breast up on the trivet. Cook on high pressure for 25 to 30 minutes, then let the pressure release naturally for 10 minutes. Cook until no pink remains and the juices run clear, or 74 °C at the thickest part if you use a thermometer.
05
Crisp
Lift the chicken to a tray. Grill for 5 minutes until the skin crisps.
06
Rest
Rest for 10 minutes. Carve and serve with the pot juices.

Questions

Which size pot do I need?+

A 6-litre pot fits a chicken up to 1.2 kg. Check the pot manual.

What do I do with the stock?+

Strain and use it for soup, rice or gravy.

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