Whole Chicken Instant Pot Recipe (with seasonings options!) (2024)

Cooking whole chicken in the Instant Pot creates a super juicy, leave it and go whole chicken to use in meal prep, future dinner, or eaten as is with your favourite side dishes.

The Instant Pot is one of best new kitchen gadgets that helps to streamline and speed up the process of cooking meals that might otherwise take a fair amount of time.

With this recipe formula, you can create several styles of rotisserie style whole chicken easily and quickly. Get a head start on your protein prep for the week!

Armed with a variety of seasoning ideas, you’ll discover a whole chicken recipe that suits pretty much any cuisine. Simply throw it on top of a salad, and use one of these healthy salad dressing recipes and you’ve got a delicious healthy meal.

You can serve this chicken with Instant Pot Broccoli with Garlic or Teriyaki Sauce, or Sheet Pan Green Beans and Sweet Potatoes from my meatloaf meal prep or for something spicy, try this Spicy Cajun Roasted Cauliflower with Remoulade Dipping Sauce.

Read more: The Ultimate Guide to Protein

Seasoning your whole chicken for the instant pot is super easy.

Just decide on what type of rotisserie chicken you would like to make – think about leftovers and the flavour profiles you like best.

Here are some whole chicken seasoning ideas:

• Mexican styleadd 1/4 tsp each garlic powder, cumin and oregano and 1/8 tsp cayenne pepper. Add lime juice to finished chicken.
• Italian style add 1/4 tsp each of any of garlic powder, onion powder, chili flakes, oregano, parsley and 1/8 tsp basil, rosemary, thyme
• BBQ seasoning add 1/4 tsp each garlic powder, chili powder, and 1/8 tsp each paprika, onion powder
• Jerk seasoning add 1/4 tsp thyme, sugar, 1/8 tsp each allspice, cumin, nutmeg, cayenne
• Curry seasoning add 1/4 tsp cumin, 1/8 tsp each coriander, turmeric, cardamom, nutmeg, cayenne
• Taco seasoning add 1/4 tsp chili powder, garlic powder and 1/8 tsp cumin, onion powder paprika and oregeno
• Smokey southwest seasoning add 1/4 tsp garlic powder and chili powder, and 1/8 tsp onion powder, smoked paprika, chipotle powder, cumin
• Vietnamese style seasoning add 1/4 tsp garlic powder, 1/8 tsp cinnamon, ginger, mint, anise
• Check outthisshawarma seasoning mixture from Closet Cooking

• Set the Instant Pot to saute and add some oil
• Rub the whole chicken with some oil and salt and pepper
• Sear chicken in the Instant Pot on all sides
• Turn off saute
• Add 1 cup of water or broth to the bottom of the Instant Pot and add a trivet. If you do not have a trivet, some balled up pieces aluminum foil should work.

• Set Instant Pot to high pressure
• Set timer to 25 minutes
• Ensure vent is off
• After time is up, let pressure release naturally for at least 10 minutes
• Remove chicken and place in an oven proof dish or skillet (this part is optional but gives your Instant Pot whole chicken a nice crispy skin)
• Set oven to broil and broil until chicken skin is crisp

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