Pressure cooker (Instant Pot) whole chicken

Fall of the bone, tender and juicy whole chicken perfectly cooked in your Instant pot. With crispy delicious skin, using new Crisplid technology.  Keto, Whole 30, Paleo and gluten free!

MyWW green plan, blue plan and purple plans points are listed in the notes of the recipe card, specified by the part of the chicken ( all calculations are done by adding ingredients to Weight watchers app calculator). Points are per serving.

Originally published on February 8, 2018 and then updated with new pictures and instructions

This chicken almost tastes like a Rotisserie Chicken you buy at the grocery store. But maybe a little bit better! If you like to cook your chicken whole, try my other recipes- Easy smoked whole chicken and  Air fryer whole chicken.

Recently i received a  Mealthy CrispLid (you can order it through this link) and wanted to try it out right away. This device converts your Pressure cooker (6 or 8qt) into an air fryer! Broil, crisp, and air fry directly in the steel pot of your electric pressure cooker. I am impressed!

Pressure cooked whole chicken

First i wanted to make a whole chicken in my Instant Pot. I washed and cleaned the chicken, rubbed it with salt, freshly ground pepper and of course some fresh rosemary from my backyard. Placed the trivet inside the inner pot, added 1 cup of water (you can use chicken broth for extra flavor). Added the whole seasoned chicken and closed and locked the lid.

Cooked for 20 minutes on MANUAL  high pressure. Once done, quick release the pressure.

You don’t have to babysit the whole process of cooking too, just place the chicken in the pot, close the lid, push to start and….go do something amazing while the chicken is cooking!

Now to the fun part!

Broiling chicken with CRISPLID

1. Once you open the pressure cooker lid, let some steam to escape. Take your CRISPLID, plug it in and place on top of your instant pot (or other pressure cooker you are using).
2. Set the time and temperature and set start. For this recipe i chose to use 500 degrees setting for 5 minutes.
3. You are monitoring the entire process so you can stop the broiling process once the chicken will get as browned and crispy as you want.
4. Order your own CRISPLID HERE. I loved it so you will too.

You can use the Crisplid as an air fryer as well.  Use same temperature and time as provided in the recipes below:

1. Best Air fryer Steak recipe
2. Perfect Air Fryer Salmon fillets
3. Air fryer teriyaki chicken drumsticks

Or you can use it with more instant pot recipes like these (for broiling) :

1. Instant Pot turkey legs with gravy
2. Instant Pot Cornish hen with potatoes
3. Instant Pot Fettuccine Alfredo pasta (add more cheese on top and melt it with Crisplid)

Whole chicken in instant pot

Tatiana

Fall of the bone, tender and juicy whole chicken perfectly cooked in your Instant pot. Keto, whole30, low carb, gluten free

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 25 minutes mins

Total Time 30 minutes mins

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Servings 4 servings

Calories 89 kcal

Equipment

• Pressure cooker

Ingredients

  

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• 1 chicken (about 4 lb)
• 3 garlic cloves (minced)
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh rosemary (or use your favorite spices)
• 1 cup chicken stock or water
• 1 tablespoon salt
• lots of freshly ground pepper

Instructions

 

• Wash the bird and dry with paper towels. Rub with minced garlic, rosemary, salt and pepper. Add more spices if you will like.
  
• Place the chicken in to the instant pot. Add water or broth, and wine if using. Close and lock the lid. Set to 20 minute on high pressure.
  
• Once done, quick release the pressure. Replace the lid with the CRISP LID. Broil for about 5 minutes at 500 degrees.
  

Notes

Be careful getting the chicken out of the pot- it will be falling apart.

Weight Watchers points ( all calculations are done by adding ingredients to Weight watchers app calculator). Points are per serving:

Chicken breast (skinless):

MyWW green plan 4 points, blue plan 1 points, purple 1 points

Chicken thigh (skinless):

MyWW green plan 3 points, blue plan 3 points, purple 3 points

Chicken wing:

MyWW green plan 2 points, blue plan 2 points, purple 2 points

Chicken drumstick (skinless):

MyWW green plan 2 points, blue plan 2 points, purple 2 points

Nutrition

Calories: 89kcalCarbohydrates: 1gProtein: 4gFat: 4gSaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 27mgSodium: 1767mgPotassium: 88mgVitamin A: 20IUVitamin C: 0.7mgCalcium: 7mgIron: 0.3mg

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