Preparing Instant Pot Rotisserie Chicken Recipe
The juicy, soft, and succulent rotisserie chicken recipe with a unique homemade multipurpose Costco spice mix. All you need is about 39 minutes to have this fantastic Instant Pot whole “rotisserie” chicken. Your loved ones will LOVE it!
- Carbohydrates: 5g
- Proteins: 27g
- Fats: 19g
Instant Pot Rotisserie Chicken
Equipment
- 6 quart instant pot
- A trivet or stainless stand
- A pair of tongs to hold a whole chicken
Ingredients
- 3 pound 1 whole Chicken
- Homemade spice mix as per need
- Water 1 and ½ cup
For Stuffing Whole Chicken
- Onions 2 cut into 2 slices
- Celery
- Lemon slices halved 2
- Crush garlic 2
- Salt and pepper
Instructions
- Pat dry whole chicken with a kitchen towel. Rub the spice mix onto the whole Chicken on both sides. Stuff chicken cavity with onions, celery, lemons, and crush garlic. Tie chicken legs with a string and tuck in the wings.
- Place trivet in the instant pot. Pour 1and 1/2 cup water into a 6-quart instant pot. Add 2 cups water if you are using 8-quart an instant pot. You can also use chicken stock. Place whole Chicken with breast side up. Close the lid
- Set the valve to sealing. Press manual and set cooking time according to the size of your whole Chicken.
Notes
- Let NPR for 15 minutes.
- Rest the meat for 10 minutes on the cutting board. It helps to redistribute chicken juices, and you get a juicy, moist, and tender chicken.
How long to cook a whole chicken in the instant pot?
Fresh Whole Chicken
Cook whole chicken for 8 minutes per pound in an instant pot, but the temperature can vary to each instant pot. If you take a 3-pound whole chicken, then cook for 24 minutes minutes. You must check the right temperature with an instant-read thermometer. It must be 160-165F.
Frozen whole Chicken
If you are using a frozen whole chicken. Rinse Chicken with water in a bowl and pat dry with a kitchen towel. Massage oil on the entire chicken well. It will stick the spice mix to the Chicken and not fall behind in water during cooking in the instant pot. Then rub with spices. Then cook for 10 minutes per pound. And let natural pressure release for 20 minutes.
NOTES
Right Cooking Times for Instant Pot Whole fresh and frozen Chicken.
- Cook fresh whole chicken 8 minutes per pound. Cooking time for frozen Chicken is 10 minutes per pound.
- Cook 3-pound fresh whole Chicken for 24 minutes with natural pressure release of 15 minutes.
For frozen whole Chicken, it would be 30 minutes with 15 minutes of natural pressure release
- 4-pound fresh whole chicken, cook for 32 minutes with 15 minutes natural pressure release.
For frozen whole Chicken, cook for 40 minutes with 15 minutes NPR.
- 5 fresh whole chicken, cooking timing is 34 minutes with 15 minutes NPR.
For whole frozen Chicken,42 minutes with 15 minutes NPR.
- 5-pound fresh whole chicken.,40 minutes, with 15 minutes NPR.
For whole Frozen Chicken, 50 minutes
This spice rub is for a 3-4-pound whole chicken. If you are using bigger size chicken, then you can double the quantity of the spices. But 3-pound Chicken is best for making Costco rotisserie chicken at home.
Are you having a problem removing the whole Chicken from the instant pot?
If you place the whole chicken on the trivet with the handles out, it is a lot easier to place and remove the Chicken from the instant pot.
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