Instant Pot Whole Chicken - Low Effort, High Reward Cooking!
Instant Pot whole chicken is a high reward, low effort method of prepping food for future meals.
It only takes about 30 minutes in the Instant Pot to have a fully cooked bird (depending on size).
- Serves: many
- Prep time: 5 mins
- Cook time: about 30 mins
Ingredients
- Whole chicken (approx. 4-5 lbs)
- 3 whole lemons
- 1 cup of water
Instructions
- Halve or quarter whole lemons.
- Fill cavity of bird with lemon wedges/halves.
- Place any remaining lemon wedges/halves on Instant Pot rack.
- Place whole chicken on top of lemon and top with 1 cup of water.
- Set Instant Pot to "pressure" or "manual" for approximately 30 minutes* (see below for cooking times).
*Cooking times* cooking times may vary - 4 lb chicken: 25 minutes
- 4.5 lb chicken: 27 minutes
- 5 lb chicken: 30 minutes
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Subs & Adds
- Fresh or dried herbs are a great addition to this simple recipe. Simply place herbs in bottom of Instant Pot or rub the chicken with herbs before placing in Instant Pot.
- Lime can be substituted for lemon or used in combination with lemon.
- Garlic and onion are also great additions to this recipe. Garlic and onion can be placed inside the chicken cavity or on the rack alongside the lemon.