Spice Rubbed Instant Pot Whole Chicken is a 21-Day Fix approved dinner, cooked to perfection in your Crock Pot or Instant Pot. Just add your favorite sides and you have a complete meal, or use it in a recipe that calls for precooked chicken. Meal prepping made easy!
This post was originally published April, 13 2015, but recently got a major overhaul. Now updated with new pictures and Instant Pot directions!
Confession # 23- I’ve been making this chicken in the crock pot forever. It isn’t my creation; I found the recipe somewhere.
Ages ago.
Like before Pinterest.
Spice Rubbed Whole Chicken for the Instant Pot and Slow Cooker
Ingredients
- 1 Whole Chicken 4 to 5 lbs for a 6 quart Instant Pot and 5-7 lbs for an 8 quart Instant Pot or Crock Pot
- 1 onion quartered
- Lemon
- 2 teaspoons paprika
- 1 teaspoon cayenne
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon thyme
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup chicken broth or water for IP
Instructions
Crock Pot
- Pat chicken dry with paper towels.
- Put onion in the bottom of the slow cooker.
- Mix spices together and coat the chicken skin. Place chicken in crock pot on top of the onions.
- Stuff the cavity with onions, lemon and fresh thyme if you have it.
- Cook on low for 6-8 hours. No liquid needed - this makes a ton of it's own.
- If you really want to make your life easy, throw in some veggies. Or put some into a foil packet, place it right on top of the chicken, and they will steam all day long.
Instant Pot
- Pat chicken dry with paper towels.
- Put onion in the bottom of the Instant Pot and pour chicken broth over top of the onions.
- Mix spices together and coat the chicken skin. Stuff the cavity with onions, lemon and fresh thyme if you have it.
- Place your trivet or sling at the bottom of your Instant Pot and put chicken on on top.
- Cook on manual (pressure cook on some models) at 6 minutes per pound. [For example, a 5 lb chicken will cook for 30 minutes.] . **If your chicken is frozen, cook for double the time!
- After cooktime, do a 15 minute natural release before finishing with a quick release.
Notes
Nutrition
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J. Pinto says
Omg this was the most tender, juicy and flavorful chicken I have ever made. Thank you your recipes are amazing and super healthy I love it
Nancylynn says
This made my night!!! 😍😍😍😍 Thanks, Janis!