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Spice Rubbed Whole Chicken for the Instant Pot and Slow Cooker

Spice Rubbed Whole Chicken is a 21-Day Fix approved dinner, cooked to perfection in your slow cooker 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. 
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time8 hours
Total Time8 hours 10 minutes
Course: dinner
Cuisine: American
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 292kcal
Author: Nancylynn

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

21 Day Fix Containers:  measure in your RED and be sure to take the skin off!
WW: 5 points (per 3/4 cup serving)

Nutrition

Calories: 292kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 25g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 95mg | Sodium: 490mg | Potassium: 331mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 661IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 25mg | Iron: 2mg