Instant Pot Roasted Whole Chicken

Use your Instant Pot to roast a whole chicken in a hurry for a quick and easy dinner. Make the drippings into a delicious gravy to serve over the tender meat.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 60 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins
• Calories: 341 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons cornstarch
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 cup chicken stock
• 1 pinch dried rosemary, or to taste
• 1 pinch dried parsley, or to taste
• 1 (5 pound) roasting chicken, rinsed, giblets removed

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Rub chicken on all sides with salt, pepper, garlic powder, rosemary, and parsley.

Step 2

Release pressure using the natural-release method according to manufacturer's instructions, 10 to 40 minutes. Unlock and remove the lid. Carefully remove chicken to a carving board to rest.

Step 3

Turn on a multi-functional pressure cooker (such as Instant Pot), add olive oil, and select the Sauté function. When hot, add chicken, breast-side down. Cook until skin is browned, about 5 minutes. Use tongs to flip chicken and brown on the other side for 5 more minutes. Carefully remove chicken from the pot and set aside. Pour in chicken stock and deglaze the pan, scraping off all the browned bits. Turn off the Sauté function.

Step 4

Place the rack insert into the pot and place chicken on the rack, breast-side up. Close and lock the lid. Select the Poultry setting and set the timer for 28 minutes. Allow 10 to 15 minutes for pressure to build.

Step 5

Turn on the Sauté function and whisk cornstarch into the pot with the stock and drippings to make a gravy.