Whole chicken air fryer recipe - Main course
Author: Maria Brooks
This easy air fryer chicken recipe cooks up with buttery, juicy meat and crispy skin. —Dawn Parker, Surrey, British Columbia Air fryer whole chicken - so tasty and juicy.
Air Fryer Whole Chicken Recipe
Learn how to cook whole chicken in the air fryer, perfectly every time! This easy air fryer chicken recipe cooks up with buttery, juicy meat and crispy skin.
Provided by: Maya Krampf
Total time: 65 minutes
Cook time: 55 minutes
Prep time: 10 minutes
Yields: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Number of ingredients: 10
Provided by: Maya Krampf
Total time: 65 minutes
Cook time: 55 minutes
Prep time: 10 minutes
Yields: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Number of ingredients: 10
Ingredients:
- 1 4-lb Whole chicken
- 6 tbsp Danish Creamery European Style Unsalted Butter ((softened))
- 3 cloves Garlic ((crushed))
- 1 tbsp Fresh parsley
- 1 tbsp Fresh dill
- 1/4 tsp Sea salt
- 2 tbsp Olive oil
- 1/2 tsp Sea salt
- 1 tsp Paprika
- 1/2 tsp Black pepper
Nutrition:
- Calories: 507 kcal
- Carbohydrate: 1.2 g
- Protein: 25.4 g
- Fat: 45.4 g
- Saturated Fat: 18.8 g
- Trans Fat: 0.1 g
- Cholesterol: 146.2 mg
- Sodium: 532.1 mg
- Fiber: 0.3 g
- Sugar: 0.1 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 18.6 g
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- In a small bowl, mash the butter with a fork. Add the garlic, parsley, dill, and sea salt. Mash again. Set aside.
- Run your hands under the chicken skin on the breast and legs to separate it from the chicken underneath. Place dollops of garlic butter all over underneath the skin and then press down over the skin to spread around underneath.
- Drizzle olive oil over the chicken, over the skin, on both sides. Sprinkle with sea salt, paprika, and black pepper, also on both sides.
- Place the chicken in the air fryer basket, breast side down. Cook for 30 minutes at 350 degrees F (176 degrees C).
- Flip the chicken over and cook for 25-35 more minutes, until a thermometer inserted in the thickest part of the breast reaches 160 degrees F (71 degrees C). Temperature will rise about 5 degrees while resting.
- Remove chicken from the air fryer and let it rest for 10-15 minutes before carving.
Air-Fryer Whole Chicken
This air-fryer whole chicken is so crispy yet succulent. I serve it straight up, but you can also shred it and add it to tacos, soups, pasta salads and so much more. —Dawn Parker, Surrey, British Columbia
Provided by: Taste of Home
Total time: 70 minutes
Cook time: 65 minutes
Prep time: 5 minutes
Yields: 6 servings
Number of ingredients: 3
Provided by: Taste of Home
Total time: 70 minutes
Cook time: 65 minutes
Prep time: 5 minutes
Yields: 6 servings
Number of ingredients: 3
Ingredients:
- 1 broiler/fryer chicken (3 to 4 pounds)
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 teaspoons seasoned salt
Nutrition:
- Calories: 313 calories
- Fat: 19g fat (5g saturated fat)
- Cholesterol: 104mg cholesterol
- Sodium: 596mg sodium
- Carbohydrate: 0 carbohydrate (0 sugars
- Fiber: 0 fiber)
- Protein: 33g protein.
- Preheat air fryer to 350°. Brush outside of chicken with olive oil and sprinkle with seasoned salt. Place chicken, breast side down, on tray in air-fryer basket; cook 30 minutes. Flip chicken and cook until a thermometer inserted in thickest part of thigh reads 170°-175°, 35-40 minutes longer. Remove chicken; let stand 15 minutes before carving.
Air Fryer Whole Chicken
Air fryer whole chicken - so tasty and juicy. With beautifully caramelized crispy skin. I cooked multiple whole chickens in the air fryer. I love how they come out perfectly every time. And I don't even brine them. Previously, I did brine the turkey legs and turkey breast before cooking and if you're looking for a good brine recipe, please feel free to check out this brining method.
Provided by: Irina of DailyYum.com
Total time: 65 minutes
Cook time: 60 minutes
Prep time: 5 minutes
Yields: 6 servings
Number of ingredients: 9
Provided by: Irina of DailyYum.com
Total time: 65 minutes
Cook time: 60 minutes
Prep time: 5 minutes
Yields: 6 servings
Number of ingredients: 9
Ingredients:
- Whole Chicken. I used the 4 and 1/2 pound chicken
- 2 Tablespoon Olive oil or Avocado oil.
- 1 teaspoon salt (or to taste)
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 2 fresh rosemary sprigs (for garnishing)
How to cook:
- 1. Discard neck from inside of the cavity. Remove any excess fat. Pat dry with paper towels.
- 2. In a small bowl, combine the oil with all the above seasoning to make a paste.
- 3. Using your hands or a food brush, rub the paste all over the chicken, both sides, wings and legs.
- 4. Preheat the air fryer at 360F/180C
- 5. Place the whole chicken in the air fryer basket or tray breast side down.
- 6. Cook for 30 minutes on air fry mode.
- 7. Flip the chicken on the other side and cook for another 30 minutes.8. Check to make sure the internal temperature is 165F. I use an instant-read meat thermometer.
Whole Chicken in the Air Fryer
Cooking a whole chicken in the Air Fryer is so easy! It turns out juicy and perfectly cooked on the inside with a crispy, salty skin.
Yields: 0 servings
Number of ingredients: 5
Yields: 0 servings
Number of ingredients: 5
Ingredients:
- 2 tsp pink Himalayan salt (any salt will do)
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 1 1/2 tsp granulated garlic
- 2 Tablespoons oil (olive, grape seed, avocado, peanut all work well)
- 3-5lb organic chicken
How to cook:
- Mix the salt, pepper and garlic powder together in a small bowl. Set aside.
- Set your airy fryer basket next to your work space for easy access, and cover your work space in parchment paper for easy clean-up.
- Remove the chicken from the package and lay it out on your work space. (Do not wash your chicken! See post step-by-step for why and linked reference from the CDC.)
- Dry the chicken with a paper towel as thoroughly as possible. (Less liquid means crispier skin!)
- Drizzle all over with the oil and then spread the oil over the entire bird with your hands.
- Sprinkle the spice mixture everywhere. Make sure to get under the wings and in the thigh creases! (If there’s extra, just pour it into the bird’s cavity to provide maximum flavor.)
- Rub the spices into the bird, distributing evenly and making sure the spices cover every inch.
- Place the chicken into the air fryer basket breast side down. (This picture in the post step-by-step is showing breast side up, but you want to start breast side down!)
- I was working with a 5lb chicken here, so I set my Air Fryer to 360 degrees for 30 minutes, then flipped it and cooked for another 35 minutes to reach the correct temperature. For a smaller chicken, say 3.5 lbs, I’d start with 25 minutes per side and then check the temperature. You want to make sure the thickest part of the bird registers 165 degrees Fahrenheit/75 degrees Celsius. (Check the post step-by-step for a link on how to do this!)
- After the chicken has finished cooking, you want to remove the basket from the air fryer, cover loosely with foil, and let the chicken rest for 10 minutes. This allows the juices to redistribute so they all don’t run out of the meat when you cut it.
- Enjoy now, or cool and store in the fridge for later!
