The juicy, soft, and succulent rotisserie chicken recipe with a unique homemade multipurpose Costco spice mix. All you need is about 39 minutes to have this fantastic Instant Pot whole “rotisserie” chicken. Your loved ones will LOVE it!
- Carbohydrates: 5g
- Proteins: 27g
- Fats: 19g
How long to cook a whole chicken in the instant pot?
Fresh Whole Chicken
Cook whole chicken for 8 minutes per pound in an instant pot, but the temperature can vary to each instant pot. If you take a 3-pound whole chicken, then cook for 24 minutes minutes. You must check the right temperature with an instant-read thermometer. It must be 160-165F.
Frozen whole Chicken
If you are using a frozen whole chicken. Rinse Chicken with water in a bowl and pat dry with a kitchen towel. Massage oil on the entire chicken well. It will stick the spice mix to the Chicken and not fall behind in water during cooking in the instant pot. Then rub with spices. Then cook for 10 minutes per pound. And let natural pressure release for 20 minutes.
NOTES
Right Cooking Times for Instant Pot Whole fresh and frozen Chicken.
- Cook fresh whole chicken 8 minutes per pound. Cooking time for frozen Chicken is 10 minutes per pound.
- Cook 3-pound fresh whole Chicken for 24 minutes with natural pressure release of 15 minutes.
For frozen whole Chicken, it would be 30 minutes with 15 minutes of natural pressure release
- 4-pound fresh whole chicken, cook for 32 minutes with 15 minutes natural pressure release.
For frozen whole Chicken, cook for 40 minutes with 15 minutes NPR.
- 5 fresh whole chicken, cooking timing is 34 minutes with 15 minutes NPR.
For whole frozen Chicken,42 minutes with 15 minutes NPR.
- 5-pound fresh whole chicken.,40 minutes, with 15 minutes NPR.
For whole Frozen Chicken, 50 minutes
This spice rub is for a 3-4-pound whole chicken. If you are using bigger size chicken, then you can double the quantity of the spices. But 3-pound Chicken is best for making Costco rotisserie chicken at home.
Are you having a problem removing the whole Chicken from the instant pot?
If you place the whole chicken on the trivet with the handles out, it is a lot easier to place and remove the Chicken from the instant pot.


