I have made several things in my air fryer that I love, but I think this Air Fryer whole chicken is my new favorite. The chicken is perfectly juicy and the skin is extra crispy. My family gives it rave reviews!
I have lots of other air fryer recipes including: Air Fryer Brussels Sprouts, Air Fryer Bacon, Air Fryer Chicken Wings, and Air Fryer Lasagna.
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HOW TO MAKE AIR FRYER WHOLE CHICKEN
This recipe is super easy but I have a few tricks that will ensure that your chicken does not dry out before it is cooked all of the way through.
I started with a chicken that was approximately 5 pounds and I use my 5.7 quart air fryer. You can use a smaller chicken but the cooking time would need to be reduced.
I removed all of the stuff from the cavity and seasoned it generously with salt, pepper, garlic powder, paprika, dried basil, dried oregano, and dried thyme.
Now it’s time to put the chicken in the air fryer basket breast side down. After experimenting, I discovered that if I left the legs up then it was hard to get the basket to open and the chicken legs got way over cooked. Breast Side down for the first 50 minutes of cook time keeps everything nice and moist.
I cooked the chicken at 360F for 50 minutes breast side down, then I flipped it and did 10 more minutes. It is important to make sure the internal temperature of the breast is 165F. Continue cooking until the temperature is reached.
I am telling you now, you will not believe how delicious and juicy this chicken is.
VIDEO TUTORIAL FOR AIR FRYER WHOLE CHICKEN
- 1 5 pound Whole chicken, giblets removed
- 2 Tablespoons Avocado oil
- 1 Tablespoon Kosher Salt
- 1 teaspoon Freshly ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon Garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon Paprika (I prefer smoked paprika)
- 1/2 teaspoon Dried basil
- 1/2 teaspoon Dried oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon Dried thyme
Combine all of the seasonings with the oil to make a paste and spread it all over the chicken.
Spray the air fryer basket with cooking spray. Place the chicken in the basket breast side down and cook at 360F for 50 minutes. Flip the chicken to breast side up and cook for an additional 10 minutes.
Check to make sure the breast meat has an internal temperature of 165F. Carve and serve.
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What setting did you use on the Air fryer? Debating if I should use roast or airfry?
Mine only has one setting
I am excited to try this recipe however for whatever reason my air fryer only allows increments of 25 degrees…. Would you recommend going lower to 350 for a longer period of time or higher to 375 for a shorter period of time…?? Any thoughts???
I would go lower to 350
So I did it just like you said and OMG!!! So delicious!!!! Chicken was juicy and skin was crispy and flavorful!!!
It is the best way to make a whole chicken! So glad you liked it!
Perfect! The skin was amazing!!!!
Wow! I followed your recipe exactly and just have to say that it is the best rotisserie style chicken we have ever had. Delicious!
So glad you liked it!
Can you use other oil besides avocado? Would melted butter work?
Butter would burn and smoke so I would avoid that. Look for a high heat cooking oil like canola oil, grape seed oil, or peanut oil
Butter will burn, BUT clarified butter, aka ghee works really well for this!
When I bake a whole chicken in the oven, it produces a lot of liquid. I’m new to air baking and was wondering if there is still a lot of liquid when you air bake a chicken, and if so, where does it go?
There is some liquid but not as much as when baking. I guess it stays in the chicken. When I cut into them they are dripping because they are so juicy
I have the philips air fryer but the time only goes to 30 min. Should I add more time while it’s cooking or should I wait until 30 min is up then add another 20? I’m new to this and don’t want to ruin the food.
Either way would work
I have the smaller air fryer and tried this last night with a 4 pound chicken. It filled the pot with little room left. It did not get done. Is this because there was not enough room for the air to circulate?
How long did you cook it? My Air Fryer is 5.8 quart and I used a 5 pound chicken.
The recipe I used said 330 degrees. This one 360 so that would be part of the problem. I am new to this and there is a learning curve. I will try it again
You have just convinced me to finally buy an air fryer! This chicken looks amazing!
Yay! They are so wonderful!
This looks so easy and delicious! I cannot wait to try it!
What is the air fryer make that you cooked with?
This is the one that I have https://www.amazon.com/SUPER-DEAL-Cookbook-Featuring-Temperature/dp/B07KZZ528Y/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1544827771&sr=8-7&keywords=5%2Bquart%2Bair%2Bfryers&th=1