This Instant Pot® chicken is the easy-yet-fancy meal main you never knew you needed—no oven required. Bonus: The chicken broth, salt, cornstarch and water yield a delicious gravy you can serve alongside this Instant Pot® whole chicken for a main course that will get two thumbs up all around the dinner table.
Instant Pot® Whole Roast Chicken
- Prep Time 15 min
- Total 55 min
- Ingredients 6
- Servings 4
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 3 to 4 lb whole chicken, giblets removed
- 2 teaspoons seasoned salt
- 1 cup Progresso™ unsalted chicken broth (from 32-oz carton)
- 3 tablespoons cornstarch
- 3 tablespoons water

Make With
Progresso Broth
Instructions
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Step1On 6-quart Instant Pot®, select SAUTE; adjust to normal. Melt butter in insert. Rub chicken all over with seasoned salt, and place in insert, breast side down; sear 4 to 6 minutes or until browned. Turn and sear on back side 2 to 4 minutes longer; using tongs, transfer to plate. Select CANCEL.
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Step2Carefully place rack in insert. Add broth. Place chicken breast side up on rack. Secure lid; set pressure valve to SEALING. Select MANUAL; cook on high pressure 20 minutes. Select CANCEL. Keep pressure valve in SEALING position to release pressure naturally. Internal temperature in thigh should be at least 165°F using instant-read thermometer. If chicken is not done, select MANUAL and cook on high pressure 2 to 5 minutes longer. Select CANCEL. Keep pressure valve in SEALING position to release pressure naturally.
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Step3When cool enough to handle, carefully transfer chicken to cutting board, and remove rack.
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Step4Select SAUTE, and adjust to normal; heat liquid to simmering. In small bowl, beat cornstarch and water with whisk; stir into liquid and cook 1 to 2 minutes, stirring constantly, until thickened.
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Step5Carve chicken; serve with gravy.
Nutrition
330
Calories
16g
Total Fat
39g
Protein
6g
Total Carbohydrate
0g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 330
- Calories from Fat
- 140
- Total Fat
- 16g
- 24%
- Saturated Fat
- 6g
- 32%
- Trans Fat
- 1/2g
- Cholesterol
- 135mg
- 45%
- Sodium
- 880mg
- 37%
- Potassium
- 350mg
- 10%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 6g
- 2%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 0g
- Protein
- 39g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 4%
- 4%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 2%
- 2%
- Iron
- 10%
- 10%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 5 1/2 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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