Air Fryer Whole Chicken
Ninja Foodi air fryer whole chicken is amazing! Super crispy skin outside and tender meat inside makes the best dinner ever. Give this easy air fryer recipe a try.
Servings: 5
Equipment
- 1 air fryer
Ingredients
- 4 lb whole chicken ours was 4.5 lbs.
- 2 tbsp garlic salt
- 1/2 tsp basil
- 1/2 tsp onion powder
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 1/2 tsp oregano
- chicken dripping gravy make with drippings
Instructions
- Rinse your chicken and remove bag from cavity if there is one.
- Pat skin really dry with paper towels. Rub olive oil on skin and season top and bottom of the bird.
- Spray inside of air fryer basket with non stick spray and put chicken into basket with the breast side facing down.
- Close air fryer lid, press air crisp at 360 degrees for 30 min.
- Then flip to breast side up. Cook remaining 30 minutes at 360 degrees. Always check middle of breast to ensure meat has reached a safe temp. of 165 F before consuming. If your bird is larger than mine it may take more time.
- Remove when done, or leave in the machine when done for at least 5 minutes to retain juices, cut into pieces and enjoy!
- *** Alternatively if you do not want to flip the chicken you can put chicken into basket after covered with olive oil and seasonings with breast side facing up at 360 degrees for 60 minutes. This is good too but top will get quite a bit more brown on top.
Notes
Tips
- Make sure you dry the skin really well or it won't get crispy.
- I think flipping halfway as directed above yields the best outcome.
- Make sure your bird is not so large that it is hard to close the drawer or close the air crisp lid or else the top will be too close to the coils and the skin may burn before the meat reaches a safe 165F.
Nutrition
Serving: 4oz | Calories: 375kcal | Protein: 32g | Fat: 26g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 130mg | Sodium: 587mg | Potassium: 329mg | Vitamin A: 245IU | Vitamin C: 2.8mg | Calcium: 19mg | Iron: 1.6mg