Air Fryer Whole Chicken

Air Fryer whole chicken that is juicy and has crispy skin same as rotisserie chicken from the grocery store. This air fryer whole chicken will be perfect for weeknight dinner.

Imagine you can make your own rotisserie chicken at home that tastes the same as the one from grocery store or even better. In just 55 minutes you can make your juicy whole chicken right in you air fryer.

Air Fryer Whole Chicken Recipe

Texture: meaty, chewy.
Taste: salty, savory.
Simplicity: easy to prepare, marinate the chicken and cook in Air Fryer.
Meal Type: dinner.

How to make Air Fryer Whole Chicken

1. (Full recipe and video below). Gather all ingredients: whole chicken, oil, soy sauce, apple cider vinegar, mustard powder, garlic powder, lemon juice, salt, paprika, chili powder.
2. In a medium bowl make marinate: mix oil with soy sauce, apple cider vinegar, mustard powder, garlic powder, lemon juice, salt, paprika and chili powder.
3. Marinate chicken for at least 1 hour.
4. Air fry for 45-55 minutes at 360 F (this is the Air Fryer I recommend: Secura Air Fryer) start cooking breast down for about 30 minutes, then flip and cook remaining time.

Whole Chicken Tips

• You should marinate your chicken for at least 1 hour. However, it is the best to marinate overnight, just keep it in airtight container in the fridge.
• You need to cook whole chicken breast down first for 30 minutes. After that, flip it, breast up, this way the chicken breast will not be burnt.
• Are you looking for Air Fryer? I recommend this Secura Air Fryer that I use it all the time. It is large 5.3 QT and it fits all the food nicely. For other smaller meals I recommend Gourmia Air Fryer. Specifically in this one you won’t fit the whole bird. However, you can use it for smaller meals.

Chicken Faq’s

• How long should I air fry a whole chicken? You should air fry whole chicken for approximately 45 – 55 minutes, cook it breast down for 30 minutes then flip it. It also depends how big is your chicken, larger chicken will cook longer.
• Can you put raw chicken in an air fryer? Yes, you can put raw chicken in the Air Fryer.
• What size air fryer do you need to cook a whole chicken? The size of air fryer it should be approximately 5 QT, so the whole bird will fit nicely in the basket.

Other Meat Dinner Ideas

• Chicken Marsala
• Oven Baked Chicken Thighs
• Sheet Pan Lemon Pepper Chicken Thighs
• Crockpot Chicken Fajitas
• Paprika Slow Cooker Roast Chicken

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