The Perfect Chicken with Ninja® Foodi™ Pressure Cooker

This post is sponsored by Ninja Foodi Pressure Cooker. All thoughts and opinions are 100% my own. 

 

One of our favorite, go to meals in our home is a whole chicken.  It’s not uncommon for me to pick one up when I’m out running errands to bring home for dinner.  I love how the chicken is juicy and tender while the skin of the chicken is crisp and tasty.  I had tried to recreate the same delicious chicken at home but never could get it to be the same. But now, with the Ninja® Foodi™ Pressure Cooker, I can create the same chicken in my home! Now whole chicken night is any night of the week! And the best part is, it’s all in one pan with minimal cleanup!

With the Ninja Foodi Pressure Cooker, I can make a juicy chicken with crispy skin in under an hour. The TenderCrisp™ Technology is what really makes this possible. First it pressure cooks to locks in juices, then finishes with a crisp.  The Ninja Foodi Pressure Cooker is the only all in one appliance that combines pressure cooking and air frying.  It really is the best of both worlds in one beautiful appliance.

So to make this yummy chicken at home you will need the following –

1 Whole Chicken (approx 5 lbs)
1 C Chicken Stock
Juice of 1 Lemon
6-9 Sprigs of Thyme
1 tsp Peppercorns
Salt
Vegetable Oil
Crushed Peppercorns
3-6 cloves of crushed garlic


I’ve made this chicken a few times over the past week and using chicken stock makes a big difference in flavor to me.

First step – Rinse and pat dry your chicken. If you have twine, tie the legs together.  Peyton used our twine for a science project and I forgot to buy more so we will not be tying ours together.

Place the whole chicken in the basket and set aside.

Next, pour the chicken stock, lemon juice, 1 tsp whole peppercorns, Thyme, crushed garlic and a generous amount of salt into the Ninja Foodi Pressure Cooker and mix until combined.

Now place the basket with the whole chicken into the Ninja Foodi Pressure Cooker and place the pressure cooker lid on. Set the Ninja Foodi Pressure Cooker on Pressure Cook, high for 22 minutes. When the time is up let a natural release happen for 5-8 minutes then finish with a quick release.

Take the pressure cooker top off and brush the chicken with a generous layer of vegetable oil. Also, season the chicken with salt and pepper.

This time, place the crisping lid on the Ninja Foodi and set it to air fry for 8-15 minutes, depending on how crisp you would the skin of your chicken to be.

Once the timer goes off, let the chicken rest for about 10 minutes. This lets the juices settle.

Then you’re done! It’s time to carve your chicken and serve it to the family. My family really enjoys a steamed vegetable or side salad on whole chicken night.

Another fun fact about the Ninja Foodi Pressure Cooker – it doesn’t heat up your whole kitchen! It’s a great way to cook a tasty meal without heating the whole house up in the summer.  Plus clean up is a breeze! The only dishes I created by making this whole chicken is the basket and the inside bowl of the Ninja Foodi Pressure Cooker, both of them are dishwasher-safe.

You can learn more about the Ninja Foodi Pressure Cooker and find some delicious recipes to try online. And be sure to check back with us, next we are going to try making chicken parmesan!