Whole Pressure Cooked Chicken Recipes

PRESSURE COOKER WHOLE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Rinse chicken & pat dry. Season with salt & pepper.
• Heat oil in uncovered pressure cooker; brown chicken on all sides in hot oil. Remove chicken.
• Place rack in pressure cooker and place browned chicken in rack. Add water/broth around chicken.
• Place lid on cooker, seal, and bring up to pressure.
• Cook for 25 minutes.
• Release pressure by quick release method.
• Remove chicken to platter, pour accumulated juice into bowl & serve with chicken.

OLIVE OIL PRESSURE-COOKED WHOLE ROASTED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Pour 2 teaspoons olive oil into the pressure cooker to coat the bottom.
• Arrange onion rings, carrot slices, and lemon slices in the bottom of the pressure cooker. Pour vegetable stock over onion mixture.
• Season the entire chicken with salt and pepper by using your hands to pat the salt and pepper into the skin. Place garlic head and thyme sprigs into the cavity of the chicken.
• Mix Marsala wine, brown mustard, minced garlic, chopped fresh thyme, celery seed, and dried parsley together in a bowl. Slowly stream 1/4 cup olive oil into wine mixture while continuing to whisk wine mixture until rub is emulsified. Spread about 3/4 of the rub over the entire chicken using your hands. Place chicken in the pressure cooker. Pour remaining rub over the chicken.
• Place lid on the pressure cooker, seal, and cook chicken under high pressure, 16 to 20 minutes. Release pressure according to manufacturer's instructions for quick-release. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh, near the bone should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).
• Set oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler.
• Place chicken in a roasting pan. Ladle about 1/2 of the liquid from the pressure cooker over the chicken.
• Broil chicken in the preheated oven until skin becomes golden brown, about 5 minutes. Remove garlic head from the cavity of the chicken. Squeeze the garlic cloves out the skins into a bowl and mash.
• Skim excess fat from the liquid in the pressure cooker and remove onion, carrot, and lemon and discard. Place pressure cooker over medium heat; cook and stir the liquid until browned, 2 to 4 minutes. Whisk mashed garlic into the browned sauce; season with salt and pepper. Serve sauce alongside chicken.

PRESSURE COOKER POACHED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Place chicken breasts and thighs in a pressure cooker. Add carrots, onions, celery, salt, and peppercorns. Pour wine over top. Add water, 1 cup at a time, until it covers the chicken by at least 1/2 inch, but no more than 1 inch. You may not need all the water or you may need more; this will depend on your pressure cooker dimensions.
• Secure the lid and heat over medium-high heat until the first whistle sounds. Put 10 minutes on a timer and wait.
• Turn off the heat and release pressure using the natural-release method according to manufacturer's instructions, 10 to 40 minutes.
• An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center of the chicken should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).

INSTANT POT WHOLE CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine first 5 ingredients. If desired insert lemon, onion and garlic into the cavity of the chicken. Brush with 1 tablespoon oil and sprinkle with herb mixture. , Select saute setting on a 6-qt. electric pressure cooker. Adjust for medium heat; add remaining 1 tablespoon oil. When oil is hot, sear chicken, breast side down, until browned, 4-5 minutes. Press cancel; remove chicken. Place trivet insert and broth in pressure cooker. Place chicken on top of trivet. Lock lid; close pressure-release valve. Adjust to pressure-cook on high for 25 minutes. Let pressure release naturally.

WHOLE BRAISED CHICKEN IN WOLFGANG PUCK PRESSURE COOKER

Steps:

• Truss the whole chicken firmly with cotton kitchen twine, and brown in vegetable oil on all sides in a separate pan on the stove top. Saute the carrots and onions on the stove top in the same pan used for the chicken. Deglaze the pan with the wine, and add to cooker. Add the tomatoes to the cooker with their juice. Add Worcestershire, and season lightly with salt and pepper. Add the rosemary or thyme. Add 1 cup of the chicken stock. Mix cooker contents well. Add trussed chicken, breast side down.
• Put cover on cooker and set to "Seal." Select meat function and set timer on cooker to 25 minutes. At end of cooking time, release pressure as per instruction manual. Unplug and open the cooker when pressure has dropped. Remove chicken from the cooker, remove the string, remove the skin and all meat. Cut the chicken into bite-sized pieces. Discard the skin.
• Put the glass cover on the cooker and plug it inches Select the meat function, and set timer on cooker to 25 minutes. Add the remaining 3 cups of chicken stock. Bring to a boil. Add the pasta, and cook, uncovered, until pasta is al dente. Unplug the cooker, and let it cool for about 5 minutes. Add the chicken. Stir well. Ladle into bowls and serve with crusty bread. Pass grated Parmesan or Parmesan-Romano cheese separately, if desired.