30-60 min6 peopleair fry

Crispy Parmesan Roast Chicken with Lemon for the Instant Pot Duo Crisp or Air Fryer Lid | Official

By Instant Pot Culinary Team

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6 people

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10 min

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Medium

Crispy Parmesan Roast Chicken with Lemon for the Instant Pot Duo Crisp or Air Fryer Lid | Official
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Recipe Details

Course: Dinner

Difficulty: Medium

Prep Time: 10 min

Cook Time: 45 min

Total Time: 30-60 min

Cooking Technique: Air Fry, Air Fryer Lid, Pressure Cook

Cuisine: American, American

Yield: 6 people

Ingredients

  • 2 lemons
  • 3 tsp kosher salt
  • 3 tsp black pepper
  • 2 tsp rosemary
  • 6 rosemary sprigs
  • 2 tsp red pepper flakes
  • 1 whole chicken
  • extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1/3 cup parmesan
  • 4 cups chicken stock
  • orange slices
Combine the best to two cooking techniques with your combo of Instant Pot pressure cooking and air frying.

INSTRUCTIONS

  1. Finely grate 2 teaspoons of zest from the lemons and place into a small bowl. (Save the zested lemon for the drippings.)
  2. Stir in 3 teaspoons salt, pepper, chopped rosemary and red-pepper flakes (if using). Season the chicken inside and out with salt mixture and set aside. Stuff cavity of chicken with 2 rosemary springs.
  3. Place the chicken breast-side down, add the chicken, the stock, and 2 of the rosemary springs into the inner pot. Lock the pressure cooking lid onto your Instant Pot and select Pressure Cook, and set to High pressure for 20 minutes.
  4. When pressure cooking is complete, Quick Release the pressure.
  5. Remove the lid, using tongs take the chicken out of the inner pot and drain the water.
  6. Making sure that your inner pot is dry, place the air fryer basket (or trivet) into the pot, drizzle the chicken with the olive oil and place it into the basket.
  7. Using the Air fryer Lid select Roast at 400°F for 25 minutes. In the middle of the cooking process sprinkle the chicken with the parmesan cheese. Continue roasting.
  8. When cooking is complete the internal temperature should reach 165°F. Let the chicken rest for 5 to 10 minutes then squeeze juice from one of the zested lemons over the chicken.
  9. Carve and serve drippings spooned over the meat.

Notes

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About the chef

Instant Pot® Culinary Team

Instant Pot® Culinary Team

When life’s moving fast and dinner needs to happen faster, the Instant Pot Culinary Team is here to make it deliciously doable. We cook up recipes for every Instant Pot appliance you’ve got your hands on—so whether you’re tackling Tuesday night or going all-out for the weekend, you’ll have the flavor without the fuss. No overthinking, no babysitting, just good food that works with your schedule (not against it).

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