Instant Pot Frozen Whole Chicken. The best way to cook a frozen whole chicken in the Instant Pot. This pressure cooker whole chicken is moist, full of flavour, perfect for meal prep and super easy for last minute family dinners. But I have something even better than our instant pot frozen whole chicken for you to check out first. It is our Learn Your Instant Pot online course. It teaches you how to use the instant pot, with a different topic every week for 52 weeks. Perfect for going from beginner, to confident instant pot user.
Instant Pot Frozen Whole Chicken
One of my readers asked me for an instant pot frozen whole chicken recipe and I realised I didn’t have one. Like it had just been forgotten about. Even though I will often have a frozen chicken cooking in the instant pot pressure cooker. I mean how did that happen? Well, the next day, I grabbed a frozen whole chicken from the freezer, loaded it into the instant pot, took photos, and us Milner’s tucked into one of our favourite instant pot recipes for lunch. It was served with our favourite air fryer carrots and we all talked about how many times we have cooked an instant pot frozen whole chicken and why it is one of our favourite go to instant pot frozen recipes.
Can You Cook Frozen Chicken In Instant Pot?
Yes, you can! Frozen chicken in the instant pot is one of those geniuses of electric pressure cookers. If you cooked a frozen chicken in the oven it will become dry and take a long time to cook, but with the pressure cooker its fast and moist.
Is It Safe To Cook Frozen Chicken In Instant Pot?
According to chef Dom it is only safe to cook frozen chicken in the instant pot, if you are pressure cooking your frozen chicken. He mentions this, because it is NOT safe at all to use a slow cooker to cook a frozen chicken and should be avoided at all costs. This is because the slow cooker doesn’t get hot enough to fight off bacteria. But use the pressure cooker of your instant pot and you can as many frozen chicken as you like!
Instant Pot Chicken Broth From Frozen Chicken
Did you know I always use the instant pot chicken broth from my frozen chicken? This is a batch of it that I made from this instant pot whole frozen chicken: This is JUST from pouring out what is left in the instant pot after making this chicken. Then I will strain the fat from it using a mesh strainer and I have a chicken gravy to serve with the chicken or a stock for a future recipe. I can then load it into a freezer container, label it up and then load it into the instant pot with my next chicken dinner. In my freezer you will find various stocks for chicken, ham, turkey, pork, and lamb. All of them from following this method after I have finished cooking dinner in the instant pot.
How To Cook A Whole Frozen Chicken?
Cooking a whole frozen chicken in the instant pot is so EASY:
Load stock into the instant pot.Add trivet.Add frozen chicken.Pressure cook.Serve.
How Long To Pressure Cook Frozen Chicken?
I recommend cooking a frozen whole chicken in the instant pot for 30 minutes. No need for any natural pressure release, you can just get your chicken straight out. I also recommend you cook a frozen chicken with the breast side down. You are then ensuring the part of the chicken that takes longest to cook is in the best position. Also, by the breast side being down its easier for keeping it moist for if you want to air fry it afterwards to make the skin crispy.
Instant Pot Whole Frozen Chicken Meal Prep
I always think of an instant pot frozen chicken for my meal prep. When you pressure cook a chicken, it is easier to pull it apart and then use it for meals. Once you have pressure cooked your chicken, leave it for 10 minutes so that it is cool enough to handle and then shred it for your dinners for a few days.
Ninja Foodi Frozen Whole Chicken
If you would prefer a Ninja Foodi frozen whole chicken recipe, then I recommend you check out our Ninja Foodi Whole Chicken recipe which includes both thawed and frozen.
More Instant Pot Frozen Chicken
I love the convenience of instant pot frozen chicken and here are a few other ideas:
Instant Pot Frozen Chicken ThighsInstant Pot Frozen Chicken WingsInstant Pot Frozen Chicken DrumsticksInstant Pot Frozen Chicken Breast
