Do you wish you could have a chicken that tastes like it came right out of the rotisserie? Try this method for cooking a whole chicken in the air fryer. After you try this method for cooking a whole chicken in the air fryer you will not buy any premade storebought ones anymore. I used my homemade seasoning to coat the chicken and sprayed it with some olive oil cooking spray. Instead of deep frying your chicken in oil and fat it is much healthier to air fry your whole chicken instead.
I recently just upgraded my air fryer to a Power XL 5.3 QT. My old air fryer was having issues in the back where the air vents out. Do not leave your air fryer near a wall or anything because one day it overheated and the back venting area started to melt. Plus the timer on it no longer worked. No way would this almost 5 lb whole chicken have been able to fit in that. If you are on a hunt for an air fryer and have never bought one before do get one with a larger basket size like mine is. Mine is 5.3 quarts and holds way more. This Power XL air fryer is by far my favorite air fryer because of the digital temperature and time sets you can enter.
How to Cook a Whole Chicken in the Air Fryer
The very first thing I’d do is to take note of your basket size first. Make sure the whole chicken is large enough to fit. My chicken was almost 5 pounds. As you can see from the picture. If the chicken had weighed any more, it probably wouldn’t have fit. Take the chicken out of the packaging and pat it dry if it is not. Season it with your favorite seasoning. I used my easy homemade seasoning. Sprinkle that stuff over the whole chicken. Then spray it with some Olive Oil Cooking Spray. Set the whole chicken in the basket and set your timer to 45 minutes and your temperature to 350. No flipping or anything else is required, just sit and wait for it to get done.
If your air fryer requires you to preheat it, then please do that. Mine doesn’t require any preheating.
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If you love your air fryer as much as I do, you should check out these other recipes!
Serve this whole chicken with some mashed potatoes, gravy and green beans!
PrintThe Best Air Fryer Whole Chicken
Perfect whole chicken made in the air fryer without any deep frying!
- Category: Chicken
- Method: Air Fry
Ingredients
1 5 lb whole chicken
2 tsp of seasoning (your choice)
Olive Oil Cooking Spray
Instructions
Take the chicken out of the packaging and pat it dry. Season it with your favorite seasoning. I used my easy homemade seasoning. Sprinkle that stuff over the whole chicken. Then spray it with some Olive Oil Cooking Spray. Set the whole chicken in the basket and set your timer to 45 minutes and your temperature to 350. The final temp of the chicken must read 165. If it is not up the temp by then cook for 10 minutes longer. No flipping or anything else is required, just sit and wait for it to get done.
On the recipe you say 45 minutes for cooking but above you say 30 minutes. Which is accurate? I just got an air fryer and I can’t wait to try this!
45. I fixed it.
Hi which air fryer do you recommend?
Helen, I have a Power XL air fryer 5.3 QT.
Jenna, I am trying a whole chicken in my new air fryer for the first time. My chicken weighs 6.5 lbs. Is 350 and 45 min. still OK? Just keep checking until 165 degrees?
A 6 lb chicken will need to go longer than 45 minutes.
Jenna how do I compute time for a 4.5 lb chicken
My recipe is for a 5-pound chicken. Just reduce the amount of time it takes to cook.