1-Hour Air Fryer Rotisserie Chicken (How To Air Fry A Whole Chicken!)
Cook a chicken in your air fryer once, and you may never cook a whole chicken any other way again. Add a quick herb and spice rub and you'll end up with a perfectly moist and juicy rotisserie style roast chicken in under an hour.
Whisk all the rub ingredients together in a small jug or bowl.
3 tablespoons olive oil, 1.5 teaspoons dried herbs, 1 teaspoon paprika, ½ teaspoon onion powder, ½ teaspoon garlic powder, ½ teaspoon salt, ¼ teaspoon pepper, ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon, 2 squeezes lemon juice
Pre-heat the air fryer to 355F/180C for 3 minutes.
Place the chicken on a large plate and 'paint' all over with around ⅔ of the olive oil rub (You can do this after placing the chicken in the air fryer if preferred). If using a lemon in the rub, stuff the remainder of it inside the chicken.
4.5 pound whole chicken
Place the chicken in the preheated air fryer basket breast side up (with the legs and wings tucked under). Cook for 30 minutes (or 20 minutes if your chicken is a smaller one).
Use large tongs to turn the chicken over so that it's breast side down (with the legs now pointing up). Paint with the remainder of the spice rub.
Cook for a further 25 minutes (for a 4.5 pound/2 kilo chicken) or until the internal temperature reaches at least 165F/74C in the thickest part of the breast (use a meat thermometer to check). Reduce the time for smaller chickens (see notes).
Let the chicken rest for 10 to 15 minutes before serving.
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Notes
How long to cook chicken for (approx.):3 pounds/1.3 kilos (very small chicken): 35 to 45 minutes3.5 pounds/1.5 kilos (small chicken): 45 to 50 minutes4.5 pounds/2 kilos (medium chicken): 50 minutes to an hourIn other words, allow roughly 12 to 15 minutes for each pound or 500 grams. Check internal temperature with a meat thermometer to be sure. It should be 165F/74C in the thickest part of the breast. Letting the chicken rest: Letting the chicken rest for 10 to 15 minutes before serving will help the juices redistribute throughout the meat, ensuring it's the moistest and juiciest it can be. Note on nutrition info: Nutrition info includes all of the olive oil spice rub and every scrap of the chicken. It's also based on only 5 servings. As a result, the values will be very approximate. 1 portion of roast chicken is likely to contain fewer calories than stated!