I love my one-pot meals, but every once in a while, I get a hankering for a simple meat-and-potatoes supper. Like a nice roasted chicken, with potatoes and veggies on the side. Nothing fancy, just good, wholesome food.

Now, my Easy Oven-Roasted Chicken makes a perfectly cooked bird in about an hour, but it requires a bit of work. You have to truss up the bird, cover it with foil, and keep an eye on the temperature so you can remove it from the oven as soon as it’s done.

My Whole Chicken in the Crockpot recipe is easier. Once the bird is in the pot, it just cooks on its own – but it takes at least four hours before it’s done. So it’s always been a trade-off between doing chicken the faster way or the easier way.

Email Me This Recipe!

Need to save time? Have this article emailed straight to your inbox + sign up for all the latest recipes!

But that was before I got my Instant Pot.

After a little experimenting, I’ve come up with the perfect method to prepare chicken in the Instant Pot – quickly and easily. No trussing, no foil, no checking the temperature – just perfectly cooked chicken in under an hour. Better still, I can cook veggies with it at the same time – so all it needs is some potatoes or rice to make a complete meal.

QUICK TIPS

Is there any way to make Instant Pot Chicken come out with a nice crispy skin?

Not in the Instant Pot, sadly. Since you’re cooking with moist heat, the bird is more or less steaming instead of roasting. If you want it crisp and golden, try my Easy Oven-Roasted Chicken or pop your bird under the broiler after cooking to crisp up the skin.

Will this work with any veggies besides carrots?

Other root vegetables, like turnips, parsnips, and rutabagas, would also work well. Cut them into nice big chunks so they don’t overcook.

I have a different brand of pressure cooker, not an Instant Pot. Can I still make this recipe?

You can, but it’s a little more complicated. If your pressure cooker pot doesn’t have a sauté setting, you’ll have to cook the veggies separately, then add them to the pressure cooker with the other ingredients. And if it doesn’t have a built-in timer, you will have to set a separate timer so you know how long to cook the bird.

If I have leftovers, what can I do with them?

Slice it for sandwiches. Chop it and add it to chicken noodle soup. Use it in your favorite chicken salad recipe, or bake it into a homemade chicken pot pie. The chicken possibilities are endless.