by Tracy Lauth
Serves 4
Very few flavors compliment each other like lemon, garlic, and chicken. Add some sweet, white onion and an Instant Pot and you have a winner, winner, chicken dinner!
Have you ever forgotten to thaw dinner only to remember moments before you arrive home to a hungry family? I have and before the Instant Pot. I was scrounging for leftovers. Remember all those dinners as a child with meat and gravy over white bread? With an instant Pot, those are a thing of the past.
An instant pot will take a completely frozen chicken, thaw and cook it in an hour and fifteen minutes (depending on size)
Here is a winner for my family.
Ingredients
- 1 whole chicken (frozen or thawed)
- 1 medium sweet white onion cut into pieces
- 1 large or two small lemons sliced into 1/2-inch pieces
- 5 cloves of garlic smashed
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 1 tsp course sea salt
- ½ tsp fresh cracked pepper
- 3 c water
Instructions
- Place chopped onion and smashed garlic in bottom of pot
- Place chicken breast side down – always cook bird breast side down!
- Add lemon placing covering top of bird and the rest around the bird
- Sprinkle oregano, salt, and pepper over meat and around bird
- Carefully pour water around bird (not over) until half submerged in water
- Cover, seal, and turn on Instant Pot to Poultry setting
- The Instant Pot is intuitive and will determine if your bird is frozen and adjust time accordingly.
- Serve with rice, veggies, or strain stock, season and use for soup base.