Instant Pot Rotisserie Chicken with Mexican Citrus Marinade

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Instant Pot Rotisserie Chicken with Mexican Citrus Marinade

This versatile Instant Pot Mexican Citrus Chicken is a healthy, low carb recipe that's great for meal prep!

Prep Time15

Cook Time24

Total Time39

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Mexican

Keyword: instant pot, rotisserie chicken

Servings: people

Calories: 223kcal

Author: Becca Ludlum

Equipment

Instant Pot 6 qt
Instant Pot Trivet
Sealing Rings

Ingredients

1 whole chicken
¾ cup chicken broth or plain water
4 ounces orange juice
2 limes squeezed
1 tbsp vinegar I prefer white
4 tsp olive oil
4 cloves garlic minced
3 tsp Mexican oregano
2 tsp turmeric
1 tsp chili powder

Instructions

Prepare your chicken by carefully unwrapping it over the sink. Make sure the chicken’s cavity is cleared of the giblet packaging, if it came with one. The giblets can be used to make stock or gravy, or they can be discarded. 1 whole chicken
Pat the chicken dry using paper towels and set aside on a clean surface.
Place the trivet on the bottom of your Instant Pot insert, and then add 3/4 cups of chicken broth or water. If you have an 8 qt Instant Pot, add 1 cup of liquid. 3/4 cup chicken broth
Place your chicken breast side up on to the trivet.
In a small bowl mix the marinade ingredients together, then slowly pour it over the whole chicken. 4 ounces orange juice 2 limes 1 tbsp vinegar 4 tsp olive oil 4 cloves garlic 3 tsp Mexican oregano 2 tsp turmeric 1 tsp chili powder
Close the lid to your Instant Pot and turn the knob to sealing.
Cook on high pressure for 6 minutes per pound.
After the chicken cooks, let the pressure naturally release.
Carefully remove the chicken from the pot and allow it to cool for 10 - 15 minutes.
Pull the chicken off the bones and shred it, then return the shredded chicken back to the pressure cooker for 10 minutes. Don't turn it on, just let the chicken marinate in the juices for a bit.

Notes

Recipe Tips:

We loved these chicken tacos! We also ate this chicken in burritos. I’d highly recommend it in any of my Carne Asada recipes, as well–just swap the beef for this chicken and you’ve got multiple delicious meals at your fingertips!
This is a versatile recipe that you can make your own by changing up the seasonings to whatever you prefer! The cook time will still be the same and you’ll end up with tender and juicy homemade rotisserie chicken just like I did.
When chicken is done, it will be falling off the bone. Use caution when picking up.
Did you know that you can also cook a frozen whole chicken in the Instant Pot?
You can make your own chicken bone broth using the carcass from this recipe!

Healthy eating plans

Weight Watchers: Using skinless breast meat only, this recipe is just 2 points per plan.

0 2023 Plan Points | 2 Blue Plan Points | 2 Green Plan Points | 2 Purple Plan Points

21 Day Fix: Entire recipe is about 4 Red containers, 1 Purple container, and 4 tsp oil (depending on the size of the chicken you buy). Per 3/4 cup serving, count 1 Red container, 1/4 Purple container, and 1 tsp oil.

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