Ninja Foodi Rotisserie Chicken

4.23 from 9 ratings

Making homemade rotisserie chicken is so easy, and this Ninja Foodi Rotisserie Chicken gives you perfect crispy skin and tender meat.

Prep Time10

Cook Time35

Total Time45

Course: main

Cuisine: American

Keyword: air fryer, ninja foodi, rotisserie chicken

Servings: people

Calories: 171kcal

Author: Becca Ludlum

Equipment

Ninja Foodi
Instant Pot 6 qt
Cutting Board

Ingredients

1 whole chicken
1 red onion quartered
½ bulb garlic
1-2 lemon quartered
4 tsp olive oil
salt & pepper to taste

Instructions

Prepare your chicken by carefully unwrapping it over the sink. Don't rinse the chicken. Make sure the chicken's cavity is cleared of the giblet packaging, if it came with one. The giblets can be used to make chicken broth, gravy, or they can be discarded. 1 whole chicken
Using paper towels, pat the chicken dry. Then stuff half of the onion, half the bulb of garlic, and 4 lemon quarters inside the chicken. 1 red onion 1/2 bulb garlic 1-2 lemon
In a small bowl mix together the olive oil, lemon juice, and lemon zest. Rub about half of the mixture on the bottom and sides of the chicken. 4 tsp olive oil
Place the chicken breast side up into the crisping basket of the Ninja Foodi. Add 1 1/4 cups of water to the bottom of the pot.
Drizzle the rest of the oil mixture on top of the chicken, then sprinkle the salt and pepper onto the top of the chicken.
Pressure cook the chicken on high for 6 minutes per pound, then allow the pressure to naturally release for 10 minutes before doing a quick release.
Press the "air crisp" button and close the lid. Cook for 15 minutes or so, checking every 5 minutes and turning the seasonings (garlic, onions, and lemons) so they cook evenly.
Remove the chicken. Keep the seasonings separate. The ones on the outside of the chicken (even the lemons) will be delicious and edible, while the ones inside are not.

Notes

Healthy Eating Plans

Chicken is a lean protein for any healthy eating plan, and easily fits into so many recipes. You’ll want to stick to the light meat and avoid eating the skin for the best diet-friendly nutrients.

21 Day Fix
Recipe serves: About 4, depending on the size of your chicken. Counts for the entire recipe: 4 red containers, 4 teaspoons of oil. Container counts per serving: 1 red container, 1 teaspoon of oil. Each 3/4 cup serving has these counts, no matter what size your chicken is.

Weight Watchers

By omitting the oil and using skinless breast meat only, this recipe counts as 0 2025 Plan Points | 2 Blue Plan Points | 2 Green Plan Points | 2 Purple Plan Points | 0 2023 Plan Points

Recipe tips:

For any chicken, you’re going to want to cook it to an internal temperature of 165º. When I cook a whole chicken, I like to take the temperature of the chicken in 2-3 different places since it can vary a bit when you get near the bones.

Rotisserie chicken is great for meal prep! As soon as I make a chicken, I pull the meat off. If, after a day or two, I know I won’t be able to use it all, I stick it right in the freezer. There are so many ways to use shredded chicken from a rotisserie chicken, and I think the chicken is just as delicious after freezing.

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