Whole Chicken
In The Air Fryer
Looking for a simple, yet absolutely delicious meal you can put together with your air fryer?
This is my go-to chicken for the air fryer. Of course there are many other recipes, but this one right here, this one has got it all.
This chicken can be used as a weeknight dinner, a special birthday or anniversary dinner, or even a part of your holiday table. It is that good. Not only does it look beautifully roasted, but the flavor is also out of this world.
We will be marinating this with a whole lot of goodness. From lots of fresh garlic to herbs, to melted butter that will make this buttery, soft, savory, salty with a crispy outer skin - full of flavor.
I cannot begin to tell you how amazing this chicken is, you will just have out try it for yourself to find out just how good it is. I have had many people rave about this meal and I hope you enjoy and your family can rave to you about how amazing it is!
Over the years of making this I have tweaked a couple of things and I will be sharing those in the recipe, either way will work well and you also add some of your favorite seasonsings to the marinade.
Lets go ahead and get started. Be warned this is like a restaurant meal at home, so you may be hooked!
If you have watched the YouTube recipe video of this, you will see I grated my garlic and onion and finely diced some of my herbs.
However, after making this many, many times I have come to an easier solution.
In my small blender, I add most of the ingredients and blend until smooth. This makes things a lot easier.
1. In a heat proof bowl, heat and melt your butter.
2. Add onions, garlic, rosemary, thyme, culantro (or cilantro), lemon juice to a blender.
3. Add 2 tbsp of water to help blend if needed.
4. Add all your spices together and blend.
5. Mix together the blended mixture to you butter..
6.Using your hands gently pull back the skin of the chicken.
7. Using the tip of your knife cut slits into the chicken especially the breast areas.
7. Take your marinade mixture and rub it all around the inside, under the skin and on top of the skin,
8. Use your lemon peels and the remaining half of your onion and place on the inside of your chicken.
9. Place your chicken breast side down on your air fryer tray.
10. Place in your air fryer around 350 - 380 degrees. Start at 350 and increase towards the end if needed.
11. Air Fry for 30 minutes breast side down.
12. Carefully remove from the air fryer and flip.
13. Place back into air fryer and cook for another 30 minutes until internal temperature is 165 degrees F in the thickest part of the chicken, being fully cooked.
