Pressure Cooker Whole Chicken

[Note work in progress -- just getting ingredients down]

[Note work in progress -- just getting ingredients down]

Ingredients

• 1 whole roasting chicken (1.5 Kg used)
• 1/2 lemon
• 2 tablespoons safflower oil
• 1 cup chicken stock

Spices

• 1 tsp kosher salt*
• 1 tsp freshly ground black pepper
• 1 tbsp herb de provence
• 1/2 tbsp paprika
• 1 tsp onion powder
• 1/2 tsp garlic powder

Directions

Blend spices in a bowl

Pat chicken dry (wet skin won't brown)

Rub chicken all over with spices inside and out. Optional:Make single small slits in skin and rub spice under skin. If time allows, put chicken in fridge for a few hours to allow spices to penetrate.

Place lemon inside chicken cavity.

Brown chicken breast side down first, then the other side. Approximately 4 minutes per side. 

Place potatoes under chicken. 

Add chicken broth to pot.

Cook in pressure cooker for 35 minutes.

Optionally lift chicken out and place under broiler for about 5 minutes to crisp skin. 

* Or Knorr Chicken Boullion Powder

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Chicken Divan

NOTE: Work in process -- just putting this here so I have a reference to the spices. This is a generic recipe.

Ingredients

• 1 lb. cubed chicken breast
• 1 lb. broccoli florets

• 3 tbsp butter
• 3 tbsp flour
• 1 1/3 cup chicken broth
• 1 1/3 cups milk
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch

• 1 cup grated cheddar
• 1/2 cup grated Parmesan
• 1/2 cup sour cream

Spices

• 1/2 tsp pepper
• 1/4 tsp paprika
• 1/2 tsp onion powder
• 1/2 tsp garlic powder
• 1/2 tsp dried parsley
• 1/2 tsp cumin
• 1 tsp dry mustard
• 1 tsp chicken dust
• 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce

Directions

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Notes

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