Yes it is true, you can cook a whole roast chicken dinner in an air fryer! I use a duel air fryer for this recipe, but it also works well with a large single basket air fryer as well. You can find this recipe on page 32 of The Ultimate Air Fryer Cookbook: One Basket Meals.
Learn how to make a juicy and crispy roast chicken in the air fryer in just an hour.
PREP 20 minutes
COOK 60 minutes
SERVES 4 people
KIT you will need an air fryer and mixing bowl
Ingredients for air fryer roast chicken
An 85g packet of stuffing mix
A knob of butter
1 small onion, peeled and sliced
Sprigs of fresh rosemary – some chopped for stuffing, some whole for garnish
Vegetable oil
1.5kg whole chicken
3 or 4 large potatoes, peeled and chopped
4 carrots, peeled and chopped
4 frozen store bought Yorkshire puddings
Instant gravy granules
Sea salt and ground black pepper
Method
So start by making your stuffing per the packet instructions and add the butter, sliced onion and chopped rosemary. Roll the stuffing mix into balls and set aside.
Then drizzle vegetable oil over the whole chicken and season it with salt and pepper. Place the chicken, breast side down into the air fryer and cook for thirty minutes at 190c.
Meanwhile, put the potatoes in a bowl and drizzle with oil. Season with salt and pepper and toss until all the potatoes are coated.
Once the chicken has cooked for 30 minutes, open the air fryer and turn the bird over so it is breast side up. Put the stuffing balls around it and cook for a further 30 minutes. Put the potatoes in the other basket and cook for 15 minutes at 180c. Shake them a few times during cooking.
Like the potatoes, put the carrots in the mixing bowl, drizzle with oil and season with salt and pepper. Toss until coated in oil. Once the potatoes have had 15 minutes, add the carrots to the air fryer and cook them together for 15 more minutes. Then turn the air fryer up to 190c and cook for 10 to 15 more minutes until the veg is golden and tender.
When the chicken and stuffing have finished cooking, the balls should be golden and the chicken juices run clear. Remove them from the basket and set aside. Add the Yorkshire puddings to the same basket and cook at 185c for 3 to 4 minutes until golden and hot.
Remove the vegetables from the other basket and scatter with rosemary. Boil the kettle and make the instant gravy then serve!
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