Instant Pot Whole Chicken

I have been making whole chicken in the crock pot for many years.  It is one our favorite meals.  I recently tried it in the instant pot.  It worked really well. I will be doing it again.  I wish I had a chicken right now!

Instant Pot or Crock pot Whole Chicken
1 whole chicken (around 6 lbs. but any size will do)
1 onion, chopped
1 carrot, chopped (optional)
2 stalks celery, chopped (optional)
1 tsp. poultry seasoning
Salt to taste
Pepper to taste
Garlic salt to taste
1 cup chicken stock

Chop the vegetables on a cutting mat or board.  Sprinkle the poultry seasoning and salts over the veggies and toss all together with your hands.
Clean the neck and giblets out of the chicken.  Stuff the cavity of the bird with the seasoned vegetables.  Put in the instant pot and put any vegetables that didn't fit over the bird  Add the chicken stock.
Close the lid of the instant pot and close the valve.  Set the pot to poultry and 8 minutes per pound of your chicken.  Set the keep warm button and let it cook and release on its own.  Slice or shred the tender chicken.
Serving suggestion: cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes and gravy, stuffing, and veggie of choice.

Obviously, you do the same in a crock pot, but I usually add a bit more stock.  It smells so good cooking all day.
The chicken is so moist and delicious.  I usually put the liver in with the vegetables, too.