Air Fryer Whole Chicken

🧂 Ingredients

• 1 4-5 pound whole chicken
• 1 medium onion

  peeled and quartered
• 1 tablespoon kosher salt
• 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
• ½ teaspoon onion powder
• ½ teaspoon dried thyme
• ½ teaspoon garlic powder
• ¾ teaspoon ground black pepper
• 2 tablespoons avocado oil

Instructions

• 1 Add your seasonings to a small bowl, and whisk with a fork to combine.
• 2 Drizzle in the oil, and fold it together until well combined.
• 3 Place your chicken on a plate or cutting board and pat dry with paper towels.
• 4 Using a pastry or BBQ brush, brush on ⅔ of the seasoning rub to the top portion
  of the chicken (breasts, drumsticks, etc).
• 5 Preheat your air fryer basket to 360F for at least 3 minutes, then remove the
  basket to a trivet.
• 6 Place your chicken, breast side down, into the air fryer basket.
• 7 Place the air fryer basket into the air fryer and cook for 45 minutes.
• 8 Once the time is up, remove from the air fryer and use a pair of tongs to flip
  the chicken around so that the breast side is facing up.
• 9 Place the basket back into the air fryer, set to 360F and cook for an additional
  15 minutes.
• 10 Check the internal temperature of the chicken in multiple locations, ensuring
  that it has reached a minimum internal temperature of 165F.
• 11 Allow to cool for 5 minutes in the air fryer basket before removing to a serving
  plate or platter and serving.

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