Hel kylling i Airfryer

Whole chicken in the air fryer

An easy, delicious recipe for chicken cooked in the air fryer.
Cooking a whole chicken in an air fryer is remarkably easy, and it comes out both crisp and juicy.
When I cook a whole chicken in the air fryer, I like to rub it with a little oil and plenty of salt before cooking. Other times it also gets a generous squeeze of lemon juice over the skin before the salt and oil, and then I tuck the squeezed-out lemons, 2 of them, inside the chicken with a good handful of fresh thyme.
It tastes wonderful and gives the chicken plenty of flavour.

Whole chicken cooked in the air fryer
When you cook a whole chicken in the air fryer, it is of course important that your air fryer can hold a chicken of the size you have in mind.
It must not touch the heating element.
It is also worth tying the legs together, so you know they will stay in place.
I have skipped this a couple of times, and the legs can shift during cooking, which can make it hard to open the basket 😉
Chicken in the air fryer is very simple to get right, it tastes lovely and you get a beautifully juicy chicken.

Hel kylling i Airfryer

Whole chicken in the air fryer

Recipe for a whole chicken in the air fryer – chicken with lemon and thyme cooked in the air fryer.
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4.87 from 15 votes
Course: Lunch, Main course
Cuisine: Danish
Keywords: Air fryer, air fryer cooking, Air fryer recipes, Roast chicken, Whole chicken
Total Time: 1 hour
Change servings4 people
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Ingredients

  • 1 chicken, approx. 1.3 kg
  • Olive oil
  • Salt
  • Lemons and thyme (optional)
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Method

  • Clean the chicken thoroughly, then pat it dry with a little kitchen paper.
  • Rub the whole outside of the chicken with oil, then rub it with plenty of salt both inside and out.
    If you like, tie the legs together at the bone.
    *As in the video, you can also add lemon and thyme to your chicken. Squeeze lemon juice over the skin before you add the oil and salt, and tuck the squeezed-out lemons inside the chicken with a good handful of fresh thyme. Remember to salt the inside of the chicken with this method too.
  • Place the chicken breast-side down in the basket of your air fryer, and cook it for 25 minutes at 180°C.
    I use the standard air fryer setting.
    *If you want to make a gravy, it is worth keeping a little water in the bottom of the air fryer – but it must not come up and touch the chicken.
  • Turn the chicken over and cook it for a further 20-25 minutes at 180°C.
    Check on it as it cooks – air fryers vary in how hot they run.
    Ideally, check the temperature with a meat thermometer too – the chicken is cooked through at 75°C.
  • Let the chicken rest for 10-15 minutes before carving.

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Hel kylling i Airfryer
Whole chicken in the air fryer
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17 Comments

  1. Anonymous

    Hold op hvor godt det smager sådan en kylling stegt i airfryer , stor ros herfra. Vh. Britta

  2. Lavede i aften kylling i airfryer.
    Kom persille og citron i kyllingen, det var virkelig lækkert.
    Tak for inspiration til et lækkert måltid
    Kylling med nye kartofler, blomkål, gulerødder, asparges, agurkesalat, rabarberkompot og en fantastisk sovs.

  3. Michael

    Hvad hvis der er to varme lemmer i air fire skal den så også vendes

    • Hej Michael

      Jeg synes ikke altid de varmer helt jævnt, og giver du den kun med brystet opad risikerer du det bliver for mørkt.
      Men det kommer helt an på hvilken airfryer man bruger, så det er da absolut et forsøg værd 🙂

      Warm wishes, Dianna

  4. Merete

    Har lige fulgt din nemme opskrift. Kyllingen var lækker sprød, lige da jeg tog den ud af AirFryeren, men efter at have hvilet de anbefalede 10-15 min. var skindet blevet blødt… Hvad gik galt?

    • Hej Merete

      Blev den mon dække til, eller stod den bare?
      Synes at nogle kyllinger har så tyndt et lag skind, at det godt kan bliver blødt efter kort tid – måske det har været tilfældet?
      et vil typisk være mest sprødt der hvor der er mest fedt under skindet.

      Warm wishes, Dianna

  5. Køb ikke den mindste frayer, jeg ville gerne have haft den forkantede, men er meget glad for det den kan.

  6. Unna Jønck

    5 stars
    Meget saftig og lækker kylling. Kan varmt anbefales.

  7. Når du skriver alm. airfryer program, trykker du så ikke på chicken Er helt ny i dette univers, har købt den samme model som din Hilsen Tanja

    • Hej Tanja

      Jeg bruger faktisk mest det almindelige airfryer program når jeg skal udvikle opskrifter, – da ikke alle airfryers har samme indstillinger og funktioner. Så for at alle kan være med, bruger jeg airfry programme 🙂

      kh Dianna

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