How to roast a whole chicken in the Ninja Foodi
1 whole chicken. 1.5kg but whatever size you get just make sure it will fit into your Ninja Foodi
Butter
4 cloves of garlic
1 teaspoon each of fresh sage, thyme and some smoked paprika
1/2 teaspoon of salt and pepper
2 Onions, quartered
Mince the garlic and mix together with the sage, thyme, paprika, salt and pepper with the butter. I tend to zap the lump of butter in the microwave for 30 secs, then fork in the herbs etc, then put in the freezer for 10mins or so.
Use 2/3 of this butter mix to dress the chicken all over and underneath the skin. Salt and pepper inside the cavity with the onion.
Reserve 1/3 of the butter mix to use later on in the cooking process.
Place your chicken in an air fryer rack with high handles. Breast side down.
Use the roast mode to cook at 210C for 15-20 minutes.
Turn the chicken over and use the roast mode to cook at 180C for 15-20 minutes.
Baste it with the remaining butter mix and then leave it turned over.
Set the air fryer mode at 180C (355F approx) for 15-20 minutes.
Check after 5 mins. I find that I need to cover the breast with some foil at this point to stop it burning.