How long to cook the chicken? 1 cup broth. On trivet. 20 min + 1 min per lb. And 10 min NPR. This recipe is for a fully thawed chicken. It is much harder to get seasonings to stick to a frozen bird. **If you use your own seasonings, use a lot! Mix up salt, pepper, herbs, onion powder, garlic powder, paprika, whatever sounds good. You want to coat your chicken very well.