Ideas for Using Rotisserie Chickens

Rotisserie chickens are a versatile option for a quick and cost-effective meal. When I am eating on a budget, this is my go-to ingredient. Costco also has a nice bag of frozen stir-fry vegetables that can be added to many of these ideas. Serve with a side of rice for a quick and easy meal!

Chicken Leg Quarter with Rice & Vegetables
Whole Breasts or Leg Quarters

Serve with a side of rice and vegetables.

Stir Fries

Shred the chicken and toss with vegetables and your sauce of choice (Oyster Sauce, Hoisin Sauce, Teriyaki Sauce, Soy Sauce etc …)

Moo Goo Gai Pan
Chicken Fried Rice
Fried Rice

Shred or cube the chicken and toss with some scrambled egg and vegetables for a tasty fried rice.

Mexican Food

Use the shredded chicken in tacos, burritos, enchiladas, tostadas, quesadillas or burrito bowls.

April’s Chicken Enchiladas
Chicken Street Tacos
Massaman Chicken Curry
Thai Food

Combine chicken with any vegetables that you have around the house and your choice of Thai curry or peanut sauce.

Pasta

Top or toss chicken with pasta and your favorite pasta sauce (Pesto, Alfredo, or Tomato.) Add veggies for a complete meal.

Some of my favorites:

  • Fettuccine Chicken Alfredo
  • Pesto pasta (rotini or penne) with sautéed zucchini and tomatoes.
  • Penne Alfredo with Broccoli
  • Rotini with Tomato sauce, onions and squash

Use shredded chicken to fill Creamy Chicken Manicotti.

Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo
Chicken Pesto Pasta
Chicken Noodle Soup
Three Sisters Stew
Soups & Chili

There is chicken noodle soup, of course, but you can also add chicken to all varieties of soups.

Pantry soups or chillies can be made by combining whatever vegetables, beans, rice, noodles, etc that you may have lying around.

Don’t forget to save the bones and vegetable scraps to make your own chicken stock!

Salads

You can dice up the chicken breast and make up chicken salad to be eaten out of a lettuce cup.

You can also top most any green salad with chicken to make it a complete meal.

Add chicken to a Waldorf Salad.

Curried Chicken Salad
Chinese Chicken Salad
California Grilled Chicken Sandwich
Mediterranean Wrap
Sandwiches & Wraps

You can turn Chicken Salad into sandwiches. Or turn green salads into wraps!

Toss shredded chicken with your favorite BBQ sauce and serve on a roll similar to a pulled pork sandwich.

Or do the same with honey mustard sauce … on a roll or in a wrap.

Try the California Grilled Chicken Sandwich or add shredded chicken to a Club or Mediterranean Wrap.

Chicken Sloppy Joes!

BBQ Chicken

Brush the whole breasts or leg quarters with BBQ sauce and set under the broiler for a minute or two.

Or shred the chicken and toss with BBQ sauce. Serve with a side of cornbread.

Barbecue Sauces

BBQ Chicken
Asian-Style Apricot Sauce
Secret Sauce
Thai Peanut Sauce
Sauced!

Keep your chicken pieces whole, cube or shred them and top or toss with various sauces, bottled or homemade, including:

Stroganoff-Style

Shred the chicken and toss with creamy stroganoff sauce and sautéed mushrooms. Serve over egg noodles.

Pot Pie

Use a basic pot pie recipe and add in whatever vegetables you might have lying around.

Chicken Pot Pie