Nearly every grocery store sells grab-and-go rotisserie chicken. Most offer side options and bread to complete the meal, which is another alternative to carry-out food, but you can also use rotisserie chicken as a way to speed up many “home-cooked” meals.
- Shred chicken for fajitas
- Add to pasta or green salads
- Mix with mayo, celery, and hard boiled eggs to make a quick chicken salad sandwich
- Roll in wraps for a lunch box option
- Add to rice, eggs, and soy sauce for quick chicken fried rice
- Cut up for a great addition to soup
- Mix with Red Hot and top with blue cheese and crunchy slaw for a buffalo chicken sandwich
- Place on a pita, add tomato, onion, and tzatziki sauce for chicken gyros
- Add BBQ sauce to make chicken sliders
- Create a chicken pot pie by mixing with frozen veggies and baking in a pie shell
- Use in any casserole recipe that calls for cooked chicken
- Make a white chili with navy beans, white corn, sour cream, and chicken broth
- Mix with black beans, jicama, and cilantro for quick chicken tacos
- Stuff green peppers with a combination of chicken, beans, rice, and tomatoes
- Make chicken and dumplings
- Press chicken, pesto, mozzarella cheese, and tomatoes between Italian bread for a panini
- Create a simple white pizza with chicken, mozzarella cheese, garlic, and herbs