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.

  1. Shred chicken for fajitas
  2. Add to pasta or green salads
  3. Mix with mayo, celery, and hard boiled eggs to make a quick chicken salad sandwich
  4. Roll in wraps for a lunch box option
  5. Add to rice, eggs, and soy sauce for quick chicken fried rice
  6. Cut up for a great addition to soup
  7. Mix with Red Hot and top with blue cheese and crunchy slaw for a buffalo chicken sandwich
  8. Place on a pita, add tomato, onion, and tzatziki sauce for chicken gyros
  9. Add BBQ sauce to make chicken sliders
  10. Create a chicken pot pie by mixing with frozen veggies and baking in a pie shell
  11. Use in any casserole recipe that calls for cooked chicken
  12. Make a white chili with navy beans, white corn, sour cream, and chicken broth
  13. Mix with black beans, jicama, and cilantro for quick chicken tacos
  14. Stuff green peppers with a combination of chicken, beans, rice, and tomatoes
  15. Make chicken and dumplings
  16. Press chicken, pesto, mozzarella cheese, and tomatoes between Italian bread for a panini
  17. Create a simple white pizza with chicken, mozzarella cheese, garlic, and herbs