Always keep food safety in mind when working with chicken. The chicken should be very hot when you buy it - too hot to touch comfortably with your fingers. Put the chicken in your cart last, just before you check out, and go straight home with it.
The two hour time limit on letting perishable foods sit at room temperature starts the second you take the chicken from the hot case at the grocery store - not when you get it home.
I put the chicken in the refrigerator right away, let it cool, then remove the tender meat and put it in hard sided containers. I use it in these recipes over two days. After that, it goes into the freezer.
Enjoy these easy and delicious recipes using rotisserie chicken.
Start With - Rotisserie Chicken
- Chicken Pesto Croissant Sandwiches
Sometimes the best sandwich is the simplest. When you have perfectly cooked, moist and juicy chicken, that's what you want to taste in the sandwich. Just three other ingredients makes a really nice treat. - Buffalo Chicken Salad
I really love these frozen stuffed chicken breasts with a spicy blue cheese filling. The filling that spills out of the chicken is delicious on baked potatoes. So this recipe, using potatoes, rotisserie chicken, and a spicy blue cheese salad dressing, was invented. - Chicken Alfredo
This creamy, cheesy and comforting casserole is super easy to make, with just five ingredients. - Updated Turkey Mornay
Use sliced rotisserie chicken in place of the turkey in this delicious hot sandwich recipe. - Creamy Tex Mex Spaghetti
The flavors and colors in this dish are so delicious. Avocado with pasta sounds improbable - just try it! - Country Chicken and Veggies Casserole
Tender chopped chicken and colorful frozen veggies are nestled under a crunchy butter streusel in this excellent casserole. - Chicken Potato Pie
This hearty pot pie is delicious, inexpensive, and filling. The cream of chicken soup adds wonderful richness to the creamy sauce. - Chicken and Pepper Coleslaw
You can make this easy salad with rotisserie chicken and deli coleslaw and have lunch ready in about 10 minutes. - Spinach Chicken and Bacon Salad
Chicken and bacon are natural partners. Combine them with some tender baby spinach and homemade salad dressing for a delicious and super easy main dish salad. - Chicken Fried Rice
And finally, with some cold rice, eggs, and soy sauce, create your own healthier version of fried rice. - White Bean Chicken Chili
In just twenty minutes from start to finish, you'll have this soothing, rich and spicy chili on the table to feed your hungry crew. - Tex Mex Chicken Pasta Salad
This is my new favorite pasta salad recipe. I love the crunch of the edamame along with the tender pasta and juicy chicken. Yum. - Chicken Melon Salad
Juicy chunks of super-sweet melon are the perfect complement to tender chicken and orzo pasta in this creamy orange dressing.
