52 Delicious Ways To Use Leftover Rotisserie Chicken
You can never have too many rotisserie chicken meals in your dinner rotation.
Truthfully, you can use shredded rotisserie chicken in place of boneless skinless breasts in pretty much any recipe. So next time you go grocery shopping, grab a rotisserie bird and whip up some of these lazy, yet delicious meals.
1.Chicken Parmesan Casserole
Substitute the boneless skinless chicken breasts for shredded rotisserie chicken, and you've got a recipe that will get the whole family excited for dinner.
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2.Coconut Chicken Curry
Shredded chicken gets simmered in a mixture of stewed tomatoes, curry powder, coconut milk, brown sugar, and ginger. Serve it over your favorite grains with green onion and cilantro on top.
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3.Barbecue Chicken Pizza
Toss shredded chicken in your favorite barbecue sauce, add it on top of rolled pizza dough, lay on the mozzarella cheese, and pop it in the oven.
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4.Rotisserie Chicken Nachos
The addition of shredded chicken transforms nachos from a midday snack to a stand-alone meal. Get creative with all your favorite toppings.
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5.Teriyaki Chicken and Rice
Rice, shredded chicken, frozen or fresh veggies, and a bottle of teriyaki sauce is all you need to whip up this quick, yet satisfying dinner.
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6.Overnight Chicken Ramen Salad
This crunchy salad gets even better the longer it sits in the homemade sesame-soy dressing, so prepare it a few hours before you want to eat, or you can even let it rest in the refrigerator overnight.
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7.Chicken Marsala Baked Ziti
This crowd-pleasing dish is made with pasta, mushrooms, and shredded chicken, all of which are baked in a creamy wine sauce and topped with melty mozzarella and Parmesan.
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8.One-Pan Chicken Burrito Bowl
You can easily use rotisserie chicken instead of uncooked chicken here. Just reduce the cooking time when you simmer it in chicken broth, canned tomatoes, and black beans.
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9.Rotisserie Chicken Noodle Soup
Why ever reach for the canned stuff when you can make this homemade, heartwarming soup in a matter of minutes?
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10.Baked Avocado and Chicken Burritos
You can whip up this comforting recipe with five simple ingredients: large tortillas, shredded chicken, avocado, cheese, and sour cream.
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11.Rotisserie Chicken Pho
This cheater's Vietnamese pho gets tons of flavor from a broth made with hoisin sauce, fish sauce, ginger, and garlic. Top it with a bunch of herbs and spices like cilantro, mint, basil, and jalape?o.
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12.Buffalo Rotisserie Chicken Calzone
Take store-bought pizza dough, rotisserie chicken, and Buffalo sauce and roll it all up to make these crispy-on-the-outside, gooey-on-the-inside calzones.
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13.20-Minute Thai Chicken Curry Soup
This super-flavorful broth is made with coconut milk, lime juice, Thai red curry paste, garlic, and ginger. If you don't have rice noodles, just use whatever pasta is in your pantry.
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14.Green Chicken Chili
Canned green chiles, rotisserie chicken, white beans, canned corn, and chicken stock form the base of this hearty soup. Don't worry if you don't have every single spice and garnish on the ingredients list. You can make do with what's in your kitchen.
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15.Rotisserie Chicken Shawarma Pita Wrap
The ingredient list may look intimidating, but this meal is actually easy to make. Heat the rotisserie chicken in butter along with some spices like coriander, cumin, and turmeric. Place the chicken in pita bread and garnish with lettuce yogurt sauce, which can be made from scratch or store-bought.
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16.The Easiest Chicken Pot Pie Casserole
The chicken filling is made with just five ingredients plus a sprinkle of black pepper, and you can save even more time and effort if you use store-bought biscuit mix.
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17.Easy Jambalaya
Transport yourself to the Big Easy with this Cajun-inspired dinner. Quick-cooking rice, frozen shrimp, andouille sausage, and shredded chicken are all tossed in a brothy tomato sauce and flavored with paprika, garlic, thyme, and onion powder.
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18.Easy Rotisserie Chicken Fried Rice
Plan ahead and make a big batch of this fried rice for the leftovers. It tastes even better the next day.
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19.Chicken Salad Sandwiches
Add an onion, a few select jarred goodies (like roasted red peppers and capers), and your favorite store-bought Italian vinaigrette for these sandwiches. The recipe calls for a homemade vinaigrette, but things will be even quicker if you just add 3 tablespoons or so of your favorite bottled variety.
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20.Buffalo Chicken Tacos
Toss the shredded chicken with your favorite Buffalo sauce to give it some fiery pep, then pile it with avocado, cheese, and quickly chopped herbs on a fresh tortilla.
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21.Sunday Chicken Skillet
This calls for frozen peas already, but sub in frozen onions and carrots to speed things up even more.
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22.Creamy Pesto Pasta
There's a 95% chance I'll be making this next week, y'all.
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23.Chicken Lettuce Wraps
Featuring chopped red bell pepper for texture.
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24.4-Ingredient Enchiladas Verdes
Wrap up the chicken in some store-bought tortillas, douse everything in a jar of salsa and some shredded cheese, and 20 minutes later, you'll be pulling these out of the oven.
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25.Easy Chicken and Dumplings
This is another great candidate for a frozen veggie mix; in this case, you'd need a mirepoix blend (aka onions, carrots, and celery).
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26.Baked Chicken Marinara Gnocchi
If you wanted more veggies, you could totally add some zucchini squash half-moons to the picture in no time.
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27.Vietnamese Chicken Salad
Doctor up a bag of pre-shredded cabbage with basil, mint, and cilantro, then shake up a seven-ingredient dressing, and before you know it, you'll be inhaling this salad.
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28.Cheesy Vegetable Chicken Quesadillas
Of course, you can make these even easier by skipping the veg, if ya want.
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29.Rotisserie Chicken Noodle Soup
Spend 25 minutes simmering some broth, veggies, and seasonings together for a classic take on chicken noodle soup.
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30.Buffalo Chicken Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
Drizzle with some off-the-shelf blue cheese dressing, and you've got yourself a winner.
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31.Simple Burrito Bowls
This one's also great for meal prep.
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32.Cuban Sandwiches
No one can turn down this Cubano twist.
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33.Baked Barbecue Chicken Roll-Ups
These are perfect for a lazy Friday night in.
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34.White Chicken Chili Dip
Layers of creamy, delicious goodness.
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35.Green Chicken Salad
Scatter some pecans, dried fruit, and sliced apples over a bed of spinach for a salad that's practically Panera-worthy! Or choose the toppings you like best!
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36.7-Can Tortilla Soup
The perfect chance to raid your pantry staples.
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37.Sesame Chicken Zucchini Noodles
It calls for you to cook your own chicken breasts, but a rotisserie is a convenient short cut.
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38.Tzatziki Chicken Pitas
The key ingredient? Creamy Greek yogurt.
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39.Chicken and Broccoli Alfredo
If you want a cheesy baked topping, you can stick it in the oven as the recipe suggests, but I'd just cook the pasta, heat the jarred sauce, steam the broccoli, then mix everything together in the pasta pot!
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40.Tomato Basil Chicken Stew
An awesome, light, and low-carb dinner.
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41.Cheesy Chicken Enchilada Dip
Is your mouth watering just looking at this dip?!
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42.Chicken Chickpea Chopped Salad
So fresh and filling!
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43.Broccoli Chicken Mac 'n' Cheese
Simply heavenly looking.
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44.Avocado Chicken Salad Sandwich
Creamy and just dreamy.
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45.Single-Serve Cheesy Chicken Pesto Pizzas
These would go perfectly with a Friday night and a movie!
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46.Savory French Toast BLTs
Add some rotisserie chicken and this could easily become your new guilty pleasure.
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47.Buffalo Chicken Enchiladas
Love enchiladas? Love Buffalo chicken? Why didn’t they think of this before?
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48.Chicken Pitas With Jalape?o Whipped Feta and Quick Tzatziki
Simply delicious.
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49.Jalape?o Popper Chicken Sliders
Such a cool twist on a popular classic.
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50.Better-Than-Takeout Chicken Fried Rice
Takeout is overrated.
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51.Rainbow Thai Chicken Salad
Fresh and delicious.
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52.Chicken Avocado Lime Soup
Yes, yes, and yes to all of those flavors.
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This article contains content previously curated by Hannah Loewentheil, Natalie Brown, Emily Loving, Camille Bergerson, and Rachel Sanders. It was compiled by Lavanya Narayanan.