10 Time-Saving Dinner Recipes That Turn Rotisserie Chicken Into A Meal
When you're out of time, fast and friendly rotisserie-chicken-based recipes like these will help you throw together an amazing meal instantly. (Well, almost.)
Chicken salad with coconut rainbow slaw Photo, Erik Putz.
If you’re short on time, a rotisserie chicken can be dinner’s saving grace. Whether you eat it as-is, or incorporate it into another dish, there are a lot of ways to use a chicken to create a fast and tasty meal . With family favourites like barbecue-chicken pizza, vegetable-laden chicken salads and dinner wraps, the gallery below offers 10 delicious reasons to pick up a rotisserie chicken for dinner tonight:
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Photo, Michael Albertat.
BBQ chicken pizza
Another kitchen shortcut — store-bought pizza dough — makes it easy to have dinner on the table in less time than it takes to get takeout. Get this BBQ chicken pizza recipe.
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BBQ-chicken tostadas. Photo, John Cullen.
BBQ chicken tostadas
Seek out barbecue-flavoured rotisserie chicken to make these fast tostadas with homemade Mexican salsa verde. Get this BBQ chicken tostadas recipe.
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Photo, Sian Richards.
Chicken and kimchi lettuce wraps
This light and satisfying dinner couldn’t be simpler. Just grab a jar of ready-made kimchi with your chicken, and you’re more than halfway to dinner. Get this chicken and kimchi lettuce wraps recipe.
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Photo, Sian Richards.
Thai chicken salad
This slaw-like salad with cucumbers, carrots and mint is refreshing and crunchy — perfect for a light warm-weather meal. Get this Thai chicken salad recipe.
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Photo, Colin Faulkner.
Chicken pesto pasta
Add some protein to your go-to pasta by tossing in shredded rotisserie chicken at the end of the cooking process. Get this chicken pesto pasta recipe.
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Shortcut chicken pot pie.Photo, Roberto Caruso.
Chicken pot pie
Transform rotisserie chicken by simmering it with mushrooms, carrots and a little white wine, then top with easy homemade biscuits for a fast skillet pot pie. Get this chicken pot pie recipe.