24 Best Rotisserie Chicken Recipes That Give a New Life to Leftovers
From healthy salads to comforting pot pie, these leftover chicken recipes are anything but boring.
Chicken recipes are key to keep in your back pocket when you need to get dinner on the table fast. And these rotisserie chicken recipes, using leftover chicken breast or shredded rotisserie chicken you picked up at the grocery store, help to get your family meal finished in record time. From healthy chicken recipes to comforting rotisserie chicken casseroles, these delectable dishes will turn your blah leftovers into brilliant family-friendly meals.
While chicken is a great ingredient to keep in the fridge for those nights when roasting a protein is too time-consuming, it's simple to get into a rut with the same chicken salad or chicken noodle soup. No more, thanks to these flavor-packed recipes that give new life to your leftover chicken! We love shredded chicken for the easy hit of protein it adds to a simple salad (like our Buffalo Chicken Cobb that tastes like the wings you love with an extra dose of veggies!). It also offers ideal shortcut when you have a hankering for chicken pot pie but simply don't have the time. With these tasty lunches and dinners, you have all the tools you need to use up your leftover rotisserie chicken.
Rotisserie Chicken Cobb Salad
Crispy bacon, tender chicken, crumbled cheese, and chopped eggs prove that not all salads have to be boring.
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Buffalo Chicken Dip
Easy and cheesy and loaded with hot sauce, this creamy dip is an ideal appetizer and should be served with a big bowl of chips.
Creamy Chicken Pasta Casserole
While this creamy casserole makes for the perfect leftover Thanksgiving-turkey vehicle, you will want to add this crowd-pleasing pasta bake, full of Gruyère, mushrooms, and spinach, to your routine every day of the year with the addition of rotisserie chicken.
Enchiladas Verdes
Leftover chicken gets a makeover from homemade salsa verde. Make double the batch of these spicy enchiladas and dinner is done for a few days!
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Chicken Paprikash
Instead of using chicken breasts for this creamy stew, load it with leftover rotisserie chicken and serve over egg noodles.
Buffalo Chicken Cobb Salad
Step up your lunch game with this chicken wing-inspired salad topped with a homemade buttermilk ranch dressing.
Pesto Chicken Salad Croissants
Once you add pesto to your chicken salad, you'll never want the plain stuff again.
Broccoli Parmesan Chicken Soup
This veggie-packed bowl of soup (thanks to plenty of broccoli and spinach) gets a hearty hit of protein from leftover shredded chicken.
Chinese Chicken Salad Wraps
Sweet and slightly tangy, these chicken salad wraps get a hit of crunch from roasted almonds and crispy chow mein noodles. Yum!
Buffalo Chicken Baguette Pizzas
Baguette is an epic vehicle for all of the ingredients in your fridge (plus plenty of cheese!).
Chicken Taco Pizzas
Combining taco and pizza night might just be the best executive decision you've ever made.
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Skillet Chicken Pot Pie
A hearty skillet meal made in less than 30 minutes? Now that's what we're talking about.
Sesame Chicken Slaw Mason Jar Salad
Layer up crunchy ingredients with your dressing on the bottom for a fresh take on lunch.
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Individual Chicken Pot Pies
With some help from frozen corn and peas and rotisserie chicken, these creamy pot pies come together in minutes.
Chicken Suizas Nachos
Our secret to a perfect plate of nachos is to toss all of the ingredients instead of layering for the best ratio of toppings to chips.
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Easy Chicken Panzanella Salad
Swap lettuce for big chunks of bread in this veggie-packed salad starring some tasty leftovers.
Creamy Chicken Pot Pies
Packed with veggies and chicken, these personal-size pies are the definition of comfort food.
Roasted Sweet Potato and Chicken Salad
Lighten up dinner time with a nutrient-packed salad, topped with caramelized roasted sweet potatoes and time-saving rotisserie chicken.
Peanut Noodles With Chicken
Customize this Asian-inspired dish by tossing in an assortment of veggies.
Get the recipe from Woman's Day »
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Chicken Pot Pie Turnovers
This comforting classic gets a handheld makeover with the addition of homemade biscuit dough.
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