Do you have some leftover rotisserie chicken? Looking for a way to revive these leftovers into new dishes? Check out these 3 easy leftover rotisserie chicken recipes that’ll freshen up your leftovers!
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Leftover Revival: 3 Leftover Rotisserie Chicken Recipes
While compiling the 2018 Canadian Food Trends, Loblaw found that Canadians are continuing to think about how their food choices impact the environment and are looking for options to reduce food waste. One way to reduce food waste is to find simple and delicious ideas on how to repurpose leftovers to create vibrant meals throughout the week. One of the items that I see my coworkers (and myself) grab when on the go is rotisserie chicken since it’s fast, easy, and healthy. However, a whole chicken can be a lot for a single person, so you’d end up with a ton of leftover rotisserie chicken.
So today, I wanted to share with you three recipes that not only use up your leftover rotisserie chicken but have an overlap in ingredients so you don’t end up with leftover ingredients as well. While this can be accomplished by making the same dish for the week (aka how I usually meal prep), today’s recipes will be different to show you that you can easily repurpose leftovers all week without it getting repetitive.
What You’ll Need for these 3 Leftover Rotisserie Chicken Recipes
Of course, you’ll need your leftover rotisserie chicken! It’s up to you if you want to include skin or not in these recipes since the chicken will be shredded. I personally eat all the crispy skin first so there’s never any of that left.
Spiralized Carrots, Broccoli, and Chicken with a Peanut Sauce
Loblaw had sent me this hand-held spiralizer and I thought it was perfect for freshening up the leftovers. The spiralized carrots are able to keep fresh in a sealed container for up to a week and each of the three recipes will incorporate it. On top of repurposing the carrots in the next two recipes, you’ll also be repurposing the peanut sauce if you choose to skip a salad dressing for the next recipe.
In addition to the spiralized carrots, you’ll also need:
- leftover rotisserie chicken
- peanut butter
- soy sauce
- ginger
- black garlic (just to add a little oomph to the flavour. If you do not have access to black garlic, you can use regular garlic)
- broccoli
- a bit more than half a cup of water
This leftover revival is very simple. In a sauce pan, mix together 3 tbsp of peanut butter, 2 tbsp soy sauce, a bit more than half a cup of water, 1/8 tsp ginger, and a bit of garlic. Mix it until it’s well combined. It’s up to you if you want your broccoli and carrots to be raw or not but I left my carrots as is, and in a pan I used half of the sauce to “stir fry” my broccoli and shredded chicken. I let it cook for a little to soften my broccoli a little before serving it on top of a bed of spiralized carrots. Easy! I added some crushed peanuts on top for a little bit of garnish.
Healthy Chicken Salad
For this easy chicken salad recipe, you’ll need
- leftover rotisserie chicken
- cooked lentils
- mixed greens
- spiralized carrots
- grapes
- mixed nuts
In a bowl, combine your leftover rotisserie chicken, spiralized carrots, mixed greens, cooked lentils, grapes, and some mixed nuts! You can eat it as is or drizzle some of the peanut sauce/salad dressing of your choice on top. This salad is the prefect way to revitalize leftovers as it utilizes pretty much whatever in your fridge or the items that tend to be in a pantry (i.e. mixed nuts). The carrots and peanut sauce from the previous recipe can also be repurposed here so it’s one less step to have to do.
Leftover chicken wraps
These chicken wraps using leftover rotisserie chicken are the easiest out of the three because they utilize all the leftovers from the previous recipes!
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For the first chicken wrap, you’ll need
- leftover rotisserie chicken
- spiralized carrots
- half an avocado
- the peanut sauce from the first recipe
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For the second chicken wrap, you’ll need
- leftover rotisserie chicken
- mixed greens from the salad
- spiralized carrots
- half an avocado
- the peanut sauce from the first recipe
They also fit perfectly into your purse. Trust me, I tried it! I saran wrapped each of them and they fit into my Kate Spade bag perfectly for an on-the-go meal to work!
Chicken stock
And the last way to help reduce food waste with these recipes is to use the chicken carcass to make chicken stock! In a large pot, place your carcass in, enough water to cover it, leftover carrots if you have any left, garlic, and onions and just let it simmer for a couple hours. I personally vacuum sealed the carcass to put in the freezer for when I have a second rotisserie chicken so I can have more bones for my chicken stock. Have an Instant Pot? Here’s how to make chicken stock in the Instant Pot.
Things you can use your chicken stock for include:
- cooking your rice or quinoa instead of water
- make make sauce
- make soup
- risotto
- and more!
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Leftover Rotisserie Chicken Recipes
Ingredients
Peanut Sauce
- 3 tbsp peanut butter
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 1/2 cup water, more if needed
- 1/8 tsp ginger
- 1 garlic
Spiralized Carrots, Broccoli, and Chicken with Peanut Sauce
- 1 cup shredded chicken
- 4-6 tbsp peanut sauce
- 1 crown broccoli
- 2-3 spiralized carrot
- optional crushed peanuts for garnish
Healthy Chicken Salad
- 1 cup shredded chicken
- 2 cups mixed greens
- 2 spiralized carrot
- 1 handful mixed nuts
- 1 hanfdul cooked lentils, 1:3 lentils to water ratio, simmer 10-15 minutes
- 2 cups grapes
Easy Leftover Chicken Wraps
- 2 wraps
- 1 avocado , sliced
- 2 cup shredded chicken
- 1 spiralized carrot
- 1 cup mixed greens
Instructions
Peanut Sauce
- In a sauce pan, mix together 3 tbsp of peanut butter, 2 tbsp soy sauce, a bit more than half a cup of water, 1/8 tsp ginger, and a bit of garlic. Mix it until it’s well combined. Note: the more water you add, the less thick the sauce is. Adjust to your preference
Spiralized Carrots, Broccoli, and Chicken with Peanut Sauce
- In a pan, "stir fry" your broccoli and shredded chicken with as much or as little peanut sauce you'd like until the broccoli has softened. Serve on top of a bed of spiralized carrots
- Optional: Add some crushed peanuts on top for a little bit of garnish.
Healthy Chicken Salad
- In a bowl, combine your leftover rotisserie chicken, spiralized carrots, mixed greens, cooked lentils, grapes, and some mixed nuts! You can eat it as is or drizzle some of the peanut sauce/salad dressing of your choice on top.
Easy Leftover Chicken Wrap
- In your first wrap, put together your leftover rotisserie chicken, spiralized carrots, half an avocado, and drizzle on some peanut sauce.
- For your second wrap, put together your leftover rotisserie chicken, mixed greens, spiralized carrots, and the second half of your avocado before drizzling some peanut sauce on top.
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ali randall says
A rotisserie chicken is my lifesavor. I can always have dinner on the table and lunch ready for the next day in a pinch. I love these easy ideas and know everyone in my house will love these.
Jessica Formicola says
I ALWAYS have leftover chicken! These are such great ideas!
Allison says
The spiralized carrots with peanut sauce sounds SO good! Pinning it right now. :)
georgie says
what great ideas!! i freaking love rotisseries chicken! i love chicken and mayo sandwiches! so so yum will have to try your ideas!
Beth says
What a great way of repurposing foods through the week to save time! I love how compact that spiralizer is! Perfect for me because my closets are so stuffed with kitchen gadgets!