"Get Your $ Worth A Rotisserie Chicken"
DAY #1 - Buy your rotisserie chicken.
The first day I buy my chicken and use it as is. If you have a larger family then buy 2 chickens and double the stock recipe below. I usually get mine from Walmart since they are always $5 each. Since my husband likes dark meat and I like the white meat, we each get our portions of the chicken. I usually add 2 sides, like salad, green beans, corn on the cob, mashed potatoes, etc. Then I save the rest of the chicken on the bone and in the original container.
DAY#2 - Round 2 Meal Recipe
I take my left over chicken and use it in a round 2 recipe. I have made several different things with the left overs...Shredded chicken tacos, chicken pizza, salads, pasta, soups, etc. There are a few recipes below that are my favorite:
DAY #3 - Homemade Chicken Broth
Don't throw away the carcass either!!! Don't you want to get EVERY penny out of this chicken?! If you do not have time to make the chicken broth, then freeze the carcass in a freezer bag and make at a later date. I usually make mine with the recipe below in my crock pot while at work but you can tweak it to your taste. I make mine without any salt or major seasonings most of the time since I want a basic "neutral" broth so it's diverse.
* Place rotisserie chicken carcass in crock pot covered with a crock pot liner (BEST invention EVER)
* Add all the left over fat/drippings at the bottom of the original container
* Cover with the following roughly chopped :
1 onion, 2-3 celery sticks (with leaves), 1/2 bag of carrots
3 Bay Leaves
6-8 cups of water
Optional : 1 can chicken broth, 1 garlic bulb, salt/pepper and seasonings
* Cook in crock pot on low for 8-10 hrs
* Let broth cool then drain all veggies/bay leaves through strainer and discard all but the broth itself
* Freeze in 1-2 cup portions in freezer bags and freeze
* Freeze any remaining broth in ice cube trays for smaller portions
Broth can be safely stored for 3-4 days in the fridge or 3-6 months in the freezer.
* Freeze any remaining broth in ice cube trays for smaller portions
Broth can be safely stored for 3-4 days in the fridge or 3-6 months in the freezer.
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