Easy Dinner Ideas Using a Store Roasted Chicken

Store roasted chicken are popping up all over the place, you know the ones that you will find in the deli’s of most grocery stores. Nicely roasted to a golden brown and lightly seasoned, waiting for you to come along to take home to your family for dinner.

However, did you know you could take that same roasted chicken and make other types of simple meals out of it? Meals that are quick and easy that you could prepare without much fuss after a long day at work.

Chicken and Pasta- For this recipe you will need one roasted chicken shredded or chunked. While you are shredding or chunking your chicken, boil pasta, such as fettuccine, or linguine. Once pasta is done top the warm pasta with the chicken and then add a dollop of pesto, or warmed Alfredo sauce. Serve with a salad and rolls.

Chicken Salad- Take your roasted chicken and shred or chop fine, and then add chopped onions, celery, and pre-chopped pecans, mix ingredients together. Once that is mixed, add enough mayonnaise to hold all together along with 1 Tbs. of lemon juice. Salt and pepper as your taste buds like. You may eat this alone or between two pieces of bread. If you prefer to eat as a sandwich, you may prefer adding some lettuce or sprouts in between the chicken salad and bread.

Chicken Caesar Salad- Chunk roasted chicken and sprinkle over a prepackaged Caesar salad mix, then drizzle with your favorite Caesar salad dressing. Serve with warm French bread that you could purchase from your local grocery stores bakery.

Chicken Slices with Mushroom Gravy- Slice roasted chicken. In a small pan cook fresh mushrooms in olive oil, 1 to 2 Tbs. should be plenty. Once they are browned and tender, add 1 can of cream of mushroom soup with half a can of milk, and mix all well. Add more milk as needed. Once the gravy is warm, drizzle on top of the sliced chicken and serve alongside mashed potatoes.

Chicken Curry and Rice- Chop your chicken, and heat along with your favorite canned or bottled curry sauce. While that is cooking, prepare balsamic rice according to package directions. Serve the curry mixture on top of the balsamic rice and enjoy.

So there you have it, five different meals using a store bought roasted chicken. Depending on the size of your family would determine whether you could get more than one meal out of one chicken. Good luck and enjoy these quick and easy dinner ideas.