20 Easy Meals You Can Make Using Rotisserie or Leftover Chicken

These quick and easy meal ideas use rotisserie or leftover chicken to give you “real food” meals with the convenience of takeout. It’s not always easy to find recipes that I can whip up quickly (and have the energy to make) after a long day of work and, let’s face it, everything else going on in life.

We’ve purchased a rotisserie chicken a time or two but we’ve grown a bit tired of them.  So, I went in search of some ways to switch things up. 

20 Simple Meals You Can Make with Rotisserie Chicken

These recipes start with a rotisserie chicken, cutting out a lot of the work and making it a simple weeknight meal. You can still serve your family good, hearty, homemade food but minimize the effort that goes into it. Win-win.

No chicken available?

Use your creativity – many of these recipes will work with leftover turkey, ham, or other meats. You can even used canned turkey or chicken for some of them. This is a great way to “repackage” canned or leftover meat into a meal the whole family will love.

My Poppyseed Chicken Casserole is a super simple recipe that takes very little time to prepare if you use rotisserie chicken for it!

Check out these easy chicken recipes rounded up from my fellow blogger friends below:

1. Rotisserie Chicken Casserole from momontimeout.com
2. Easy Rotisserie Chicken Nachos from thefoodcharlatan.com
3. Rotisserie Chicken Noodle Soup from eazypeazymealz.com
4. Cinnamon-Star Anise Citrus With Roasted Brussels Sprouts And Rotisserie Chicken from keviniscooking.com
5. Easy Chicken Pot Pie from spicysouthernkitchen.com
6. Healthier Rotisserie Chicken Salad from chewoutloud.com
7. Rotisserie Chicken Recipe from culinaryhill.com
8. Rotisserie Chicken And Chorizo Jambalaya from theendlessmeal.com
9. Teriyaki Chicken And Rice: Use Rotisserie Chicken! from amandascookin.com
10. Low-carb Rotisserie Chicken Christmas Salad With Avocado, Red Pepper, And Lime from kalynskitchen.com
11. Rotisserie Chicken Avocado Burritos from foodfanatic.com
12. BBQ Rotisserie Chicken Quesadilla from theendlessmeal.com
13. Chicken Bacon Avocado Sandwich + Mustard Mayo from natashaskitchen.com
14. Coconut Curry Chicken from tasteandtellblog.com
15. Easy 30-minute Kale, White Bean, And Chicken Soup from averiecooks.com
16. Healthy Chicken Salad from simplysissom.com
17. Quick & Easy Rotisserie Chicken Tacos from joyfulhealthyeats.com
18. Easy 30-minute Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup from averiecooks.com
19. Salsa Verde Chicken Enchiladas Recipe from inspiredtaste.net
20. Chicken And Avocado Salad With Lime And Cilantro from kalynskitchen.com

Another delicious option:

My chicken and spinach lasagna is another delicious recipe that is made easier with rotisserie chicken. It has more ingredients and steps to it so it’s not as simple as the others in this list but you can make two and freeze one!

So, which recipe are you going to try first? If you do make any of them, I’d love to hear about it in the comments below. And, I’ll keep you updated as I start working my way through to try these out for myself.