If you think a salad can’t fill you up, think again. This awesomely crunchy and flavorful Kale and Chicken Salad is chock full of juicy chicken breast, almonds, celery, and lots of fiberlicious kale...
Rotisserie Chicken
If you need some easy dinner ideas, these rotisserie chicken recipes will be your secret weapon! This tender and juicy pre-cooked chicken is easy to add to soup, pasta, casseroles, salads, quesadillas, and more. We have plenty of rotisserie chicken ideas to make sure none of that delicious bird goes to waste. You can even use the leftover bones to make a delicious Homemade Chicken Broth or Stock!
Budget Friendly Rotisserie Chicken Recipes
Rotisserie chicken is already a great bargain, but you can stretch your dollar even further by pairing your rotisserie chicken with other inexpensive ingredients, like pasta, rice, or cabbage. Try our Southwest Chicken Skillet, Monterey Chicken Skillet, or Chicken and Cranberry Salad as a side.
Easy Lunch Recipes
Using rotisserie chicken makes preparing your workweek lunch a breeze. Try adding some rotisserie chicken to a green salad, stuffing it into a tortilla for a quick quesadilla or wrap sandwich, or use it to top your favorite bowl meal for a little extra protein. There’s no doubt that using rotisserie chicken makes lunch meal prep so much faster!
Leftover Rotisserie Chicken Recipes
If you need a flexible recipe to use up the odds and ends of your leftover rotisserie chicken, we’ve got you covered. Tossa a handful light or dark meat onto a BBQ Chicken Pizza, mix some together with broccoli and cheddar for a quick salad, or add it into our Vegetable Pot Pie Skillet for an extra cozy meal.
I’m kind of obsessed with chicken salad lately. It’s easy to prepare, super filling, and the perfect cold meal during these hot summer months. I especially love this chicken salad with apples because it’s...
Creamy, tangy, and filling, these Green Chile Chicken Enchiladas are an awesome comforting weeknight dinner. Whether you cook a couple of chicken breasts up quickly in a skillet, or use pre-cooked chicken like rotisserie...
I was lucky enough to get a bunch of fresh broccoli last week, so I wanted to share this super simple salad that I made with it, along with some ideas for variations to...
What am I doing over here cooking a casserole on one of the hottest days of the summer? Crazy, perhaps, but the stomach wants what the stomach wants, and mine wants King Ranch Chicken...
It used to really irk me when recipes called for “pre-cooked chicken.” I was like, “What the huh, who has pre-cooked chicken laying around?” But then I kind of warmed up to the idea of...
Last week I got a message from a reader, Holly, looking for a from-scratch version of a bubble up casserole. If you’ve never heard of bubble ups before, they’re basically a casserole made out...
Whew, life has been hectic lately, y’all! But it’s a good hectic. In addition to launching the new Budget Bytes app (p.s. the Android app is officially coming!), I’m in the process of selling my...
Happy Saturday, everyone! I hope your weekend is off to a good start. I wanted to take a few moments to share a salad I made this week with some of the leftovers in...
You guys. I didn’t know if anything could ever top my Hearty Black Bean Quesadillas, but we now have a very strong contender! These Ultimate BBQ Chicken Quesadillas are packed with tender chicken pieces, creamy...
I’m not done with cabbage yet! Hahah, okay, I really am sorry about all this cabbage lately, but I still had half a head in my fridge and a thoughtful reader emailed me a...
Let me start by saying, this is not authentic phở. This is “I need something that tastes good, is fast, has noodles, and kind of tastes like phở.” AKA Quickie Faux Phở. It does the...
Y’all know I love my bowl meals! Everything you need in one easy to eat (and transport) bowl, no need to worry about what side dishes go with what. Plus, they’re easy for you...
I still had a few carrots in my fridge and half of a rotisserie chicken, so I decided to mix them up into a delicious chicken Caesar salad and stuff them into a wrap....
For the entire month of September, I’ll be participating in the SNAP Challenge and attempting to eat on $4.50 per day. Read more here. **UPDATE: Well, I overlooked the fact that you can’t buy rotisserie...
So, you remember how much you love those Taco Chicken Bowls? And how they’re so easy because you just pour everything into the slow cooker and press go? Well guess what… You can do...
