20 Easy Recipes Using Leftover Rotisserie Chicken
Looking for easy recipe using leftover rotisserie chicken? These quick dinner recipes turn shredded chicken into soups, pasta dishes, casseroles, sandwiches, salads, and other simple meals that are perfect for busy weeknights.
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A rotisserie chicken is one of the easiest dinner shortcuts. Use it to make enchiladas, soups, chilis, casseroles, sandwiches, and other easy meals.
These recipes are simple to make but never basic. They have big flavors, are easy prep, and have no-fuss recipe instructions. I hope you find a few to try!
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Creamy Poblano Chicken Enchiladas
This chicken enchilada recipe is one of the most popular Girl Gone Gourmet recipes! Readers love the creamy sauce made with fresh poblano peppers and cilantro, and rotisserie chicken makes things easy.
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Rotisserie Chicken Gyros
These chicken gyros are full of fresh tomatoes and cucumber, creamy tzatziki, and tender chicken. Plus, they hardly take any time at all thanks to rotisserie chicken. You can make this recipe in about 15 minutes for a super easy dinner.
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3
Easy Enchilada Soup
Quick and easy chicken enchilada soup ! It takes 30 minutes to make and has the best creamy texture. Serve it with crunchy tortilla chips and cheese on top for an easy weeknight dinner.
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4
Creamy Chicken and Noodles
This chicken and noodles recipe is inspired by Amish chicken and noodles but a little more dressed up and easy to make. Thick egg noodles are coated in a velvety cream sauce and tossed with shredded rotisserie chicken.
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5
Chicken Stuffed Poblano Peppers
Stuffed poblano peppers with chicken, rice, enchilada sauce, and cheese. This is an easy stuffed pepper recipe with a Southwest twist.
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Pesto Chicken Pasta Salad
This pesto pasta salad is loaded with fresh asparagus, spinach, and peas. Add some rotisserie chicken, pesto, and ziti, and you get a fresh pasta dish ready in 30 minutes.
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Roasted Poblano Chicken Chili
f you’re craving a cozy bowl, this poblano chicken chili is for you. It’s got a lot going for it: a velvety creamy texture, tender bites of chicken, hearty beans, and roasted poblano peppers.
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8
BBQ Chicken Nachos
These chicken nachos are loaded with tender chicken, BBQ sauce, and a super simple homemade cheese sauce. I use several shortcuts like cooked shredded chicken and store-bought BBQ sauce, so they’re easy to make.
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5 Ingredient Salsa Verde Chicken Enchilada Bake
This is a super simple chicken enchilada casserole with only 5 ingredients! It's so easy to make and is ready in about 30 minutes.
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10
Easy Chicken Tortilla Soup
This chicken tortilla soup is made with rotisserie chicken, so it’s ready in about 30 minutes! The chicken is simmered in a seasoned chicken broth with black beans, corn, bell pepper, and corn tortilla strips. It’s an easy soup recipe, and the leftovers keep well in the refrigerator or freezer.
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6 Ingredient Cream Cheese Chicken Enchiladas
If you’re craving easy comfort food, you have to try these cream cheese chicken enchiladas. You only need 6 ingredients!
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12
Santa Fe Salad
Santa Fe Salad with chicken is loaded with flavor and so easy to make! It has shredded rotisserie chicken, crisp lettuce, black beans, corn, creamy avocado, cheese, and super simple Southwestern-style ranch dressing.
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13
Chicken Sesame Noodles
This recipe ready in about 30 minutes. It’s a great main dish with rotisserie chicken, cabbage, green onions, and a simple sesame peanut sauce. Plus, you can serve it warm, at room temperature, or cold.
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14
Chicken Club Sandwich
This chicken sandwich has layers of shredded chicken, bacon, tomato, lettuce, and ham sandwiched between toasted bread slathered with mayo. It’s a restaurant classic you can make at home – you’ll love how easy it is.
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Green Chile Chicken Soup
Rotisserie chicken, creamy white beans, and just enough green chile heat come together in a soup that feels made-from-scratch without a lot of work.
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16
Buffalo Chicken Lettuce Wraps
These lettuce wraps are made with rotisserie chicken, a spicy buffalo sauce, and crisp lettuce leaves. This is an easy dinner that’s ready in 20 minutes.
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17
BBQ Chicken French Bread Pizza
Easy French bread pizza topped with rotisserie chicken, cheese, and BBQ sauce is a short-cut version of a BBQ chicken pizza.
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18
Summer Crunch Chopped Salad
This chopped salad with rotisserie chicken is loaded with veggies and all the crunchy add-ins like crispy bacon and sunflower seeds. All of it is tossed in a simple homemade honey-mustard dressing. Make it for lunch, make it for dinner, or make it for meal prep! You will love this fast and fresh salad.
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Creamy Chicken Enchilada Skillet
Some nights just call for a big pan of something comforting and this easy chicken enchilada skillet delivers. It’s inspired by the flavors of enchiladas suizas, but made easy with rotisserie chicken.
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20
Rotisserie Chicken Fajita Nachos
Chicken fajita nachos bring all the sizzling fajita flavors you love with chicken, peppers, onions, and a creamy pepper jack cheese sauce layered over crispy tortilla chips.
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21
Easy Club Chopped Salad
This easy club sandwich chopped salad has it all – chicken, bacon, tomatoes, and crunchy croutons tossed in creamy dressing for a satisfying main dish salad.
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I hope you try some of these recipes with rotisserie chicken!
Happy Cooking,
