All you need is (Rotisserie Chicken) love
by duluth, June 10, 2009 | Permalink
So as you can gather from last week’s blog, I’m really on a dinner strike in my kitchen. Odd as it may sound sometimes even a food writer just wants to get away from, you know, cooking something. I was pondering yet another way to get out of standing over a hot oven when I walked by the rotisserie chicken display in our store. You see, it needs some love. That’s when I realized there’s all kinds of menu treasures in that hot case. Shredded or whole, each chicken will yield approximately 4 cups of meat, so it’ll definitely feed a family of four.
Take our marinated lemon and rosemary rotisserie chicken. Shred it off the bone and chop it, then add herbs de Provence, a little Dijon mustard, some of our 365 Everyday Value™ mayonnaise and a quick squirt of lemon juice. Ooh la la—you’ve got French Twist Chicken Salad. Perfect with some of our bakery’s croissants and a side salad. Did you cook? No. Are you a culinary genius? Oui.
Or you can make a barbeque picnic with a twist. Put shredded lemon pepper rotisserie chicken on top of baked beans and coleslaw layered in a glass bowl with deep sides, or spoon into individual soup bowls. Top with your favorite barbeque sauce, and garnish with a pickle wedge. You’ve got a great portable BBQ “cocktail”, North Carolina style. Be sure to keep it in a cooler if you take dinner outdoors.
The naked rotisserie chicken is so versatile. It’s a great topper for tacos when the meat is tossed and chopped with a light dusting of taco seasoning. You can grab a 365 Everyday Value™ pizza crust in the bakery shelf to the left of the rotisserie chicken counter, and make a homemade chicken pizza, too. Prefer your chicken whole? The salt and pepper-flavored chicken is great with side dishes in the Prepared Foods case. Try the Gazpacho Salad or the 3-Pepper Pesto Pasta.
And if you just can’t tear yourself away from the stovetop, we can at least cut your time in the hotspot. Toss shredded garlic-herb chicken with a whole wheat pasta and either an alfredo or pesto sauce. All you have to cook is the pasta. For a quick gumbo, use the Cajun rosemary chicken as its base. You’ll have to cook the rice and the vegetables, but the hard stuff is done.
So take home one of our Rotisserie birds and get creative. If you come up with a new recipe please share it here! Don’t forget to add the love.
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June 14th, 2009 at 7:36 am
Great ideas, Nancy! When you love your rotisserie chicken, a lovely meal is sure to follow. Looking forward to the next clever blog.
June 18th, 2009 at 6:58 am
works great for the in house smoked chickens as well! try them both and find out which you like best!
June 30th, 2009 at 12:40 pm
WOW! I love your postings, you got me hooked on the site. I’m a loyal Whole Foods client, not always with time to attend a class, but following ideas and recipies online, that… I can do!
I won’t feel anymore like I’m cheating on a home cook meal next time I prepare something with rotiseerie chicken…. ah! that chicken is a life saver!