My Sister Dishes on Costco Chicken

My sister has started blogging again and recently shared this post on Costco rotisserie chickens. She shared some great ideas and recipes perfect for using the chicken. We actually had a chicken taco salad tonight for dinner and last week we put some in pitas.

20 Ways to eat a Costco Chicken

Most rotisserie chickens don't interest me. But Costco chickens are different. They're bigger, they cost several dollars less than at the grocery store, they are juicy, and they have flavor!! I get one every time I go to Costco, and sometimes that's a lot.

There is only one rule when buying a Costco chicken: Eat or take the meat off the bone immediately. You will curse yourself if you leave it in the fridge to cool and then try to pull the meat off the bones. It just won’t work and you’ll be left with a mangled bird.

I decided to put together a list of all the ways to eat a Costco chicken, because sometimes when I come home with one I think... "so what am I going to do with this?" And then it ends up sitting around and getting picked at, but it doesn't really live up to it's full potential. :)

Some of these recipes are so obvious they don't require a recipe. Chicken Quesadilla? I won't bore you! Some are my own recipe that I've created, but most are from other blogs. If I've linked to it, I've made it and loved it enough to share!

1. Carve it up and eat it as the main course
2. Add to a green salad
3. Chicken Taco Salad
4. Chicken Sandwiches
5. Add to Suddenly Salad
6. Honey Lime Chicken Enchiladas
7. Chicken Suiza Sammies
8. Chicken and Black Bean Enchilada Casserole
9. Tomatillo Casserole with Chicken and Hominy (my own recipe... I'll post someday...)
10. Quiche with Chicken and Broccoli (or Ham!) (Again, my own recipe...)
11. Chicken Quesadilla
12. Chicken Salad Sandwiches (Anyone have a really good go-to recipe?)
13. Chicken and Spinach Stuffed Shells
14. BBQ Chicken Pizza
15. BBQ Chicken Braid
16. Chicken Soup
17. Chicken Pot Pie (Mom's Recipe)
18. Chicken and Dumplings
19. Jambalaya (Mom's Recipe)
20. Hummus, Spinach and Chicken in a wrap (My go-to lunch for busy days!)

Chickpea Falafel Burgers

Chickpea Falafel Burgers


1 tablespoon vegetable oil
2 green onions, chopped
3/4 cup diced fresh mushrooms
1/2 cup diced green pepper (I added this)

3 cloves garlic, chopped
1 (15.5 ounce) can garbanzo beans, with liquid

1 1/2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
1 1/2 teaspoons minced fresh parsley
1 1/2 tablespoons curry powder
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 -3/4 cup dry bread crumbs
2 egg whites

2 tablespoons vegetable oil, or as needed to cook the falafel in

1. Heat oil and add green onions, mushrooms and green peppers. Cook until tender.
2. Blend garlic and garbanzo beans. I kept about half of the liquid in.
3. Mix all ingredients together except for the 2 tbsp veg oil.
4. Roll into either hamburger-sized balls or falafel-sized balls

* I know the recipe is for hamburgers, but I made into smaller balls and we ate them in pitas, with some lettuce, cheese, tzatziki sauce, veggies (cucumbers a must!)... the works.
* I did not have curry powder or fresh cilantro, instead I used some oregano, parsley, salt and cumin.

Both picture and recipe from http://www.allrecipes.com/

Another veggie delight... sandwich style

My sandwich at lunch today consisted of mushrooms, tomatoes, cucumbers, bean sprouts, red onions and a slice of cheddar cheese sandwiched together by a fluffy roll with pesto cream cheese. Seriously delicious... the pesto cream cheese was genius.

There is no picture as I am eating this at my desk at work....