13 Easy Family Dinners Using Rotisserie Chicken

christadiserio:  This baked ziti recipe is a must-try. There's very little prep involved and the dish can be thrown into the oven while you help the kids with homework. Instead of cooking chicken breasts, you can also buy a rotisserie chicken, which shreds nicely, too. Pair this with a side salad and you've got yourself a tasty & healthy (more importantly: easy) meal!

Alexandra F.:  Taquitos are my go-to meal for using up leftover rotisserie chicken - even my picky eaters love them, and they are easy to make when you are short on time. Shred or cut the chicken into small pieces, roll some into a tortilla (corn is traditional but flour is also good), then fry it in vegetable oil about an inch deep. I warm the tortillas in the microwave covered with a damp paper towel to keep them from cracking, and a toothpick through each taquito helps hold it together when you first put it in the oil. Serve plain, with sliced avocado, shredded lettuce, salsa, cheese, crema or whatever you like!

Alexandra F.:  Ever since I discovered how easy it is to make fried rice, we've started buying rotisserie chicken whenever we are at Costco to make sure we have some to add to the fried rice we make almost every week. I started out using this recipe, and I like it, but I've realized that fried rice is one of those awesome pantry recipes you can easily adapt with whatever you have on hand, and that exact measurements are definitely not necessary if you want to keep things moving. Keep a bag of frozen peas and carrots on hand to make this an especially quick and easy meal!

Shila:  An excellent family meal for busy weekdays, this calls for simmering a handful of ingredients and spices together, including canned white beans, canned green chiles, frozen corn and shredded rotisserie chicken. Top off this one-pot meal with freshly-diced avocado, tortilla chips, cilantro and lime.

Shila:  Making chicken pot pie using rotisserie chicken is completely doable - and it's an easy one pot meal for the family, too!

Katie G.:  This healthy version of chicken salad makes a perfect weekend lunch for the family. Kids will love the grapes, apples and craisins and you will love how simple and healthy it is to whip up using rotisserie chicken and Greek yogurt. Serve on whole wheat bread or let the little ones scoop onto crunchy crackers. Enjoy leftovers in work or school lunches for the rest of the week.

Shila:  I like how this recipe coats the chicken directly in salsa and fajita seasoning before toasting on shells in the oven. The salsa contributes a level of added moisture which is often helpful when using leftover rotisserie chicken.

These easy enchiladas save time and effort with rotisserie chicken, pantry ingredients and a quick layering technique instead of tedious rolling.

Shila:  We like to shred up leftover rotisserie chicken, drizzle it with sauce and make buffalo pizza.

Shila:  We like to heat up shredded leftover rotisserie chicken (meat only, skin off) on the stovetop along with the contents of a taco seasoning packet so it marinates in the Mexican spices a bit. Dress the tortilla chips with your family's favorite fixings like avocado, cheese, salsa, beans, jalapeños, and sour cream too!

Shila:  Oven-baked stuffed bell peppers can be easily made with leftover rotisserie chicken, and this cheesy buffalo version is a real crowd pleaser.

Shila:  This is one of my family's favorite ways to use leftover rotisserie chicken. Pasta and chicken bake in the oven along with alfredo sauce, bacon, a bit of ranch dressing, and cheese.

Fresh veggies and a quick savory sauce transform leftover rotisserie chicken into restaurant-inspired Asian chicken lettuce wraps.