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13 Time-Saving Rotisserie Chicken Dinner Recipes

Make weeknight dinners fast and easy! These rotisserie chicken recipes range from perfect pizza to fresh veggie-rich salads.
13 Time-Saving Rotisserie Chicken Dinner Recipes

(Photo: Carmen Cheung; Produced by: Stephanie Han Kim; Food styling: Eshun Mott; Prop styling: Madeleine Johari)

A rotisserie chicken can be dinner's saving grace when you're busy. With family favourites like barbecue-chicken pizza, vegetable-laden chicken salads and dinner wraps, the gallery below offers a few delicious reasons to pick up a rotisserie chicken for dinner tonight.

Peach And Chicken Couscous Salad

A pre-cooked chicken and quick-cooking couscous make this meal a time-saver (and ideal for hot nights because there's need to turn on the oven). Get this peach and chicken couscous salad recipe.

Peach and chicken couscous salad on a plate/Photo, Erik Putz.

Chicken and mango rice rolls with satay peanut sauce

An easy and flavourful way to use up any leftover rotisserie chicken. Get this chicken and mango rice rolls with satay peanut sauce recipe.

Chicken and mango rice rolls with satay peanut sauce on a plate(Photo: Carmen Cheung; Produced by: Stephanie Han Kim; Food styling: Eshun Mott; Prop styling: Madeleine Johari)

Chicken asparagus and udon noodle salad

Two packages of udon and 15 minutes will have you well on the way to a veggie-laden bowl of chicken noodles. Get this chicken asparagus and udon noodle salad recipe.

20 minute dinner: Chicken asparagus and udon noodle salad on concrete with chopsticksPhoto, Roberto Caruso.

Cucumber, radish and chicken salad rolls

Avoid cooking altogether with these easy salad rolls. Pair them with Thai, miso or peanut sauce on the side for dipping. Get this cucumber, radish and chicken salad rolls recipe.

Cucumber, radish and chicken salad rolls on a plate with dipping saucePhoto, Erik Putz.

Sheet pan cornbread with bbq pulled chicken

Shredded rotisserie chicken makes a super easy faux bbq pulled chicken that goes great with our sheet pan cornbread. Bonus: you'll have leftovers to make the next recipe too. Get this sheet pan cornbread with bbq pulled chicken recipe.

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Sheet pan cornbread with bbq pulled chicken on a platePhoto, Carmen Cheung.

Cornbread Panzanella Salad

Use your leftover rotisserie chicken and cornbread from the previous recipe and turn it into a great summer salad. Get this cornbread panzanella salad recipe.

Cornbread panzanella salad with peaches and green tomatoes on a plate.Photo, Carmen Cheung.

BBQ chicken pizza

Another kitchen shortcut—store-bought pizza dough—makes it easy to have dinner on the table in less time than it takes to get takeout. Get this BBQ chicken pizza recipe.

BBQ chicken pizza on a sheet pan with a slice taken outPhoto, Michael Albertat.

Chicken salad with coconut rainbow slaw

Pick up a a bag of shredded cabbage and kale along with your rotisserie chicken to make this quick dinner salad. Get this chicken salad with coconut rainbow slaw recipe.

Chicken salad with rainbow slaw in a bowl.Photo, Erik Putz.

BBQ chicken tostadas

Seek out barbecue-flavoured rotisserie chicken to make these fast tostadas with homemade Mexican salsa verde. Get this BBQ chicken tostadas recipe.

BBQ chicken tostadas on a plate with salsa verde on the side.BBQ-chicken tostadas. Photo, John Cullen.

Chicken And Kimchi Lettuce Wraps

This light and satisfying dinner couldn’t be simpler. Just grab a jar of ready-made kimchi with your chicken, and you’re more than halfway to dinner. Get this chicken and kimchi lettuce wraps recipe.

Chicken and kimchi lettuce wraps topped with a sprinkling of sesame seeds next to a small bowl of sesame seeds(Photo: Sian Richards)

Thai chicken salad

This slaw-like salad with cucumbers, carrots and mint is refreshing and crunchy—perfect for a light warm-weather meal. Get this Thai chicken salad recipe.

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Thai chicken salad with cucumbers, cabbage, carrot and herbsPhoto, Sian Richards.

Chicken pesto pasta

Add some protein to your go-to pasta by tossing in shredded rotisserie chicken at the end of the cooking process. Get this chicken pesto pasta recipe.

Chicken pesto pasta with cherry tomatoes in a copper pot.Photo, Colin Faulkner.

Chicken pot pie

Transform rotisserie chicken by simmering it with mushrooms, carrots and a little white wine, then top with easy homemade biscuits for a fast skillet pot pie. Get this chicken pot pie recipe.

Chicken pot pie in a cast iron pan with biscuits on top.Shortcut chicken pot pie.Photo, Roberto Caruso.

Chicken salad with almond dressing

Use pantry staples like almond butter, soy sauce and honey to make a dressing for this filling and healthy weeknight meal. Get this chicken salad with almond dressing recipe.

Chicken salad with almond dressing, orange wedges and spinach on a plate.Photo, Sian Richards.

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