Is Rotisserie Chicken a Good Idea? | Healthy Nest Nutrition

Super Easy + Very Fast Lunch or Dinners with Rotisserie Chicken 

Absolute Speediest
Open a bagged salad (discard dressing), top with chopped rotisserie chicken and add 2 to 3 tbsp olive oil and 2 to 3 tbsp of balsamic vinegar, salt and fresh cracked pepper. It’s quick, easy and always delicious.

Grab-and-Go Lunch
Chicken Wrap (use burritos and or GF almond flour or casava flour wraps)
1 wrap
Chicken
½ avocado spread and or mayo
1 handful of arugula (or other green)
1 roasted red pepper (from the jar)
Add ingredients and wrap tightly. Enjoy. 

Big Salad or Bowl
Chicken
Avocado
Red onion
Cucumber
Romaine
Tomato
Kalamata olives
1 big scoop of garbanzo beans
Chopped basil
(can add or sub brown rice or quinoa)

Put all ingredients in a bowl. Top with your favorite vinaigrette. Enjoy.

Five-minute Tacos
Chicken
Salsa verde
Green chilis (in the can)
1 slice red onion, slivered or 2 scallions, chopped
2 tbsp cilantro, chopped
Thinly sliced purple cabbage
Organic corn tortillas or other gf tortillas, headed in a dry pan
Toppers: avocado/guac and squeezed lime to finish

Combine chicken, salsa, green chilis, chopped red onion, cilantro. Fill tacos and add toppers to taste. Enjoy.

White Chili
Chicken-a couple of chopped handfuls
White beans-1/2 can, drained and rinsed
1 medium onion, chopped
2 boxes of organic chicken broth
Handful of chopped cilantro
½ cup organic corn, optional
½ tsp cumin
½ tsp oregano
Juice of 1 lime

Simmer for 20 min. Combine all ingredients. Add toppers: avocado slices, squeezed lime. Done. Yummy.

Final Word: Yes, pick up the rotisserie chicken and try to buy the organic version. Serve it with vegetables — either the bagged salad, cut up raw veggies, or roasted vegies. After looking at the details, it’s still a solid family dinner option. Save the leftovers, if there are leftovers, and use them as part of lunch or dinner the next day.