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01 Apr, 2010

Ten things to do with a roast chicken

The Know More Do More campaign has had me thinking a lot about the foods we eat as a family.

Roast chicken is one of the easiest things to make at home, but not everyone has the luxury of time to do so on a regular weekday.

The next time you’re tempted to take a detour through a fast-food drive-thru on your way home from work, pick up a grocery-store roast (or rotisserie-style) chicken instead. It’s probably just as fast, and better for you too.

Skip the wedge fries and macaroni salad and serve it with cut up veggies and a tossed salad. Or you can:

1. Slice it up and make sandwiches i.e. fill a pita, along with some lettuce, tomato and a swipe of mayo. Bacon is optional. (And yummy.)
2. Chop it up and make chicken salad.
3. Chop and add to a green salad, top with fresh mango and avocado and a bit of lime-based dressing.
4. Serve it shredded on warmed tortillas and garnish like you would a taco.
5. Dice it up and use it as a topping for your DIY pizza(along with BBQ sauce, Monterey Jack cheese and a sprinkle of red onion.)
6. Tear it up and add to a prepared sauce and serve with rice i.e. bottled butter chicken or curry sauce
7. Make chicken stock.
8. Add to your favourite pasta dish. i.e. cook up some linguine, add pesto and cubed chicken. This works great in the summertime when the basil plants are getting unruly. :)
9. Chop up some veggies and add chicken for a quick stir fry.
10. Add to a soup. Or cook noodles in your stock (see #7) and add cubed carrot and chicken for instant chicken soup.