How to Jazz Up Rotisserie Chicken

Close up of a rotisserie chicken in a baking dish on a dinner table.

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This easy recipe for how to jazz up rostisserie chicken with lemon, leeks and thyme is going to be your new favorite weeknight dinner meal idea! A super quick prep and 30 minute re-heat means you'll get a delicious dinner on the table fast!

Prep Time10

Cook Time30

Total Time40

Course: Dinner

Cuisine: American

Servings: people

Calories: 190kcal

Author: Sharon Garofalow

Ingredients

1 Store-bought Rotisserie Chicken In the plainest flavor you can find.
1 lemons cut into quarters
1 bunch leeks sliced into coins
1 bunch thyme

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Remove the grocery store rotisserie chicken from it's packaging and place in a large baking dish.
Slice the leeks and place in a large bowl of cold water. Swish the leeks around with your hands or a spoon to clean them. Scoop them out of the water and place in a clean bowl until ready to use or place right into the baking dish around the chicken.
Squeeze the juice of both lemons on top of the chicken and leeks then place the fruit around the chicken in the baking dish.
Strip the fresh thyme from the stalk (about 2 tablespoons worth) and sprinkle on top of the chicken. Lay a few sprigs around the leeks and lemons in the baking dish. Save a few springs for serving.
Bake in the oven for about 30 minutes or until heated through.
Serve or let cool completely and freeze for later use.

Notes

If the chicken skin starts to get too brown, tent it with foil so that it doesn't burn.
Remember, since the chicken is already cooked, you just need to heat until warmed through.
Swap out lemons, leeks and thyme for other flavor combinations! More flavor options are listed in the blog post that accompanies this recipe.
If the rotisserie chicken has been refrigerated, you may need to add more time to make sure it's heated through.
Rotisserie chicken will keep in the fridge for about 3 days. It will keep in the freezer for about 4 months.
Scan the post for tips on how to cut a chicken and more detailed information on how to freeze leftover chicken.
Not sure how to use the chicken pulled off the rotisserie chicken? Find more in the post.

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