Freezing Rotisserie Chicken For Meal Planning

Monthly meal planning is a game changer for mamas who are busy, face chronic illness, homeschooling, or even just moms who like to be prepared in advance!

For ease in creating last-minute or future freezer meals, create a habit of picking up Rotisserie chickens from Costco.

They seem larger than many stores, and the price can’t be beaten at 4.99 per chicken. Thinking for future meal planning, pick up two.

Shred as much meat as possible and set aside the bones. (If you have a stand Kitchenaid mixer, it works SO quickly at shredding chicken!)

Spending about 1/2 hour in the kitchen will yield approximately 10 cups of shredded white meat chicken. Juicy, already flavorful, and most importantly, already cooked.

Does rotisserie meat freeze well?

Definitely!

And, to save even more towards the grocery budget, put all of the carcass and juice from the bottom of the package into the crockpot. Make your own stock!

Add carrot, celery, bay leaf, and whatever seasonings you have. Turn it on low for 6+ hours, or just about 3 on high.

There is no exact science here, just when the broth is flavorful and bubbling, it’s done. (check out Frugal Money Saver for more ideas on zero food waste)

Cool for a few hours, drain the liquid, and toss the solids. Pour 2 cups of cooled broth into quart size bags and you’ll wind up with about 8 cups of chicken broth as well.

While the broth is cooking, here are a few ideas for meal planning!

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10 cups of chicken and 8 cups of broth are definitely worth the time investment (very little) and provide the base for many meals!

For example, this month our family will have Cinnamon Chicken Salad, Stir Fry, Tacos, and Pot Pie. I could also decide last-minute to make Chicken and Dumplings or Chicken and Rice soup in a pinch!

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