23 Easy Recipes That Start With A Rotisserie Chicken Because We Know You're So Tired This Week

Please, have mercy on me!

I call these kinds of recipes one-bowl meals. That means that all you need is one big bowl to serve the entirety of dinner. Just scoop it out with a spoon, and you get a bite of all the ingredients in one.

Recipe: Rotisserie Chicken Skillet

Slow cooker recipes are beautiful in their simplicity. Any novice cook can throw a bunch of ingredients in there and churn out something decent. This soup recipe utilizes the rotisserie chicken as a base and spices it up with jalapeños and chili powder. This is also a versatile recipe; you can include Thanksgiving leftovers in the soup in place of beans or corn.

Recipe: Spicy Corn, Bean, and Rotisserie Chicken Soup

I love chicken salad, but most of the time I make it with mayo. This Greek yogurt option is a great twist on the mayo-based salad, and it's easy to whip up when your rotisserie chicken is already cooked and seasoned.

Recipe: Greek Yogurt Chicken Salad Sandwich

If you really want to be lazy, all you have to do is shred the rotisserie chicken and toss it in a tortilla with a generous dollop of sour cream. The salsa gives these the Tex-Mex spice you'd expect from a taco.

Recipe: Mini Chicken Tacos

For those who watch football or who have loved ones who do, this has to be the easiest game-day meal you could possibly make. The second I see the word "microwave," I think, "Easy. Done. It's already cooked and in my mouth."

Recipe: Microwave 4-Minute BBQ Chicken Nachos

While you're at it, serve the nachos along with these very simple-to-make quesadillas. These would also make a good 2 a.m. fourth meal after a long night out.

Recipe: Buffalo Chicken Quesadillas

While this recipe method is a bit complex, it's easy to simplify it. Replace the raw chicken with rotisserie, use pre-ground spices, and don't toast your almonds. This will cut down on the time needed for this recipe significantly and still turn out something delicious.

Recipe: Healthy Chicken Korma

Casseroles like these are another classic one-bowl meal that is very easy to whip up and can be modified to fit any taste. Shredded rotisserie chicken mixed with noodles and sauce is homely and delicious.

Recipe: French Onion Chicken Noodle Casserole

If you are still feeling calorically overwhelmed from Thanksgiving, you can't go wrong with a chicken salad. Or, more specifically, a salad with chicken on it. You can eschew the homemade dressing from this recipe for store-bought dressing if you can't be bothered to make it at home.

Recipe: Homemade Honey Mustard Chicken Salad

If you really want to up your soup and stew game without doing a lot of work, this recipe is for you. This Thai-inspired coconut-based soup really packs a punch with its flavor.

Recipe: Spicy Coconut Chicken Stew

A chicken pot pie is a comforting cold-weather meal, but who has time to make a whole pie crust? This deconstructed chicken pot pie is much simpler and uses noodles instead of pie crust for a carb base.

Recipe: Chicken Pot Pie Noodles

The hardest part about this recipe is waiting for the potato to be baked. And if you don't have the patience for that, I don't know what to tell you.

Recipe: Chicken Bacon Ranch Baked Potatoes

With the magic of a bunch of spices, this recipe turns your average rotisserie chicken into a flavorful gyro filling. Topped with tzatziki, red onion, and cucumber, these gyros are almost as good as the real thing.

Recipe: Easy Chicken Gyros

This take on a classic stuffed pepper is extremely simple with only five ingredients. And for those out there who are weirded out by quinoa, you could easily swap in rice or some other grain.

Recipe: 5-Ingredient Pesto Chicken Stuffed Peppers

If it's good enough for a king, it's good enough for you, too. This classic is much easier to whip up when your chicken is already cooked. You only have to focus on the sauce and the side; it goes well with either rice or noodles.

Recipe: Chicken à la King

Here's another fancy-sounding dish that belies how simple it is to make. Both the rotisserie chicken and ham cubes are already cooked, so you're basically one-third of the way to the final dish already.

Recipe: Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole

For those of you who love meal prepping, mason jar meals are an excellent choice. Adding shredded rotisserie chicken to a ramen jar will help you eat well on the go.

Recipe: Instant Chicken Ramen

I use my air fryer every day; it's convenient and much easier to cook things like chicken thighs when compared to my gas oven. These quick and easy taquitos filled with shredded rotisserie chicken seem like a perfect air fryer dinner that I will be trying out tonight.

Recipe: Air Fryer Chicken Taquitos

This recipe states it takes only five minutes to prep this homemade French bread pizza, and if that isn't convenient, I don't know what is. My personal suggestion was to buy a frozen pizza and just toss shredded rotisserie chicken on top of it, so this is much better.

Recipe: Chicken Alfredo French Bread Pizza

For those of you blessed enough to have a sandwich press at home, this seems like a no-brainer. I don't have one but I would attempt this on my stovetop because I freaking love blue cheese.

Recipe: Chicken Panini with Fig Jam, Arugula, and Blue Cheese

Yes, soup seems like an obvious choice; there have already been two other soup options on this list. But the traditional Greek avgolemono soup is next-level delicious. This recipe offers a 30-minute version that uses pre-made broth and shredded rotisserie chicken.

Recipe: Avgolemono Soup

Here's another 30-minute, one-bowl meal that makes sure you eat your broccoli. This recipe looks like a fun way to trick kids into eating vegetables.

Recipe: Cheesy Chicken Broccoli Rice

For this recipe, you literally don't have to cook. All you have to do is whip up a sauce to slather over the rotisserie chicken. Anyone can do it!

Recipe: Buffalo Chicken Lettuce Wraps