Lunch ideas for roasted chicken?

PandaCustard
PandaCustard Posts: 204 Member
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I've heard about a lot of people talking about buying a whole discount chicken, cooking it, and using it for meals throughout the week for work lunches. I found a 3 lb chicken for $4, so I decided to try it out for this week. After I cooked the chicken and carved it, now, I'm not really sure what I can do with it besides just have the plain meat with a vegetable side. Does anyone have any recipe ideas I can use it for besides that? Keep in mind I can't have gluten. Thanks!

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  • slynnlove
    slynnlove Posts: 7 Member
    It's good to add to a salad, or make a wrap.
  • mwery88
    mwery88 Posts: 22 Member
    I add chicken to salads, wraps or anything I could get some extra protein in. I also like making low-fat chicken salad. Instead of mayo, I use Greek yogurt, pecans, a little onion, celery, salt, pepper, curry powder and chicken. It's so good and relatively low in fat.
  • PandaCustard
    PandaCustard Posts: 204 Member
    Those sound good! Thanks, y'all! :flowerforyou:
  • FatOldManMN
    FatOldManMN Posts: 1,116 Member
    Chop it up with some low fat mayo, add diced onion, salt and pepper.
  • Elliehmltn
    Elliehmltn Posts: 254 Member
    Carve off a leg, or a breast half. Wrap in plastic. Eat for lunch. Yes, just cold. Yum. Don't mess with mixing it into some kind of salad. Just eat it like a carnivore.
  • rduhlir
    rduhlir Posts: 3,550 Member
    Add to salads.

    Make single portion chicken salad sandwich.

    Make chicken sandwich.

    Buy some of the mircowave single serving steam bags of peppers and onions, and then take a little bit of oil (like maybe 1 tsp), the vegetables, and 3 ounces of chicken and mix with a tsp or so of taco seasoning. Nuke to warm and meld flavors a bit. Then use that to make chicken tacos.
  • jenilla1
    jenilla1 Posts: 11,118 Member
    I love roasted chicken in salads!!!
  • Sharonmdenham
    Sharonmdenham Posts: 163 Member
    I do chicken tacos.
    3 steamed white corn tortillas (damp paper towel in a baggie with the corn tortilla microwaves for 30 seconds)
    3ounces of chicken
    1 cup shredded lettuce
    1-2 teaspoons of siracha sauce

    Very filling and lo in calories 241

    Add a piece of fruit and you have a very satisfying lunch.
  • Krikit34
    Krikit34 Posts: 125 Member
    Two of my favorites:
    Chicken taco - put in a tortilla with some red onion, cilantro, tomato, sour cream, avocado, salsa and a squeeze of lime. (Whatever you want.)
    Or chicken gyro, just use the chicken you have - recipe here: http://www.canyoustayfordinner.com/2011/04/10/lemon-chicken-gyros-with-tzatziki-and-feta/
  • PandaCustard
    PandaCustard Posts: 204 Member
    Thanks for all of the awesome ideas! I'm excited for lunch this week now. Since I've found a place that sells whole small chickens for so cheap, I think I'll do this more often.
  • Sharonmdenham
    Sharonmdenham Posts: 163 Member
    <<<<<<<<< My profile pick is my lunch for last Thursday, only 327 calories.

    2 Tablespoons Kraft creamy French dressing (fat free)
    3 cups iceberg lettuce
    1/4 cup chopped cucumber
    1 medium roma tomato
    1 hard boiled egg sliced
    4 ounces boneless skinless chicken sliced
    10 baby carrots
    2 stalks of celery

    1/4 of a medium cantaloupe
  • lizzyclatworthy
    lizzyclatworthy Posts: 296 Member
    Lots of my left over chicken goes in my special fried rice (I buy a cooked hot chicken after my workout on Saturday and eat half of it like a wild animal in the car park)
    oh i am a sahm/ student so I eat hot meals for lunch... And I am in maintenance. I may not have been much help.
  • KennaCanuck
    KennaCanuck Posts: 9 Member
    Chicken a la king or Chicken cacciattori (sp?) is nice. Just add a can of mushroom soup, some mushrooms, and serve it over rice with green beans or peas or something.

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