I must admit that today’s idea hasn’t worked for me.
Yet.
But, I think you’ll agree it is indeed a great idea.
I was sitting at my friend Becky’s house this week watching her dismantle a rotisserie chicken. After I commented how nasty it was to have meat under one’s fingernails, she frankly explained that having two or three dinners from the one chicken was totally worth the nastiness involved in tearing it apart.
Whatever. The thought of it still makes me cringe. She began by slicing about eight pieces of the chicken for dinner that night. Then, she cut the rest of the chicken and began the tedious task of shredding the remainder of the slices for a dish that she was preparing the following night.
Then, in my best Martha Stewart tone, I threw out the idea that she could use any she had left over for chicken salad.
She spent $4.98 for a bird that would provide the main course for two dinners. (Maybe three depending on the size of your family.)
Cheap.
And efficient.
I’m all over that.
Enjoy your Wednesday, ya’ll. Be sure to visit We Are THAT Family for other things that might work for you!
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I’m with you on the fingernail thing. Cheaper & cleaner: roast a chicken at 425 for 30 minutes or until the skin browns. Plop it into the crockpot, salt & pepper it, & cook on low for 8 hours. Falls off the bones & you can portion it/shred it with a fork & pick up what you need with tongs.
I have done this before and it is so worth it!
I do this all the time. It is so cool to get two meals out of one bird. (My family eats too much to get three out of one bird!)
I do this frequently–it does get your hands yucky but I can deal.
I love those Tyson birds that are already cooked for me!!! But with teenage boys in the house…won’t be two complete meals…oh well.
I MADE YOUR BLOG!! We really need to get a life. Chicken day at my house was the best part of my week so far!! LOL@
Long live rotisserie chicken! We must be pigs though because we have a few leftovers after one meal but not enough for a whole second one. I still find it worth it though
Hmmm……. I USED to dismantle birds back in the day of 7-of-Us. Cheap — yes. Efficient — yes. Cringe-causing — yes.yes.yes.
Now there are 2-of-Us — 3 when McDaddy, Sr. is home. Tyson has great birds — no fuss — no muss. AND there is always Bob Evans, Hardings, Shoney’s, and Applebees. I did my bird duty — dutifully. Now, I can enjoy a chicken dinner.
Senior Citizenery has some advantages! 
I do this and have to say that the “yuckiness” is worth it for me! Once I have removed all the meat from the bone, I put the carcass in a stockpot, cover with water, add an onion and some celery, and simmer until I have a rich stock. It beats the canned variety,tastes wonderful in soups, sauces, and gravies, and it’s “free”!
.-= Lisa´s last blog ..Snatching Up Scraps of Normal =-.
And if she saved the carcass, she could make a chicken soup dinner for another night, too.
Costco sells a box of disposable gloves for a good price (sorry, can’t think of the exact amount at the moment) and I love them for chicken, onion, garlic, and raw meat. So worth the money.
.-= Leslie´s last blog ..my pantry that’s fully stocked, organized, Tupperwared to the max =-.
I guess cooked chicken under my nails doesn’t bother me. I used to buy whole chickens from a local farmer with the heads and feet still attached. They were dispatched, plucked, and that was all. I would chop them up and make stock with all the parts except the meat, then pick through the remaining pieces. THAT was gross, coming across a beak or toe while picking. Chopping up a cooked chicken is nothing now! haha!
I routinely get 4 meals from a 4 lb. chicken, plus stock, and posted about it back in January. I pressure cook the chicken, pick off all the meat, and portion it into 1.5 cup servings, which is usually enough for a meal. I don’t have teenagers, though!
http://thesavedquarter.com/2010/01/17/one-chicken-four-meals-for-four/
what a great deal
I handle cooked chicken…but cutting up raw..ick. Ick. Ick.
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