The Answer: Rotisserie Chicken
Let’s be honest…most
college students are usually broke and on some type of budget. Most of them do
not have the time to cook and some do not have access to things like an oven,
microwave, etc. Are you a college
student looking for something good to eat that is inexpensive, requires very
little prepping, does not require any cooking whatsoever, and will keep you
full and satisfied? The answer: ROSTISSERIE CHICKEN!! YES!!
Rotisserie chickens are awesome in the fact that they are
literally $5 at Walmart for the ENTIRE chicken…yep $5! They also require zero
preparation and zero cooking...They are baked fully in a rotisserie oven and
are ready to go once you buy them.
Rotisserie Chickens can be used in EVERYTHING! You can
eat it piece by piece off the bone, you can add it to salads, wraps,
sandwiches, fry it up in a pan and make stir-fry and so much more. Here is the
catch: there may be a lot of sodium in the skin of the chicken so in order to
make it a little more nutritious, take the skin off and drain the liquid at the
bottom of the container (most of that is fat!). Now you have a ton of chicken
that is cooked and ready to go!
Did you
know that 3 ounces of rotisserie chicken has about 24 grams of protein? It also
contains a good source of nutrients like niacin, iron, and zinc! Yay! One thing
that I personally love to do with a rotisserie chicken is cut it up and make a
chicken salad with it. I use my mom’s recipe which I will attach below..it is
so GOOD!
Overall, a rotisserie chicken is a college students BFF.
They have so many great qualities and I KNOW every time I am at a grocery store
and pass by the hot food stand, I ALWAYS grab a rotisserie chicken!
Chicken Salad Recipe
Ingredients:
All meat of rotisserie chicken - chopped
1 cup celery - chopped
1 cup red onion - chopped
1 teaspoon of yellow mustard
½ cup of miracle whip
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon garlic salt
½ teaspoon black pepper
¼ teaspoon sugar
Directions:
1.
Cut up the chicken into small pieces and mix in
the celery and red onion
2.
Add in the rest of the ingredients and mix it
together
3.
Chill for 1 hour for best results!
IB
I love rotisserie chicken! I would always buy them whenever I don't have time to cook or just craving for one :) I usually eat mine with boston lettuce and grape tomatoes. I agree with the sodium and fat tho. Thank you for your recommendation to reduce them. I will try it next time I get them.
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