The Great Rotisserie Chicken Cookbook: More than 100 Delicious Ways to Enjoy Storebought and Homecooked Chicken

by Eric Akis

Overview

For those who love rotisserie chicken—fresh off the spit at home or hot from the supermarket—this value-priced book is a one-stop guide to delicious everyday meals. The Great Rotisserie Chicken Cookbook features not only tips on how to buy chicken and set up a rotisserie but also recipes for flavorful rubs and more than 120 quick and easy recipes to make and serve with roasted chicken. 
   Rotisserie chicken has become a staple in supermarkets across the country, pre-cooked and ready to take home for a quick and healthy meal. The Great Rotisserie Chicken Cookbook provides recipes for salads, side dishes, and breads to serve on a night that you need to get dinner on the table right away. For nights when you have leftovers, there are mouth-watering soups, salads, sandwiches, rice dishes, pastas, and entrees that use chicken as an ingredient. And for days when you have more time, there are tips and tricks for roasting your own chicken on a rotisserie at home. These are meals made with readily available ingredients that come together from stove to table in 1 hour or less.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780449016404
Publisher:	Appetite by Random House
Publication date:	03/31/2015
Pages:	208
Product dimensions:	7.90(w) x 9.90(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

ERIC AKIS has been a food writer for the Victoria Times Colonist since 1997, and his columns have been published in newspapers across Canada, including Calgary Herald, Edmonton Journal, Ottawa Citizen, Vancouver Sun and Winnipeg Free Press. Akis is a trained chef and pastry chef, and before becoming a journalist he worked for 15 years in fine hotels, bustling restaurants, and other food operations. Akis also works as a food consultant/recipe developer and his principal client for more than a decade has been Thrifty Foods, a regarded West Coast Canadian supermarket chain owned by Sobeys, which also owns IGA. In 2003, his experiences as a chef and food writer inspired him to create the bestselling Everyone Can Cook cookbook series. The Great Rotisserie Chicken Cookbook is his eighth book.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments 1

Why Choose a Patisserie Chicken? 2

Preparing Your Rotisserie Chicken At Home

Seasoning and Cooking Your Own Chicken

Rotisserie Chicken Basics 7

Ten Ways to Flavor Rotisserie Chicken 18

Cooking with Your Rotisserie Chicken

Recipes Made with Your Storebought or Homecooked Chicken

Rotisserie Chicken for Recipes 36

Appetizers 38

Soups 56

Salads 76

Sandwiches, Wraps, and Pizza 92

Pasta, Rice, and Asian Noodles 108

Entrées 126

Making Your Rotisserie Chicken a Meal

Side Dishes for Your Storebought or Homecooked Chicken

Side Salads 144

Hot Side Dishes 162

Breads, Biscuits, and Crackers 180

Index 195

Editorial Reviews

Praise for Eric Akis:

"Anyone who cooks and eats in Canada should have Eric's cookbooks in their kitchen. From weekday dinners to big holiday gatherings, he knows the secrets to making every meal a delicious success."
—Calgary Herald

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