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I don’t regularly buy the famous (or should I say infamous) Costco roasted chicken. I don’t know why I don’t because it is such a bargain. For 4.99 my hubby and I made at least 5 different meals and this Foodie Friday I’m sharing a menu for using your Costco chicken. Let’s get started for today’s Cook’s Treat!

Day 1 – Eat the roasted chicken with some green beans or peas, and baked or mashed potato. Once you’re done with the meal, take all the meat off the carcass.

Day 2- Place the carcass in the stockpot and cover it with water. I add a little miso and Better Than Bouillon for some added flaver. Also add some chopped onions, chopped celery, and sliced carrots. Bring to a boil and then reduce to a low simmer for about an hour or so. Remove the carcass and set aside to cool. Once cool, remove the last of the meat and when you are ready to eat, add that meat as well as about a cup of the dark meat you removed from the carcass the night before (chopped). Add a cup of something green, like chopped kale or spinach. I use frozen. Also add a 16 ounce can of white bean (drained) and two cups of either noodles or ditalini. Cook about 10-12 minutes or until the pasta is al dente. Serve with salad and a hearty bread.

Day 3 – Chicken Pot Pie: Use a tube of crescent rolls. Grease two small baking crocks. Open the crescent rolls. You’ll notice that 2 crescent rolls make a perfect square and there are four (4) of them. Put one in the bottom of each crock. In a bowl, place 2 cups chopped chicken. Add 1/2 can of either cream of chicken or mushroom soup. Add 1/4 cup of half and half or milk. Microwave a 16 oz package of pixed vegetables. Add to the bowl and mix all the ingredients. Scoop over the crescent roll square in the crock. Cover the remaining square of crescent roll. Bake at 350 until browned and bubbly.

Day 4 – You probably have some soup left over. For a light dinner, slice the chicken for a sandwich or a club sandwich. I made chicken salad with mayo, craisins, apples, and chopped pecans. Serve soup and salad for dinner.

Day 5- There was still some chicken left over and I shredded it and with some cheddar, used it as a filling for chicken enchiladas!

WOW – 5 days of meals with a 4.99 chicken and some other inexpensive additions. If you want to upscale things, use only leeks in #3 and make a chicken leek pie. With the broth you make for the soup, you can change this up by adding chopped potatoes instead of the beans and adding some corn and half and half for a chowder-like soup. If you’re a salad lover, which I am not, make a salad with the chicken cubes, blue cheese, craisins, and some glazed walnuts/pecans.

Hope this helps you plan a menu with your Costco chicken deal!