I am obsessed with Costco's ubiquitous rotisserie chicken. This $5.00 carrot gets millions in the door of the big box leader so they can buy giant jars of trail mix and ten lb bags of chicken nuggets that will permanently occupy desperately needed freezer space. So why am I obsessed? One, it's a ridiculously cheap, I mean a raw whole chicken will cost between $6.00 & $7.00. Two, it's way bigger than your regular grocery offerings. Three, it's a straight up, tastes like chicken, chicken. Not lemon-pepper, or five spice or rosemary-mustard. Just chicken.
When you get the chicken home, before you stash it the fridge, debone it. Check out this How to Debone a Chicken to see how easy it is. I chop the legs, thighs, and wings into a easy to eat size (they can be chopped finer as you use the meat. The breasts are left whole for optional slicing or cubing. Take the carcass and make bone broth. Here are some of my favorite ways to use the harvested meat:
