Do you ever have leftover BBQ chook?

[Rouge]

Depends on the size of the chook, a large definitely anything less than that no. My kids don't eat much meat they aren't big eaters as a whole so maybe that's why?

[briggsy's girl]

mum will go and buy small amounts of the bbq chook at the deli at our local shop to make stuff like this. i know another friend will buy a chook, shred and freeze it. we tend to get two meals and a little left over for sandwiches from a bbq chicken. though i'll admit, the last time we bought one, the size had dropped dramatically! we worked out it was cheaper to buy breast fillets on special, cook it (we wrap it in foil and bake in the oven - has no skin for that flavour though) and use, rather than buying a precooked bbq chicken now!

we are lucky in that we have a lenard's chicken not too far away and they've had breast fillets for less than $7 a kilo all month, so we have stocked up. it has to work out better when you get can 1.5-2kg of chicken for similar price to a bbq chook...

[Astrid]

Our youngest has started to eat more and she really loves chicken.

It is frustrating when they refer to it in recipes, I had to buy chicken to cook up as there was one recipe I really wanted to try. They need to have an alternate ingredient listed.

[Floweryfields]

Being single, yes I do, but I use it for lunches, or quiche or something.
I am a bit tight when it comes to the BBQ chook purchase - I tend to only buy when they've got a broken one they are selling off cheap! They are always properly cooked because they've broken in half when getting them out of the oven!

[suse]

I know it's not what you are asking, but when I need a smallish amount of BBQ chook for a recipe I just get a 1/4 or 1/2. I prefer the breast-meat anyway, so even though it works out more expensive, there's no waste.

ETA: or, if a recipe calls for a cup or so of bbq chook, I just poach a small breast fillet and shred that instead.

[Rouge]

Another thing to do is get the 2 chicken specials when buying chickens to roast yourself, and roast two and shred the chicken of one and freeze it (this is something my mum used to do).

[Astrid]

We have such limited freezer space, otherwise I would do that, with buying extra. Actually I have never noticed Coles having a 2 chook special. Is it a Woolworths thing?

[AliBaby]

We never have any leftover, but in saying that, the chickens we get seem to be really small even though theya re marked large or family!

We do give the dogs all the skin and faty bits of the chicken so literally there is none left!

[Rouge]

Another thing to do is get the 2 chicken specials when buying chickens to roast yourself, and roast two and shred the chicken of one and freeze it (this is something my mum used to do).

[Netix]

I used to get the roast chooks from safeway in the evenings, when they would be on special, and shred all the meat off and freeze it in lots. I just don't think Safeway do this clearance of fresh foods anymore. ?

Between the Man and I we would sometimes knock over a whole chicken between us, so I don't think I can say you're eating too much! I think a chook between four people is very reasonable.

[Fleur]

Nope, we never have leftover chook. I have to make one stretch.

[Roryrory]

we never any left here either - but I occasionally roast two and save one for leftovers as others have suggested.....

[Tinks]

We never have leftover roast chook either.

I also buy them when they're marked down at Safeway and freeze them in portions for DH to take to work.

[ss_storm]

As much as I love them, I rarely buy them anymore because they just seem so expensive! We always have leftovers, but then there is only 2 of us eating it! I actually buy the chook because I want to make one of those recipes, and then we have leftovers because of it

Can you just get a 1/4 or 1/2 chook? Should give you enough for what you need.