Do you ever have leftover BBQ chook?

[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.

[Astrid]

I would much rather buy a couple of thigh fillets or a breast and cook it. For some reason just buying a qtr seems to defeat the purpose. I was not looking for suggestions in that area just really wanted to know if anyone had leftovers with a BBQ chook.

I think the recipes should just say cooked chicken and then in the tips box say "this recipe is a great way of using up leftover BBQ chook"