How to Make Rotisserie Chicken
Ever wonder how the grocery store makes their Rotisserie Chicken taste so good? Well, I spill the secrets and share my favorite recipe so you can make your own Rotisserie Style Chicken at home. Slow cooker, oven or rotisserie, this chicken is flavorful and amazing. So easy!
Rotisserie Chicken
Let’s talk about meal planning……ok, let’s not. It’s not a thing that I do. I know a lot of you (and a lot of bloggers for that matter) have extensive meal plans and they outline the steps for a successful meal prep day and package all their food up in neat little containers to have for easy meals on the go. Cool, right?
I guess, if you’re that kind of person. But me..I’m more fly by the seat of my pants.
Plus, if I know I have to eat a certain thing on a certain day…I may revolt, wasting all those packaged meals in the process. So, I’m more of the no-plan plan. And when I’m in a bind, I turn to the trusty grocery store Rotisserie Chicken. Which isn’t too shabby if you ask me.
It’s a pretty healthy option, too, if you skip the skin. (but do we really skip it…I could make a meal out of it, myself.) Perfectly seasoned and roasted at a low temperature very slowly, it is one of the juiciest, flavor packed chicken meals you can whip up in a bind.
My version is made in the oven but with the same addicting seasonings you expect in a rotisserie chicken. And it’s easy to make!
How To Make It
Make the rub – In a small bowl, whisk together the salt, paprika, onion powder, thyme, pepper, cayenne, sage and garlic powder to combine. You may not use all the rub but you can stash it away in your pantry for later!
Pat the chicken dry with a paper towel, inside and out. No need to rinse your chicken.
Rub the chicken inside, outside and under the skin with the seasoning.
Refrigerate the chicken for 1 hour or up to 24 hours. Rest for 30 minutes before cooking to bring to room temperature so it cooks evenly..
Stuff the onion inside the cavity.
Roast!
You can use the following roasting methods based on what you have at home.
- For rotisserie, cook over a rotisserie grill for 1 hour and 15 minutes until cooked through. Allow to rest for 10 minutes before carving.
- For oven roasting, preheat oven to 450 degrees. Roast the chicken in a roasting pan for 1 hour or until cooked through. Allow to rest for 10 minutes before carving.
- For slow cooker, place the chicken in the slow cooker and cover. Cook on low for 7 hours or high for 4 hours. Serve immediately.
What To Serve With It
We love to keep things simple and serve our rotisserie chicken with a big pile of mashed potatoes and green beans. But you can add your favorite side dishes like macaroni salad or even some french fries!
Recipes Using Rotisserie Chicken
A lot of people turn their rotisserie chickens into something else like Enchiladas or Thai Salad with Peanut Sauce (seriously, check those out!) but me…I eat it straight out of the oven.
And don’t miss out on these fabulous Rotisserie Chicken Tacos or this super quick Chicken Noodle Soup!
It’s always moist and tender with a bazillion spices so the flavor is totally banging. There’s no need to turn them into something else or throw them in a soup. The only thing better than picking up a chicken on the way home is making one yourself……and that’s almost as easy as driving to the store, finding a parking spot, wandering through the aisles, standing in line to pay, walking back to the car and driving home.
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Ingredients
- 4 tablespoons kosher salt
- 1 tablespoons smoked paprika
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne
- 1/2 teaspoon dried sage
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 5 pound chicken, innards discarded
- 1 onion, cut into quarters
Instructions
- In a small bowl, whisk together the salt, paprika, onion powder, thyme, pepper, cayenne, sage and garlic powder to combine.
- Pat the chicken dry, inside and out. Rub the chicken inside, outside and under the skin with the seasoning. Refrigerator the chicken for 1 hour or up to 24 hours. Rest for 30 minutes before cooking.
- Stuff the onion inside the cavity and cook as follows:
- For rotisserie, cook over a rotisserie grill for 1 hour and 15 minutes until cooked through. Allow to rest for 10 minutes before carving.
- For oven roasting, preheat oven to 450 degrees. Roast the chicken in a roasting pan for 1 hour or until cooked through. Allow to rest for 10 minutes before carving.
- For slow cooker, place the chicken in the slow cooker and cover. Cook on low for 7 hours or high for 4 hours. Serve immediately.
10 Comments on “How to Make Rotisserie Chicken”
I’m confused about the amount of salt. Is 4 tablespoons correct? That is a lot of salt if so.
It is! But because it’s on the outside, it’s more of a seasoning and will not taste salty. Trust me. 🙂
I make this all the time, I have played with the spices, added some differeny ones just switched it up a bit. Tonight I’m trying a turkey. We love this
Oooo, please let us know how your turkey turned out!!!
Love it!
Thank you, Connie!
Simple, straight-forward set of instructions. Worked well for my kitchen and I always adjust ingredients to fit my need and my preferences.
Thank you for your comment! I’m so glad you loved it. Feel free to share what modifications you tried out, would love to hear how others are enjoying the recipe!
You Forget to tell what is temperature using rotisserie using a grill???
And the information is what is the temperature in the meat is done???
The temperature should be 165 degrees F with an instant read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh.