How long does cooked chicken keep for?

zippychick

Hey Naomijj

Now you have your answer, I'll add your thread to the existing one on keeping cooked chicken

thanks:)
Zip

keza

Hi all, justa quick one, i cooked a roast chicken yesterday afternoon, had quite a bit left over, so had some in sandwiches today, left the rest in the fridge. can we have the rest in sandwiches tomoro? whens the lastest its safe to eat the leftovers?

thanks! xx

Butterfly_Brain

As long as it is in the fridge it will be ok, but why not make a curry or stew out of it and use the carcass to make a nice warming soup x

keza

that sounds like a good idea but i always thought u cudnt reheat chicken once its cooked and cooled? xx

CCP

You can reheat cooked meat once, as long as it's thoroughly reheated. You shouldn't really reheat it more than once, but I do with soup (i.e. make it, then allow it to cool / freeze and reheat when I want to eat it) as I figure that the thorough boiling it receives will kill most bugs. So far it seems to have been OK!

andygb

You could also make a great chicken and ham pie, or maybe use some of the chicken in a layer in a terrine.

LandyAndy

I frequently leave Sunday Roast leftover meat in the fridge (covered) for most of the following week while it is being used up in either sandwiches or rissoles or just as something for the kids to 'pick at' when they get home from school. Never had any problems with it. In fact DS1 finished of last week's pork as part of his lunch on Saturday.

kate83

I think the official answer is about 3 days in the fridge but we regularly have stuff for about a week with no problems so far.

LandyAndy

Butterfly_Brain wrote: »

As long as it is in the fridge it will be ok, but why not make a curry or stew out of it and use the carcass to make a nice warming soup x

Or boil the carcass up with a few stock veggies (onion, carrot celery), strain and reduce the liquid to about a cup for chicken stock that will freeze and keep for months.

Pink.

Hi keza,

I generally keep cooked chicken in the fridge for a maximum of three days. Providing it was chilled quickly after freezing there shouldn't be a problem. This thread will let you know what other Old Stylers do:

How long does cooked chicken keep for?

This thread has lots of ideas for meals using leftover chicken:

Rubber Chicken

I'll add your thread to the first link later to keep the replies together.

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