How long does cooked chicken keep for?

Gigervamp

As long as it's been kept in the fridge it will be fine.

kazmc

Hope so as I am sitting here eating sandwiches with leftover chicken from Sunday in :eek:
As long as its been in the fridge should be ok

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Hi lelole,

The chicken should be fine to use today. My rule of thumb for chicken is three days after it has first been cooked, providing it's been cooled quickly and kept properly refridgerated. You'll find more opinions on this thread:

How long does cooked chicken keep for?

If I use previously roasted chicken in cooked dishes I like to add it towards the end and heat it until piping hot then serve pretty much immediately because it can go a bit 'stringy' when being re-heated. I often use leftover roast chicken for fried rice, risotto, in a chicken and leek pie, chicken and broccoli pasta bake or to make chicken and veg soup. Also remember to save the bones to make stock.

There are lots more ideas on these threads:

Rubber Chicken

Bored With Rubber Chicken

Huge leftover chicken!!!!

Making Chicken last

Leftover chicken..........

Ideas for using a chicken!

Making chicken last

meals out of a roast chicken

left-over chicken recipes please

I'll add your thread to one of the above links later to keep the suggestions together.

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Paulie'sGirl

kazmc wrote: »

Hope so as I am sitting here eating sandwiches with leftover chicken from Sunday in :eek:
As long as its been in the fridge should be ok

Heh heh! Me too! Chicken and stuffing sandwiches with the very last of a very tasty bird.

I'll be making soup from the carcass for tonight's dinner. It should be fine OP, but trust your nose. Give it a smell.

PGxx

jcr16

i'd be happy to use it today, but prob be unsure any longer than 3 days tbh.

whenever i buy a chicken i always plan on it being used for 3/4 meals depending on size of it. first day will be roast, second a pie, third a risotto and 4 will be a curry . but i wouldn't leave it longer than that. if i had more meat than we'd eat over 4 meals then i'd freeze it.

lelole

Hi all, thanks for your replies!!!

I am busy making a chicken soupy stewy thing, and browsing through the links - I think when my new slow cooker comes tomorrow, I shall be getting another chicken and seeing how much I can get out of it - inspirational!!

Leah x

jcr16

don't forget you can cook a chicken in the slow cook. ( easier if it an oval one) and then the meat just falls off the bones and i find i get so much more meat of , than i would if i normally roasted it.

uolypool

jcr16 wrote: »

don't forget you can cook a chicken in the slow cook. ( easier if it an oval one) and then the meat just falls off the bones and i find i get so much more meat of , than i would if i normally roasted it.

I can vouch for this , my sister invited us all round for sunday dinner a few weeks ago , making 8 people in total:eek: bless her she had only bought a 1.5kg chicken and was panicking that it wouldn't be enough meat.My middle son took charge and plonked it in her slow cooker with a few bits and bobs ,once it was cooked he stripped it right down and she was more than amazed with how much meat he had got off it..He finished cooking lunch with her made some pigs in blankets and loads of veggies ,and some yorkies etc.It fed all of us .:)

gailey_2

Think I may have to bin.:(
Had hectic week and meant to do pasties with it.
leftover chicken from last sundays roast!
Been in fridge for week covered up is it safe?
sadly im guessing no.

blooming hate waste so annoyed with myself.

currently cooking fresh bird now.

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Hi gailey,

My rule of thumb is three days max, providing it's been cooled quite quickly and kept in the fridge. I definitely wouldn't eat week old chicken, especially as you are pregnant and your little ones are quite young. I would bin it if I were you.

This thread has more opinions

How long does cooked chicken keep for?

I'll add your thread to that one shortly.

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