Whole Chicken Kitchen Hacks and Recipes
on Apr 02, 2016, Updated Feb 09, 2025
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Using the whole chicken is the most economical way to cook chicken. But what the heck do you do with them? Check out this collection of Whole Chicken Kitchen Hacks and Recipes to help you the biggest bang for your grocery dollar
Welcome! If you’re here, you probably like to feed your family healthy foods on a budget! I try to feed my family mostly local, in-season, and organic food. But that can get expensive. Especially when it comes to meat. One way I save money on buying organic meat is to look for less expensive cuts of meats – and when it comes to chicken, that means using the WHOLE chicken. There are a lot of benefits to using the whole chicken in addition to cost, but I know they are overwhelming to contemplate for a lot of people. I hope this post will help you feel better about using the whole chicken, and it’s divided into two parts:
Whole Chicken Kitchen Hacks and Recipes
1. Kitchen Tips, Tricks, & Hacks so you know how to cook the chicken.
2. Delicious recipe ideas for using the whole chicken
These posts will teach you how to cut up a whole chicken and also show you how to cook it properly using a lot of different techniques.
How to get the most out of your whole chicken {7 meals One Chicken} –ย Don’t Waste the Crumbs
How to butcher a chicken –ย Just a Tasteย {A live chicken?}
How to cut up a whole chicken –ย A Return to Simplicity
How to grill a whole chicken –ย Tablespoon
How to debone a whole chicken –ย Parley Sage Sweet
How to cook a whole chicken in a bundt pan –ย Mr Food
How to cook a whole chicken in a crock pot –ย The Kitchen Wife
How to butterfly {Spatchcock} a whole chicken –ย Culinary Ginger
How to brine a whole chicken –ย Cooking with Kimberly
Now that you know how to prepare the whole chicken, here are some delicious recipe ideas for cooking it!
How to smoke a whole chicken –ย Add a Pinch
How to butterfly roast a chicken in less than an hour –ย Bon Appetit
How to cook a whole chicken in a pressure cookerย – Healing Gourmet
ย Jamie Oliver’s Chicken in Milk –ย Platter Talk
Chicken Broth Recipe –ย My Cultured Palate
5 Ingredient Sticky Stove Top Balsamic Drumsticks –ย Recipe Tin Eats
If I still haven’t convinced you to try cooking with the whole chicken (because honestly, sometimes I just can’t be bothered with the whole thing), you may enjoy these recipes instead:
One Skillet Mediterranean Chicken – on the table in 30 minutes – one of my favorite meals.
BBQ Pulled Chicken Sandwich – Easy slow cooker recipe
Well, are you inspired to cook a whole chicken? Let me know what you made and how it turned out!
I don’t do whole chickens very often but I do enjoy a whole roasted chicken about once a month.
We do whole chickens at least 2x a month because it is cheaper than buying cut up versions. These give me new ideas to cook this month. Thanks.
I was always overwhelmed with doing the whole chicken but these are great tips!
It’s intimidating to me to cook any whole meats, so I really appreciate these tips. I know they will save me some money ๐
I should get whole chickens more than I do, and yes, I don’t want to waste parts I don’t like….of course, now I have a family who will eat those parts! I think it’s time to read more about them.