How to Reheat Grilled Chicken

Grilled chicken is extremely convenient, even if you need to store it in the refrigerator for a few days before eating. To reheat rotisserie chicken, you need to take the chicken out of its packaging and decide whether to use the oven, stove, or microwave. Reheat until the chicken reaches 74 degrees Celsius and serve hot rotisserie with your favorite accompaniments.

Table of Contents

Grill

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Preheat the oven to 177 degrees Celsius and prepare the baking dish. While waiting for the oven to heat up, remove the chicken from its packaging and place it in a microwaveable dish. ^{[1] X Research Source}

Cover and roast chicken for 25 minutes. Cover the chicken dish and place in the preheated oven. Bake the chicken until it reaches 74 degrees Celsius as measured with a meat thermometer. ^{[2] X Research Source}

Insert the thermometer into the thickest part of the chicken.
If the plate doesn’t have a lid, you can cover it with foil.

Open the lid and bake the chicken for another 5 minutes until the skin is crispy. If you like to eat chicken with crispy golden skin, open the lid of the chicken dish and put it back in the oven. ^{[3] X Research Sources}

Bake for another 5 minutes until the chicken skin turns golden brown.

Sauté

Tear or cut chicken into bite-sized pieces. If you only have a portion of the rotisserie chicken left or just want to reheat part of it, you can tear the part you want to warm up and cut or tear it into small pieces. ^{[4] X Research Sources}

Chicken pieces are about 2.5 – 5 cm in size.

Heat 1-3 teaspoons (5-15 ml) over medium-high heat. Use less oil if you only need to coat a small amount of chicken; Use more oil if you want to fully heat the chicken. ^{[5] X Research Sources}

Use vegetable oil, canola oil or coconut oil.

Toss chicken in pan and heat for 4-5 minutes. Continue to stir while warming. Turn off the heat when all the chicken in the pan is completely hot. ^{[6] X Research Sources}

Note that the edges of the chicken pieces may become crispy while pan-frying.
The chicken pieces are too small to use a thermometer to measure the temperature of the meat. You need to sauté until the meat is steaming hot.

Warm in the microwave

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Adjust the power in the microwave to medium. If the microwave is programmed with a percentage, set it to 70%. ^{[7] X Research Sources}

Place the chicken in a microwaveable dish. If you’re reheating a whole rotisserie chicken, place the chicken in a microwave-safe baking dish to catch any gravy. ^{[8] X Research Sources}

To shorten the reheating time, you can tear the chicken into small pieces. Place the chicken pieces on a microwave-safe plate.

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Heat the chicken in the microwave for 1.5 – 5 minutes. If it’s a whole chicken, you’ll need to reheat it for 5 minutes before checking the internal temperature. ^{[9] X Research Source}

With shredded chicken, you can reheat for 1.5 minutes before checking the temperature.

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Check that the meat has reached 74 degrees Celsius. Insert a meat thermometer into the thickest part of the chicken. In order for chicken to be eaten safely, the measured temperature must reach 74 degrees Celsius ^{. [10] X Research Source}

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Consider roasting the chicken in the oven for 5 minutes if you want crispy skin. If you prefer whole chicken with crispy skin, place it in an oven preheated to 177 degrees Celsius ^{. [11] X Research Source}

Be sure to place the chicken in an oven-safe dish and heat for 5 minutes.

Things you need

Grill

Oven safe dish with lid
Meat thermometer

Sauté

Vegetable oil, canola oil or coconut oil
Pan
Spoon

Warm in the microwave

Microwave oven
A dish or baking tray that is safe to use in the microwave
Meat thermometer

Steps

Grill

Sauté

Warm in the microwave

Things you need

Grill

Sauté

Warm in the microwave

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