Grocery store roasted chickens

I got one the other day to make chicken enchiladas and chicken salad with.  The chicken from it is sooooo much better than what I usually make.  Do you guys know if they do something unhealthy with them to get them to taste so good?  If they're excessively fatty (I remove the skin, of course) or they have tons of chemically flavorings injected in them, I'd rather stick with my own recipes. 

I've watched the local stores here prep the chickens for the oven and all I see them do is rub them with spices and put oranges and lemons in the cavity. I have rotisserie chicken rub at home and I make my own, but it's so much easier to pick one up at the store.

They tend to have more fat as it is rotisserie.  And, often the added salt keeps them plump.  I am not suggesting you shouldn't eat them.  I do.  But I don't eat enchiladas.

I'm sure they are the usual water/sodium/broth injected birds, other than kosher and organic, most chickens are done this way. Plus they are brined to within an inch of their lives! I like them regardless. When I make my own, I do a heavy brine (recipes on the net), and add some bay leaves and crushed garlic and get them moist and tender that way.

They typically add salt either through basting or through injection to keep them really moist and to boost flavor.  So watch out for the added sodium.  But I do eat them out of convenience at times.  Makes for many meals, too!

This is a great question!  I use those all of the time too!  They do have the nutrition facts on a sticker on the package of the ones I buy and I don't remember them being too awfully bad!  The sodium may be higher due to the flavor injections or whatever they use to enhance the flavor of the meat...I'll pay special attention the next time I buy one!

-Vicki

I get at least one a week and sometimes 2.
Unless chickens are on sale for 79 cents a pound they are cheaper than doing it yourself and so much quicker..
Julie

I LOVE Costco Rotisserie Chicken!  There is an entry for it on myfitnesspal -- you could check there and see what the difference is between plain boneless skinless chicken and rotisserie chicken.

I buy them sometimes too.  They are so convenient and tasty.   Also, I'm not usually fond of meat from Wally World, but they sell marinated pork roasts, I believe by Smithfield, that are not very fatty.  We love the rosemary olive oil one the best so far.  They are small roasts, so when I get home from work, I just open the package, put in the oven and we eat about 1 1/2 to 2 hours later.