Rotisserie Chicken with Garlicky Smashed Potatoes

Tonight I hit Costco for some of the essentials. Now that we are gluten free, there are still many things that Costco carries that are gluten free. Some, like the large tasty bags of clementines, are naturally gluten free. Others, like the Rice Works chips, are gluten free by design.

Here's a brief list of some of the gluten free things that we've found at Costco:

• Pacific Natural Foods soups
• Stretch Island fruit leather
• almonds!
• Ruffles potato chips (we love these!)
• McCormick spices
• Evergood kielbasa (only available sometimes...)
• Pirate's Booty
• dried fruits
• almond butter
• S&W tomatoes
  
• black pepper grinders
  
• fruits, vegetables, dairy, frozen fish and meats
  

With all these great snack foods (and more that I can't remember right now), Costco is on the shopping list. I've also discovered a great meal that is made possible by Costco! It turns my long work day + shopping trip + late dinner into a non-grouchy night. What is it we are eating? The deli rotisserie chickens are marked gluten free. It even says it clearly on the label (at the bottom, written in white on the red background - "no preservatives, MSG, gluten, artificial flavors or colors."


This meal is so easy, I can give you three recipes in 8 simple steps!

You will need:

Rotisserie Chicken
Costco gluten free rotisserie chicken

Garlicky Smashed Potatoes
1 1/2 pounds russet potatoes
2 tablespoons minced garlic
fresh cracked pepper
1/3 cup sour cream

Chicken Gravy
Drippings from rotisserie chicken
2 tablespoons cornstarch
2 tablespoons water
fresh cracked pepper
sea salt

1. Place rotisserie chicken in cart. Pay for it when you get to the front.
2. When y0u arrive home, place a pot of water to boil on the stove.
3. Take the chicken out of the plastic container and place it in a casserole dish. Pour the drippings into a small saucepan.
4. Scrub the potatoes, then chop and put in pot of water to boil. Boil potatoes 20 minutes until tender.
5. Place rotisserie chicken in the oven and turn it to 350 degrees. This is best if you didn't go straight home, or even if you did.
6. Place small saucepan of drippings on the stove on medium-low. Make a cornstarch-water slurry, and stir it into pan drippings. Add pepper and salt. Simmer a few minutes until thickened.
7. When potatoes are tender, drain in a colander, then put them back in the pot. Add pepper, salt, garlic, and sour cream, and mash! No need to peel them, the skins are delicious :).
8. Remove chicken from oven and serve with smashed potatoes and gravy. Add a side of veggies. Tonight I had a romaine salad with grapes. It was delicious.