5 Easy Weeknight Meals to Make From 1 Roast Chicken

While not a meal, stock is one of the most important things you can make from leftover roast chicken — the carcass, to be exact. Once you've made homemade stock, you have the base for soups, stews, stir-frys, and also gravy for any upcoming holiday dinners you have planned. We're fans of Alton Brown's recipe for chicken stock and like the ease of making stock in a slow cooker— both recipes can be frozen for future use.