Raw chicken can sit out for up to 2 hours before it can grow bacteria and should be thrown out.
Raw chicken should be thawed out in the microwave or in the refrigerator overnight.
Cooked chicken can sit out safely for up to 2 hours before it can go bad due to bacteria.
If you have cooked chicken that is left out longer than a few hours then it should be thrown out.
You can eat cooked chicken after 5 days as long as the cooked chicken has been refrigerated during those 5 days.
Cooked chicken usually lasts for up to 7 days in the refrigerator before it goes bad.
Raw chicken lasts for up to 3 days in the refrigerator.
The cooked chicken can last up to a year in the freezer.
If the cooked chicken has been in the refrigerator longer than 7 days then it could be bad.
But 5 days is okay for cooked chicken to be in the refrigerator and still be safe to eat.
Week old leftovers are safe to eat as long as the leftover food has been refrigerated.
If the week old leftovers smell good, taste good and has no mold on the week old leftovers then they are safe to eat.
Leftover food is best eaten within a day or two of refrigerating it though.
But it's safe to consume week old leftovers that have been refrigerated.
If the food was leftover and left out overnight then it may be bad depending on what type of food it is.
But if it's been refrigerated or frozen for that week then those leftovers are safe to eat.
Frozen leftovers are safe to eat for up to a year or more depending on what type of food it is.
I've eaten week old leftovers a lot of times and it's never made me sick.