Left over Chicken?

Question

Any good recipes for left over chicken? Would like healthy eating type of recipe.

Answer 1

Left over chicken makes great chicken tacos... shread up the meat with a pair of forks (pull apart with the tongs of the forks) and toss it around in some salsa (always low fat), heat it up, throw on some tomatoes and lettuce, perhaps some light sour cream OR maybe some fat free chredded cheese (kraft-pre-shredded-low-fat can be found at most grocery stores) and put in a small tortilla, (or they have those healthy low-carp wraps) and voila! you have a nice chicken soft taco, low fat style.

Answer 2

A lot depends on how the chicken was cooked originally ... but you can't go wrong at this time of year by making a 'chicken salad' ... your basic 'green salad' (we use fresh baby herbs, and fresh baby spinach, plus cucumbers, tomatoes, and onions ... sometimes sliced mushrooms) to which you add some 'cut up chicken' and some grated or crumbled cheese ... we vary the cheese, using grated extra sharp white cheddar, or crumbled gorgonzola, or grated smoked gouda, or any other 'extra good' cheese ... sometimes two cheeses. I use a 'balsamic vinaigrette' ... plain, or pomegranate or raspberry. My husband prefers a creamy dressing, so he uses ranch or 'blue cheese' dressing. Sometimes we add bacon bits and a good 'Caesar dressing' (my husband makes it from scratch, and adds two to three extra whole anchovies to my bowl/plate because I love anchovies) or warm 'spinach salad dressing so the spinach 'wilts.' We also occasionally add other things ... capers, fresh peppers, roasted red peppers, cut up kalamata olives. We can have 'chicken salad' seven days in a row, and never eat 'the same salad' or have the 'same flavors' for that whole week.
Also, for 'colder weather' ... try cooking any 'pasta' al dente (most people overcook their pasta .. 'al dente' means 'to the tooth' so you have to 'bite with the teeth' rather than jus 'suck it down), and make a basic 'cream sauce' ... butter or olive oil, cream (not milk, and HEAVY cream if you can get it) with some grated cheese ... parmesan, romano, or asaigo (use only the 'refrigerated' kind, not the stuff in 'cardboard cans). Add the cut up chicken and if you want, some 'vegetables' ... we use zucchini, fresh baby spinach, even 'cauliflower and broccoli' together. If we don't add the vegies to this pasta, we usually have a green salad ... again, it's 'quick, easy, and you can 'vary it' by changing the 'shape' of the pasta, or adding white wine to the 'cream sauce' or changing the 'cheese' (try gorgonzola ... YUM) ...
We actually PLAN to have lots of 'leftover chicken' because it's so good for us and so versatile ... and I've actually given you not just 'two recipes' but two 'basic dishes' that you can 'play with' to make dishes of your own. Also try adding a bit of cooked Italian sausage, or sliced pepperoni, or ... even left over roast beef ... you'll actually 'eat less fattening stuff' and feel 'full' with far fewer calories. Have fun and GET COOKING!

Answer 3

Chicken soup/broth,

my mum always makes it when we have left over chicken because its not fattening,very healthy with all the vegatables and chicken,

Just chop up some carrot circles,chop up some sweed,leeks (optional) some onion u can either keep the mushrooms whole (good idea) or you can cut them in half.

Get your slow cooker or big pan and put water and barley in it.Heat the water and barley up until its luke warm and add the left over chicken a lot of it and a chicken stock cube.

Add the vegs,mushrooms and a bit more barley to the water and leave it to simmer for up to 4 hours on the lowest heat poss.

Serve in a bowl as soup.If there is any left (likely) feeze it and theat it up when wanted.

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Answer 4

I always put any leftovers in a fritatta. Add your chopped chicken, maybe a bit of left over pepper (red or green etc) some left over cooked chopped potatos, a few peas, any other odd bits...broccolli, onions etc etc basically anything that needs using up. Put in a frying pan, Whip up a couple fo eggs pour over, fry until the eggs are cooked about half way up the pan then place under a grill to cook the top. Ace!

Answer 5

If it's grilled, broiled, or baked, I make Chicken Caesar Pasta.

Four servings:

Leftover chicken, cut into bite sized pieces (I figure 3oz per person)
2 cups of hot cooked pasta (I like cavatappi or rotini, but any small shape is fine, cooked to package directions and drained but not rinsed)
1/2 cup Kraft Free Ceasar Italian Dressing, plus one tablespoon per serving
Romaine and/or Leaf Lettuce
Tomatoes, if desired
Grated Romano or Parmigiano Reggiano Cheese

Mix the chicken and pasta in the empty pasta pot, stir in the dressing - you can add more if you like, the pasta sucks it up a bit. Mix one tablespoon of dressing with the lettuce in a separate dish. Put lettuce (and tomatoes, if desired) on a plate or pasta dish. Top with the pasta and chicken. Grate a little cheese on top and get a fork.

Answer 6

make sum rattatouille! it's easy.

cut up some squash, zuccini, carrots, peas, broccoli, cauliflower, or whatever veggies u like. don't forget garlic and onion too. then put some spaghetti sauce in a pot and throw the raw vegetables in there. then throw in the chicken and put a top on the pot and let it simmer until the veggies are tender.

unless u like lots of sauce, don't put too much cuz the vegetables will cook down. and make sure to stir occasionally because the food will stick to the bottom if ur heat is too high. add some oregano and ur done!

Answer 7

There are loads of Risotto recipes you can use left over chicken in. This link has some recipes.

Answer 8

Creamy Chicken & Noodles

2 tbsps sliced fresh parsley .
1 c whipping cream .
2 tbsps butter, softened .
3 c sliced cooked chicken .
1 (5/8 oz) envelope Italian salad dressing mix .
1/4 c freshly grated parmesan cheese .
1 (8 oz) package wide egg noodles

Directions

Step #1 Remove 1 tbsps Italian dressing mix from envelope, & set aside; reserve remaining mix for another use.
Step #2 Cook noodles according to package directions; drain well, & return noodles to pan.
Step #3 Stir in 2 tbsps butter, & toss to coat.
Step #4 Stir in sliced chicken, next 3 ingredients, & 1 tbsps dressing mix.
Step #5 Cook mixture over medium-high heat, tossing to coat evenly, 5 mins or until thoroughly heated.
Step #6 Serve as soon as possible.
Enjoy the Creamy Chicken & Noodles Southern Living recipe

Answer 9

Toss the left over chicken with veggies and olive oil in with some wheat pasta. Season to taste.

Answer 10

Same thing for us tonight. I'm going to make chicken tetrazinni with mine. The recipe is in "The Joy of Cooking"--according to my step-mother-in-law...I'll be looking it up as soon as I'm off the computer.