Leftover Chicken

Jaxie

I make chicken pie, but with a secret ingredient which I was forced to divulge by great- niece and grandchildren who wolf it down. I’m ashamed to admit I combine left over chicken with a tin of M&S chunky chicken in white sauce. Everyone compliments me on it but I feel like a fraud.

That's a good idea!

Our GD brought baked chicken round -- practice making Cinco de Mayo corn-chicken enchiladas and street tacos for my brother. Declared the results delish.

We also had a go at Coronation Chicken.

We actually had Chicken Divan tonight. First time for ages. As recipes given above but I add a coupon of eggs and some oil instead of mayo. It was given to me in the 70s as a handwritten recipe. I misread the handwriting and it was called Chicken Dwai in our house 🤣

Try Mary Berry's Tuscan chicken plus some crusty bread. It only take one cooking pot (I use a wok). It's really lovely, all my family now make it - even my young grandchildren. Add crème fraise instead of cream for a lighter sauce. But don't add the left over cooked chicken too quickly as it will go a bit mushy. Enjoy.

Take all the meat off the bones, and throw the bones out.

You can make Shepherd's pie with the leftover chicken, simply by mincing it and putting it in a well-greased ovenproof dish. If there is any gravy or soup from the chicken left, pour some of it over the minced meat.

Boil a few potatoes, mash them and place the mashed potatoes over the chicken as a lid. Bake it for three-quarters of an hour in the oven at 180 degrees celsius.

If you prefer, you can freeze the ready made pie and bake it after it has defrozen when you want to eat it.

If you prefer a cold dish, make Danish chicken salad as follows., boil a handful macaroni for the length of time stated on the packet, strain it and let it stand until it is quite cold.

Remove the chicken meat from the bones and cut the meat up into small cubes. Depending on the amount of meat you have you will need four or five tablespoons of home-made or bought mayonnaise, that you put into a bowl and stir up with a little salt, pepper and Worcester sauce. If you like, you can add strained cubed pickled gherkins to the mayonnaise.

Add the macaroni and chicken once the macaroni is quite cold.

This salad can be eaten on sandwiches or with hard-boiled eggs, which should likewise be served cold, with or without a few slices of cold thinly sliced bacon which has been fried very crispy.

Chicken divan

Make a pasta dish with any combination of bacon cubes + chopped onion + chopped mushrooms + chopped cold chicken. Add creme fraiche and stir into cooked pasta (eg penne). Season and serve.

Wolfie59 Will pm you as it's not really about chicken 🙂

i used to make chicken and sweetcorn lasagne with leftover chicken when my children were young, just used a white sauce instead of a tomato sauce.

I’m going to try making lasagna tonight with left over roast chicken, haven’t done it before. I’ll make a cheese sauce, put chicken pieces in and layers up with lasagna pasta, top with grated cheddar and pop in the oven for 30 min. Serve with a green salad,

Chicken tortilla casserole.

Poach skinned chicken in water with leeks, bay, herbs, carrot, celery. Shred or cube chicken. Using poaching liquid make usual thickened sauce - sliced mushrooms, butter, flour (much like tinned mushroom soup, except it tastes nice).

Layer torn tortillas, sauce, chicken, cheeses and repeat - bake.

Ricepudding I've been using this recipe for decades and it is always well received ,sadly as I dont eat fowl I haven't actually tasted it ,
a 4lb chicken or leftovers
1 bay leaf 2 small onions
1 tbsp sunflower oil
4tsp curry powder
3 tbsp of mango chutney
1tbsp tomato puree
3tbsp lemon juice
half a pint of mayo
quarter pint of natural yoghourt
1 large ripe mango
half an ounce of fresh coriander leaves
bring thel chicken to the boil with one onion and the bay leaf then simmer one -one and a half hours
strain the stock and reserve half a pint

heat the oil and fry the 2nd onion for3 -4 minutes -sprinkle the curry powderand cook for 30 seconds
pour in the stock add thechutney tomato puree and lemon juice and simmer for10 minutes.
Strain and set asideuntil cold then add the mayo and yoghourt season to taste .Chill .
Add your chicken and before serving stir in the chopped mango and coriander.
Serve on a bed of lettuce,chicory and cucumber .
you can of course adjust the amounts for a smaller buffet

Countrymouse22- our fussy cat wont have it either😹

I use left-over chicken in this tasty dish: www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/chicken-chorizo-jambalaya

What about chicken rissoles/patties. Mix the chicken up with mashed potatoes, onions, breadcrumbs and thyme. Even easier if you have left over stuffing. Roll into balls or patties, dip in egg then breadcrumbs and deep fry. Gorgeous with a few chips/baked beans etc

Thank you all as you have given me also some ideas to use up chicken as in our house im the one who has to eat up the leftovers as my 2 sons wont.

timetogo2016

When my children were at home they loved the dinner recipe with leftover chicken.
I put it in a oven proof dish,added chicken soup put mashed potatoes on top then a couple of bags of chicken crisps on the top of the mash then cooked it until i could see the mash was crispy.
I still do it on and off.

I remember seeing a fellow getting a terrible time for making something very like this on Come Dine With Me. I think he called it Chicken Divan. I thought it seemed like a good idea!

Chicken a la peche?
When in a hurry on a Tuesday:

Left-over chicken, can of condensed mushroom or chicken soup and a small tin of sliced peaches. Heat through in oven.
Top with a couple of packets of crisps and heat in oven until they are warm.
Serve with string beans and mashed potato.

Sometimes I stir some stuffing mix in as well and that thickens the sauce up. If have time then soften some onions or leeks to go in as well.

I make a chicken curry the next day,often with sweet potatoes and sometimes with coconut milk.

I bought a rotisserie chicken from Costco yesterday, which we had with some crusty bread and salad. Today, we're having it with a pasta salad, which includes pesto, little mozzarella balls and tomatoes (both fresh cherry tomatoes and our homemade 'sundried' ones), and then with the meat which is left, I'm making a chicken, mushroom and leek pie with filo pastry, loosely based on Joe Wicks' chicken pie recipe.

Take chicken, chop up into small pieces and place in cat or dog bowl!

AreWeThereYet

I do a chicken in the air fryer a couple of times a month.
If I've done a ham at about the same time I make chicken and ham pie.
Mr A always wants some coronation chicken sandwiches.
Or saute some sliced mushrooms with chopped onions and garlic, add some whisky or brandy and fry off alcohol, add some cream and cold chicken and have with rice or pasta or baked potato or in a big Yorkshire Pudding.
Or Chicken risotto.
Or Chicken curry.

Could you share how you cook a ham in an air fryer please?

Chicken Divan

Serves 4 but obviously you can reduce by half. 50 mins.

• 4 Chicken Breasts, cooked by whatever means and cut into bite size pieces, if making half the amount you could use leftover chicken, or turkey.
• Large broccoli, cut into its florets and boiled for 5 minutes (I have used frozen sometimes)
• 2 Tins of Campbell’s Condensed Soup - Cream of Chicken or Mushroom, or both!
• 1 Cup of Mayonnaise - that’s about 235mls.
• 2 Tsp Curry Powder.
• 2 Tsp Lemon Juice.
• Grated Cheddar.
• Breadcrumbs (optional)
Heat the oven to 180 degrees.
Mix the soup, mayonnaise, curry powder and lemon juice.
Put the broccoli in the base of a casserole dish, then layer the chicken on top.
Pour over the soup mix and top with grated cheddar. You can add breadcrumbs to the top if you like, but fry them golden in a little butter first. *
Bake uncovered for 40 minutes until the cheese has melted started to brown.

Enjoy with some rice or noodles, crusty bread and a large glass of white.

*2tblsp dry breadcrumbs
Fry in 1tblsp butter

Chicken divan 🤤

Make pancakes @nd stuff them with chicken and mushroom in a creamy sauce. Top with cheeses and Bake in the oven.
Risotto, chicken fajitas, ,the list is endless.
Google 3 or 5 ingredients for other ideas.