Using up leftovers?

[daffy2k]

What do you do with your leftovers?  I have a bunch of chicken breasts leftover from last night and was going to post just looking for a good idea to use them up tonight, but thought we could also get some ideas for any leftovers.  Kind of like a rollover meal... Any good recipes ladies?

[seej]

Big fan of chicken pot pie when I have leftover chicken. Or you can chop it up and make it into a stir fry with peppers/onions/mushrooms etc over rice. We usually have leftovers, I still can't master cooking for 2.5

[callmeKD]

tacos? wraps? curry?

[babygsmommy]

Enchiladas?

[germaphobe]

Pulled bbq chicken with some french fries is always a hit in my house!

[ordinaryme]

My mother was the queen of casserole when I was growing up. She would take all of our weeks leftover and make "casserole surprise." With 7 kids she had to...I can't eat casserole anymore.

[subliminalrabbit]

I try and always make enough for two meals, so we have leftovers every other night... Because I can't spend all that time cooking every single day!

But specifically for your chicken, how is it prepared? Can it be eaten as-is and simply warmed up? Our simple go-to sides for that kind of thing are roasted veggies and a quinoa or cous cous mix. Fast and yummy!

[daffy2k]

subliminalrabbit I usually make a lot of food because DH likes to take leftovers as his lunch. But last night we just wound up with too much. I baked it in the oven with Italian seasonings, so yes, it could just be eaten as is. I just hate leftovers, haha. DH just called and is having major problems at work. He'll be late so it will just be M and I for supper. I think I'm going to make some quinoa and whip up a big spinach salad loaded with chicken, quinoa and fruit. Madeline will be happy with all of that, minus the spinach,

[huckleberry08]

What about chicken spaghetti? You can use Rotel instead of bell peppers.

www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ree-drummond/chicken-spaghetti-recipe.html

[daffy2k]

I love all the suggestions? I'm adding them to my list because it is really so much easier to use leftovers every couple nights to whip something up rather than cooking everything fresh every single day.

[subliminalrabbit]

Jan 16, 2015 16:14:09 GMT -5 daffy2k said:

I love all the suggestions? I'm adding them to my list because it is really so much easier to use leftovers every couple nights to whip something up rather than cooking everything fresh every single day.

I would go insane.  Truly.

[melohdy]

Jan 16, 2015 14:05:20 GMT -5 seej said:

Big fan of chicken pot pie when I have leftover chicken. Or you can chop it up and make it into a stir fry with peppers/onions/mushrooms etc over rice. We usually have leftovers, I still can't master cooking for 2.5

This is exactly what we do.

[musicalsilver]

With chicken - if you shred it I've made some super tasty asian noodle wraps (I think that's what the recipe is called). Essentially it's soy sauce, garlic, thai chili paste, and shredded chicken with cellophane noodles eaten in lettuce leaves (we use Boston).