Next time you grill or roast some, make extra and try these tips to stretch the leftovers into another meal. Chicken is a healthy go-to food that works great for lunch or dinner. To cut down on fat, cook up breast meat (also known as white meat) and get rid of the skin (most of the saturated fat is there).
Try this pasta works warm or cold. Add a few veggies from the fridge or freezer — peas, bell peppers, carrots, or even olives (my favorite) — and you up the vitamin C and potassium. Shred leftover chicken (boneless or picked from the bone), toss with some small pasta, and you’ve got a quick dinner the whole family will love.
Instead of slices of whole wheat bread, try pumpernickel or rye bread or roll up a flour tortilla. I bulk up my sandwiches with fresh veggies like arugula, tomatoes, peppers, and onions, and then top with one or two spoonfuls of hummus or babaganoush (pureed eggplants). You can mix leftover chicken into delicious sandwiches in about five minutes.
Of course, you don’t want to drown your chicken in gobs of mayonnaise, so instead, check out our suggestions for lightened-up variations of this simple dish.
Instead of spending hours slaving over the stove, throw some chicken pieces into some pre-made stock or broth with your family’s favorite vegetables, and presto, a delicious stew or soup is ready in 30 minutes.
Skip the drive-thru salad and prepare a quick lunch at home or on the go with sliced cooked chicken pieces tossed on a bed of greens with two tablespoons of your favorite bottled vinaigrette (or make your own). Don’t forget a slice of bread or small roll on the side to balance it out.
- Mexican-style bean soup with shredded chicken & lime. A star rating of 4.6 out of 5. …
- Chicken & sweetcorn soup. …
- Spiced black bean & chicken soup with kale. …
- Coronation chicken salad. …
- Thai chicken salad. …
- Herby chicken & butter bean soup. …
- Chinese poached chicken & rice. …
- Chicken noodle soup.
4 Healthy Leftover Chicken Recipes / 4 Recetas para Usar Pollo Seco
Easy Leftover Chicken Recipes For Dinner Or Lunch 🔗
These super easy leftover chicken recipes are perfect for lunch or dinner, absolutely delicious, kid-friendly and pretty healthy too! From healing chicken soup, through chicken pasta to spicy chicken wraps…you'll find all the ideas you need to use leftover rotisserie or roast chicken!
Prep: 5min
Total: 10min
Serving Size: 1
Nutrition Facts: calories 523 calories, Carbohydrate 46 grams carbohydrates, Cholesterol 99 milligrams cholesterol, Fat 24 grams fat, Fiber 4 grams fiber, Protein 30 grams protein, Saturated Fat 10 grams saturated fat, servingSize 1, Sodium 976 milligrams sodium, Sugar 8 grams sugar, Trans Fat 0 grams trans fat, unSaturated Fat 11 grams unsaturated fat
Ingredients:
- 1 cup chicken, cooked, chopped*
- 2 Tbsp sour cream or cream cheese
- 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1 Tbsp basil, chopped
- 2 Tbsp arugula chopped
- 1 scallion, chopped
- 1 garlic clove, minced (optional)
- black pepper
- salt to taste
- 4 olives, pitted, chopped
- 1 tomato, sliced (optional)
- 4-5 slices of bread
Instruction:
- In a small bowl, mix the chicken with the sour cream (or cream cheese), basil, arugula, scallion, garlic, black pepper, olives and mozzarella. Add salt to taste.
- Spread the salad on 2 slices of your favorite bread, add a slice of tomato (optional) on one of the slices and press both slices together.
- To toast: Toast the sandwich on the stove in a non-stick pan with some olive oil until golden brown.
FAQ
What can I do with left over hot chicken?
Round out a grain bowl — the beauty of grain bowls is that anything goes! — by adding it to chicken salad, a creamy cheesy dip, a baked potato, a quick Japanese curry, a chicken sandwich, a batch of chicken enchiladas, or fried rice.
How do you moisten leftover grilled chicken?
Chicken soup. Easy coronation chicken. Tasty chicken noodles. Chicken chimichangas. Chicken & bacon pasta. Chicken, leek & mushroom pies. Leftover roast chicken pad Thai. Rated 3.9 out of 5 stars. Roast chicken risotto with chicken crackling. Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars.