A great chicken salad for leftover chicken, especially grilled or smoked. A little sweet, a little salty, easy to make and quite delicious.
Chicken Salad with Capers and Tarragon
Poultry Entrees, Salads 44 comments
Tag: leftovers
Pollo de Chile Verde (Green Chile Chicken)
Burritos, Enchiladas, Green Chile, Poultry EntreesFirst you start with a big pot of green chile braised chicken. Then you serve it however your want – over rice or polenta or just eaten with fresh tortillas. Shred the leftovers and use for enchiladas, burritos or chimichangas.
Green Chile Cheese Breakfast Bake – Quick & Easy
Breakfast, Green Chile, Vegetarian EntreesAside from being tasty and spicy, this breakfast is a great way to use stale bread or cornbread baked into an egg mixture with green chile and cheese.
Chicken Tacos with Green Chile Corn Relish
Green Chile, Poultry Entrees, Tacos, Tamales, Tostadas, Vegetable SidesFirst make a tasty relish of corn and roasted green chille. Then use the relish as a topping for Chicken Green Chile Relish Tacos as well as a side or light lunch.
Refrigerator Chicken and Vegetable Soup
How To, Soups & StewsThis Chicken and Vegetable Soup was made using the week’s leftovers – the last of a roasted chicken, some leftover green beans, and fingerling potatoes, and few other fresh vegetables I had in the fridge.
Fennel Spiced Ham and Mushroom Pasta
Beef, Pork, Lamb, How To, Pasta dishesLearn how to turn leftovers and small amounts of ingredients into a delicious pasta dish like this fennel spiced pasta with ham and mushrooms. Originally is was a refrigerator clean out, but it was so good that now it’s a planned dish.
A Cold Curry Vegetable Soup
Soups & Stews, Vegetarian EntreesA cold curry soup made with a variety of vegetables (mostly green and white). I usually use leftovers or those small pieces in the crisper with an unknown purpose. Avocado is used as a flavorful thickener.
Not My Aunt’s Chicken Pot Pie
Poultry Entrees, Soups & StewsA delicious southern chicken pot pie that can easily be made with most any leftovers or vegetables you have in the refrigerator. Top with ready made biscuits for an easy meal.
Remember Toas-Tite Sandwiches? They’re back!
Green Chile, SandwichesWho remembers Toas-Tite sandwiches? I grew up eating these little sandwiches and absolutely love them. You can put just about anything in a toas-tite. I offer a few suggestions in this post.
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