10 Recipes to Make with Leftover Cooked Chicken
After eating a grilled chicken, do you still have some meat left over that you don’t know what to do with? Here are some delicious recipes that are simple and quick!
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This pasta recipe takes several shortcuts for a quick dinner: Simply make a béchamel sauce, add frozen vegetables and pulled cooked chicken—and voila!
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In this Asian-style chicken stir-fry, hoisin and oyster sauce turn into a sweet and syrupy mixture that coats the udon noodles and pulled chicken. Add mushrooms, peppers and broccoli, but any vegetable in the fridge will work just as well!
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Replace pasta with spaghetti squash for an ultra-gourmet meal filled with vegetables. The squash is cut in half and cooked until tender, then stuffed with a creamy cheese, chicken and spinach sauce and garnished with grated cheese.
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Tacos, burritos, quesadillas…cooked chicken is always welcome in Mexican-inspired dishes! Here, it’s sandwiched between two tortillas along with onions, mushrooms, pepper and roasted corn. Season everything with a commercial taco mix, garnish generously with grated cheese and brown the quesadilla on both sides until the cheese melts.
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Practical for lunches, mason jar salads allow all ingredients to keep their original texture. Make sure to make layers in an order ranging from the most robust foods at the bottom of the jar (cabbage, rice, chicken) to the lightest (mangoes, peppers, lettuce) at the top. When serving, empty the salad into a bowl and mix with vinaigrette.
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For a quick lunch, choose a small cranberry baguette and garnish it with pieces of chicken, salad dressing and Gouda cheese for a sweet and savoury sandwich worthy of a café.
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Before placing the grilled chicken and vegetable filling on your tortillas, cover them with aluminum foil and heat them in the oven to soften them. Served the warmed fajitas with a simple salad of avocado, tomatoes and coriander.
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For an almost instant bowl of comfort, sauté carrots and celery in oil in a saucepan and cover with chicken broth. Once it boils, all that remains is to add cubes of cooked chicken, noodles and baby spinach.
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Chicken works perfectly in this bright and fresh citrus salad. All you have to do is place lettuce leaves, chicken pieces, avocado and citrus supremes on a plate, then drizzle with a cara cara orange vinaigrette to finish.
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With a good chicken salad you can make great sandwiches. This one is ultra-creamy thanks to a mixture of Greek yogurt and mayonnaise, rounded out by a pleasant sweetness brought on by apple and raisins. Spread the lot on the bread of your choice for a satisfying lunch.