Was an entire roasted chicken too much for dinner? Did all the thighs get eaten and you’re left with the breast or vice versa? It doesn't matter if there is some meat leftover, the important thing is not to throw anything away in the trash, but to reuse avoiding food waste!
Chicken leftovers can be easily turned into a tasty dish for lunch the next day, to take to the office, or to enjoy as finger food for an aperitif. Here are 6 easy leftover chicken recipes to try. Enjoy!
Chicken salad
This is the easiest, fastest, and most versatile solution. Chicken is combined with many other ingredients such as bacon, eggs, zucchini, and olives. You can unleash your imagination here and create a salad bursting with flavor.
Chicken pasta
Shredded chicken leftovers are great for dressing pasta. Just sauté them with garlic and chili pepper (you can also add some tomato sauce) and add them to the pasta seasoning with grated cheese and pepper. Alternatively try combining chicken with zucchini, mushrooms, or peas for an even more substantial topping.
Chicken nuggets
Perfectly irresistible finger food! Start by grinding the leftover chicken with chopped bread, a pinch of salt, sliced white onion, and a clove of garlic. With the dough, create balls and then flatten them like meatballs trying to give them a droplet type shape. Cover them in a batter made with flour, milk, egg, yeast, oil, and salt, before covering them in breadcrumbs. Then fry them in hot oil.
Chicken croquettes
An alternative to nuggets is croquettes. Chop the chicken and incorporate it into béchamel sauce, grated Parmesan cheese, salt, and pepper. Shape the nuggets with the dough, then pass them through a beaten egg, breadcrumbs and finally fry.
Chicken skewers
Leftover chicken? If you have enough leftover you can cut it into pieces and create tasty skewers alternating it with yellow and red peppers, or with other types of meat such as pork sausage or fish for example shrimps.
Chicken sandwich
The easiest way to reuse leftover chicken is the sandwich. Cut up the chicken and fill a sandwich by adding your favorite ingredients: tomatoes, lettuce, avocado, grilled vegetables, onions.