Leftover Chicken or Turkey

[marvholly]

At this time of year many are looking for new ways to use up chicken or turkey leftovers. Found this on another site and like it.

Chicken Lo Mein

½ lb spaghetti, uncooked
¼ c Asian Sesame Dressing
1 lb uncooked chicken breast in strips (3/4 lb cooked)
2 cloves garlic, minced
8 oz bell pepper instrips
8 oz onion sliced in ½ moons
1T peanut butter
½ c chicken broth
¼ c lite soy sauce
2T chop cilantro
2T chop peanuts


Cook spaghetti.
Heat Dressing. Add chicken & garlic. Stir-fry 3 minutes. Add veg, broth & peanut butter. Cook 3-4 minutes. Return spaghetti to pan. Mix. Heat thru. Top w/cilantro & nuts. Serve w/rice to capture the sauce. Makes approx 4 servings.

[Anne_in_VA]

Here's my recipe for chicken pot pie - I use either leftover roasted chicken or some chicken breasts that I've poached in stock.

2 cups cooked chicken cut up into cubes
1 bag frozen mixed vegetables
1 potato - cubed and cooked
2 pie crusts

Sauce

2 Tablespoons butter
2 Tablespoons flour
2 cups milk
salt & pepper to taste
1/4 teaspoon dry mustard
1/8 teaspoon nutmeg

Warm the milk in the microwave or in a pan on the stove but do not boil. Melt butter and add flour, mustard and nutmeg. Stir and cook over medium heat for a minute or two until hot and bubbly. Slowly add the hot milk and cook. stirring constantly until thickened. Add the chicken, potato and vegetables. Taste and adjust seasonings.

Pour into a pie pan lined with one pie crust. Top with the 2nd pie crust, brush with an egg/water mixture and bake at 350 for 45 min or until the crust is browned and the filling is heated through.

This is nice served with a green salad and crusty bread.

[suzwantstobefree]

Any ideas for leftover smoked turkey?

[marvholly]

smoked turkey goes into jambalaya

Must admit I am lazy here and use the box mix for the base w/extra celery & bell pepper, the turkey (or smoked sausage) and shellfish.

[Apple]

MissRigby
Message #115
06/12/10 10:34 AM


Okay, here's my contribution. Easy and tasty and doesn't cost much.

Picnic Chicken Pitas

1 package (16 ounces) frozen broccoli florets, cooked and drained
2 cups shredded cooked chicken
1 cup (4 ounces) shredded cheddar cheese
1 medium tomato, chopped
1/4 cup mayonnaise
2 tablespoons prepared mustard
1/2 teaspoon salt, optional
1/8 teaspoon pepper
4 pita breads (6 inches), halved
4 bacon strips, cooked and crumbled, optional
Directions:
In a large bowl, combine the broccoli, chicken, cheese and tomato. In a small bowl, combine the mayonnaise, mustard, salt if desired and pepper; pour over the broccoli mixture and toss to coat. Spoon about 3/4 cup into each pita half; top with bacon if desired. Yield: 4 servings.
I've used canned chicken in these when I didn't have leftover cooked chicken. It's okay with canned, but I like the "real" stuff better.

[Savoir Faire-Demogague in NJ]

Here's my recipe for chicken pot pie - I use either leftover roasted chicken or some chicken breasts that I've poached in stock.
When making the sauce instead of mixing the milk with the roux, I would use chicken broth.
I have used pie shells(store bought), but when making this recently I put the meat and veggie mixture in a greased vessel, and cover with Crescent roll dough. You can get this dough now in unperforated sheets.

[chiver78]

Anne and SF - have you ever frozen your pies and then cooked w/o thawing? I am baking off the first of my frozen pot pies, and I'm not really sure of cooking time/temps. I just put an uncovered pie in the oven at 400 degrees, with the timer set for 45 minutes.

thanks in advance!