Tonight I am sharing my Chicken Fricassee at $5 Dinners. It makes use of leftover chicken to create a fast and easy dinner for a busy night.
I like to roast a chicken on the weekend. It makes for an easy, delicious, and somewhat fancy family dinner. It also provides me with bones to make chicken broth and leftover meat to use in recipes through out the week. I rarely just reheat leftovers, instead I use them as a base to speed up dinner prep. Then I add layers of flavor to create a whole new meal. You won’t recognize Sunday’s chicken dinner when you use leftover chicken in these recipes:
Chicken Noodle Casserole
Curried Chicken Pasta Salad
Chicken and Mango Salad with Creamy Cilantro Dressing
You will find more recipe ideas in this post that I wrote last year on Repurposing Leftover Chicken.
What is your favorite recipe for using up leftover chicken? Feel free to leave a link or recipe in the comments.
YUMMERS! I’m putting that pizza on my dinner rotation!
Mmmm . . . going to have to try that Chicken and Mango salad. I make a similar salad with rice that my husband loves. The cilantro dressing sounds so good!
Great leftover chicken ideas! I love it when the leftover dish is better than the original! Looks like you’ve got some winners here!