Recipes Using Leftover Roast Chicken Nz
A whole roasted chicken is a wonderful thing: juicy meat, crispy skin, it’s one of our all-time favourite things to cook. But the real joy is in those lovely leftovers! Check out our brilliant ideas for leftover cooked chicken and give your Sunday roast a new lease of life.
Find yourself wondering what to do with leftover roast chicken? Well we’ve got loads of tasty ideas for you – try an epic salad or a cosy pasta bake, a hearty stew or a warming chicken soup. If you fancy taking things up a notch, you can use leftover roast chicken to make meatballs, dim sum or lasagne. Not only are these recipes delicious, they will help you make the most of your whole roast chicken, helping you to reduce your food waste and save money, too.
Please note: Once cooked, chicken can only be reheated once – portion up any stews, pies and curries that use leftover chicken, so you only reheat the amount you need. Reheat until piping hot throughout before serving.
How To Make Leftover Roast Chicken Frittata
Jamie’s simple chicken stew recipe is guaranteed to bring on those warm and cosy feels. This recipe uses up both the carcass and leftover meat from your roast chicken, so nothing goes to waste. Topped with fluffy dumplings and served with seasonal greens, this winter warmer recipe is brilliant to have up your sleeve.
A proper family favourite, this super easy pasta bake is a brilliant way to use up any leftover chicken you have in the fridge. It’s easy, tasty and a fantastic way to get the most from your leftovers, plus it’s one of our brilliant budget-friendly recipes .
Warming, wholesome and packed with colourful veg, a bowl of homemade chicken soup hits the spot like nothing else. This leftover staple is pretty flexible, so you can mix and match the herbs and veg with whatever’s in season – you could add a handful of orzo or small pasta shapes to make it more of a substantial meal.
Easy Leftover Roast Chicken Pasta
Made using a simple dough of coconut milk and flour – these little steamed buns are an exciting way to use up your roast chicken. Packed with punchy flavours of coriander, ginger, barbecue sauce and a squeeze of lime, they’re a total delight.
Served with a rich tomato sauce, these epic chicken meatballs are so good! With punchy flavours of olives, capers and Parmesan, this is so much more than a humble leftovers recipe. Plus, they’re freezer-friendly , so great for getting ahead. Serve with pasta or rice for a delicious dinner, or with salad and chilli jam.
How do you make leftover chicken even more delicious? Make a lasagne! Layered between vibrant veggies, béchamel sauce and homemade lasagne sheets (or you can use pre-made), this lovely leftover chicken recipe is packed with flavour and guaranteed to go down a storm.
What To Do With Leftover Roast Chicken
Homemade crunchy croutons, crisp smoky bacon and a delicious dressing really makes this epic roast chicken salad. Delicious served hot or cold, this beautiful salad could rival a roast dinner any day!
Using lots of different leftovers at once, this is a brilliant post-roast recipe! It was created with Christmas dinner in mind, but this dish works just as well with your classic Sunday roast chicken leftovers. Simply add a few fragrant spices, crunchy croutons and fresh greens to rustle up this easy leftovers salad.
The chilli, coriander, mint and lime in this salad really pop and will warm your cockles on a chilly day. Easy to throw together, it’s perfect for lunchboxes and super-flexible, so you can switch things up with any crunchy veg you have to hand. Got a small amount of leftover roast chicken? Need a speedy but delicious recipe? Then this Easy Leftover Roast Chicken Pasta is for you! Chicken + bacon + peas + garlic + cream + pasta – and all on the table in under 15 minutes. You KNOW this is going to be a winner! (No leftover roast chicken? Just use ready cooked chicken from the supermarket.)
Leftover Bbq Chicken Curry Recipe
Isn’t it always the way… you cook a lovely roast chicken, thinking that you have enough for 2 meals… only everyone is a teensy bit greedy (because is was suuuuch a nice roast chicken) and you end up with an annoyingly small amount of roast chicken left over… which is not really enough to do another whole meal? But you don’t want to throw it away, right?
Enter my Easy Leftover Roast Chicken Pasta! This speedy dinner is perfect when you only have a small amount of roast chicken. You can feed a family of 4 with this recipe, even if you only have 200-300g (7-10oz) of leftover roast chicken.
And this recipe is just so easy and super quick! All you have to do is fry off some lardons (or diced bacon) and garlic, add the chicken and some cream (chuck in some leftover gravy too, if you’ve got some – even just a tiny amount will seriously elevate this recipe), then throw in some frozen peas (no need to defrost first) and boom! All ready in less than the time it takes to cook the pasta 😀
Easy Leftover Chicken And Potato Casserole Recipe
To be honest this is the kind of easy midweek meal I will just serve as it is – with a little grating of parmesan on top and a few grinds of black pepper.
But if you want to serve a side dish, a little green salad would go great with this Easy Leftover Roast Chicken Pasta.
If you have any wine left over from when you had the roast chicken, that will probably be a great match for this Easy Leftover Roast Chicken Pasta too!
Leftover Roast Chicken Stroganoff With Kale Recipe
If not, then I recommend an unoaked or lightly oaked Chardonnay – something like a Chablis would be great, a Loire or NZ sauvignon blanc or a crisp Italian white like a Soave.
I don’t recommend red with a creamy pasta dish like this. Cream and red wine tend not to work very well together.
Yes… you can. But be mindful of when the chicken was cooked and don’t keep this longer than 3 days after the chicken was first cooked. Place any leftovers in a plastic lidded container and keep in the fridge until required.
Ways To Use Cooked, Shredded Chicken
My best tip for reheating would be to turn the leftovers into a pasta bake. Simply grate over some cheese and cook in an oven preheated to 180C (160C fan/ gas mark 4 / 350F) for 10 to 15 minutes, until piping hot all the way through. Alternatively, you can reheat this Easy Leftover Roast Chicken Pasta in the microwave.
This Easy Leftover Roast Chicken Pasta recipe was MADE for using up small amounts of leftover roast chicken… but if you don’t happen to have any leftover chicken, you can simply use some cooked chicken (thigh or breast – your choice) from the supermarket.
For the photos I used a box of 4 small cooked chicken thighs, which yielded about 200g (7oz) meat, once I’d removed the skin and bones.
Easy And Delicious Leftover Roast Chicken Recipes
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Follow me onTwitter, Facebook andInstagram. Or why not subscribe to myblog and get delicious, stress free recipes straight to your inbox every week?This Leftover Roast Chicken Stroganoff with kale is really easy and ready in just 15 minutes! Just as rich and delicious as the popular Beef Stroganoff and a great way to use up any leftover chicken.
Doesn’t everyone need a list of at least 20 dinner options for using leftover chicken? It must be the most common leftover found in Aussie fridges. Everyone seems to have their classic chicken noodle soup or fried rice recipe, but have you tried leftover roast Chicken Stroganoff? It works perfectly with shredded roast chicken and I added some kale from the garden to make it a little more rounded meal.
Easy Leftover Chicken Recipes (keto, Paleo, Whole30)
This Leftover Roast Chicken Stroganoff with kale is really easy and ready in just 15 minutes! Just as rich and delicious as the popular Beef Stroganoff and a great way to use up any leftover chicken.
Heat a large pan over medium-high heat, add the butter and onion and cook for 1 minute. Stir through the mushrooms and cook until golden. Add the cornflour and cook 1 minute stirring constantly.
Pour in 1 cup of chicken stock and use a wooden spoon to scrape all the goodness from the bottom of the pan. Add the other cup of chicken stock, sour cream, Dijon mustard and kale. Bring to a simmer, then reduce heat to low and cook for 5 minutes to thicken the sauce.
Leftover Chicken And Bacon Pasta
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