Dinner and Leftovers!

calindi

I just found out my class was cancelled tonight, so I now can do more than just reheat dinner.

Any suggestions for what I should make?  You girls are always so good with recipes!  I have some chicken breast that needs to be used, so let's start with that.

Also, what's your favorite food for leftovers?  We're approaching BF's finals and I'd like to have some food that he can just reheat so he shove a few bites in his mouth so he doesn't starve while buried in his books.

noelle24

Chicken tetrazzini, or vietnamese chicken noodle soup.

deburnin

We're making chicken gnocchi soup tonight! I'm looking forward to it because it's super windy and cold outside. It's also really good for leftovers and very filling! Recipe:

1/3 cup olive oil or butter

2 cloves of minced garlic

1 lb. chicken (we cut this back to one large chicken breast and that's enough)

1/3 cup flour

1/2 cup fresh chopped spinach

2 1/2 cups whole milk (we tend to use skim because that's what we drink)1 1/2 cup heavy cream

3 chicken bullion cubes

Cracked pepper to taste

16 oz. of Gnocchi 

On medium heat. Melt butter in a soup pot, add in the garlic and saute, add your chicken and cook through out. Add flour and stir in flour and mix well until the flour is cooked into the chicken. Next add your milk and heavy cream, then add the spinach. Add three bullion cubes. Add your Gnocchi last it, takes 3-4 min. to cook through. Mix ingredients well until soup thickens and stir occasionally. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes.

motoLyn

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[QUOTE]Chicken tetrazzini, or vietnamese chicken noodle soup.
Posted by noelle24[/QUOTE]


Winner winner chicken dinner!  Perhaps baked chicken parm, or a nice chicken casserole.  Weathers been cool around my parts, chicken chili? 

Elle1036

I second Lyn's chicken parm idea.  Yummmmm.

purplepeopleeater11

I third chicken parm.

calindi

I love chicken parm, but I did eggplant parm on Saturday, so we're a little "parmed out".

What's this chicken tetrazzini business?  Recipe (or link to a good one)?

noelle24

I also like chili for leftovers.  Very easy to heat up on the go.

dreamsinpink

Chicken stir-fry! Super easy and really good.

I kind of just make it up as I go.. but here is kind of how I do it;

-Brown chicken in extra virgin olive oil and season with salt/pepper and garlic salt, while that is browning sautee (in seperate pan) chopped onion and garlic in evoo. (love rachel ray) Add chopped celery, red or green bell peppers and brocolli. 

-When chicken is browned add to veggies and let simmer together. 

-Add a splash (i like a BIG splash) of hot chili oil, and soy sauce.  It will probably be pretty liquidy so add a little cornstarch to thicken up. 

-Add water chestnuts and peanuts right before taking off heat. 

Put over brown rice and its soo good! one of my favorites.  Its easier to make than it looks and it is good for left-overs

I am making home-made chicken pot pie tonight.. first time so I am a little nervous!

leia1979

I used to love chicken and dumplings when I ate chicken. Or you can try my mom's easy chicken pie.

I don't have the recipe handy, but you mix butter, buttermilk, flour and oregano to make the sauce. Then stir in pre-cooked carrots, peas, and pearl onions. (Oh and add cubed chicken, too. I'm used to my veggie version.)

Separately, make biscuits and cook them halfway. We usually use the Pillsbury buttermilk biscuits.

Pour the veggie/chicken/sauce mixture into a casserole dish. Top with the half-baked biscuits and bake at 350 until the biscuits are golden.

I'm sure it isn't healthy because of the buttermilk, but it is so good!

CASK85

I realize I'm late on this one, but I second chicken chili -- I made an awesome one not long ago that was actually a Chicken Chili Stew:

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/white-chicken-chili-stew-recipe2/index.html

You can substitute the rotisserie chicken for your chicken breasts. This was soooo good. . . I can't even say enough good things about it. Also, I used potatoes, not yucca, and skipped the cilantro because BF hates it. 

ETA: this is good as leftovers.

noelle24

Light Tetrazinni recipe (clicky)

It calls for turkey, but I've used chicken and it's just as delicious.  Basically, it's a creamy pasta bake with chicken +/- veggies.  Yum!

calindi

Yum, I love chicken chili!  I make that a lot, actually.  I like the gnocchi and the chicken pie recipes best, I think, but sadly I'm lacking gnocchi and buttermilk.

Hmm... maybe something like the stirfry?  I've got some teriyaki sauce, too!

dreamsinpink

I like doing stir fry because I just use whatever veggies I have on hand!

Or boil chicken in chicken broth.  Then add a bunch of different veggies, whatever you have on hand. Season with salt, pepp, garlic salt, and basil with a couple cups of water.  After that is all cooked stir in cooked rice or pasta!  Voila! Chicken and veggie rice soup! (or chicken and veggie pasta soup!)

dreamsinpink

And why is my text centering itself..?

calindi

Per request of BF, the menu is changing...

It will now be chicken enchiladas and gazpacho.
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Enchilada Recipe

Gazpacho

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I'm late getting to this one, but I'll throw one in for future reference...one of mine and FI's favorite chicken breast recipes is homemade chicken nuggets.  Just cut up chicken into bite-sized pieces.  Have a bowl with some milk and 1 egg beat into it and another bowl with bread crumbs, parmesan and Italian seasoning (that's our favorite, but try whatever spices you want - you could even just coat them in Ranch or Italian Dressing before baking)...dunk them into the milk mixture then coat with bread crumbs and put them on a cookie sheet (spray with non-stick spray 1st).  Bake at 400 for 12-15 min until done. 

I usually serve these with baked fries - just cut the potatoes (skin and all) into wedges, coat with 1/2-1 tbsp oil per potato and whatever seasoning you want (we like Mrs. Dash either original or chipotle) and mix it up - plop it on the cookie sheet and bake at 400 for 28-30 minutes, stirring halfway through.

Easy leftover is one I had tonight.  FI loves Salisbury Steak, so I try to keep a family-sized box in the freezer.  Any leftovers (which don't happen very often with my FI) I freeze individually in ziploc bags with some of the gravy.  Don't thaw before reheating, just take it straight from the freezer and peel the bag off (this way you won't lose any of the gravy and make a mess) - put it in the microwave (don't forget to cover it with wax paper) for 2 1/2-3 min, stirring halfway through.  While it's heating up, fix some potatoes or rice to serve with it and you've got a simple, yet very filling, and quick meal, esp good on a cool evening.

calindi

Thanks ladies!  I'm saving this post for future reference.  Great recipes, and I always have extra chicken to get rid of.