105 leftover chicken recipes

Creamy turkey enchiladas stuffed with corn and broccoli in a sour cream filling, smothered in a cheesy cream of chicken sauce. A smart way to use leftover turkey. Makes 12.

Indonesian nasi goreng, the original fried rice, tossed with shrimp, chicken, cabbage, and green pepper in a sweet-savory kecap manis and sambal sauce. A wok-fried dinner that turns leftover rice into gold.

What a great idea to use leftover chicken pieces to make a wonderful stock, then use it to make such a delicious and wholesome tortilla soup. The flavour was just amazing, and delivered loads of great flavour.

A fluffy folded omelet topped with a creamy chicken sauce loaded with mushrooms, green pepper, pimentos, olives, and chives. Dinner-worthy eggs ready in 20 minutes that turn leftovers into something elegant.

Create-a-casserole: a customizable baked pasta with your choice of meat, tomato sauce, and cheese. A flexible pantry dinner that uses up leftover cooked beef or chicken in 30 minutes of oven time.

This was a big hit at our house: only a little strip was left along one edge of the casserole! I used nonfat mayonnaise, and bet that nonfat yogurt would work just as well to cut down on fat. I was out of peas, so used corn. And I used leftover chicken instead of turkey. Save this one for a neat way to use up your leftover Thanksgiving turkey.

Made this for lunch today, and it was yummy. It was like a frittata or omelette. The recipe was quite easy to follow, and I think I can use leftover chicken or turkey meat to replace pork. Have saved the recipe to my recipe box! Thanks for sharing it.

A show-stopping French technique: whole chickens deboned, stuffed with mushrooms and ground veal, marinated in cognac, and served in a pink and green peppercorn cream sauce with demi-glace. Part 1 of 2.

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