Chopped Cooked Chicken Uses? Something warm for a cool fall day
Last night I roasted extra chicken and chopped it up into fairly fine dice thinking I'd make chicken salad. But it is so deliciously chilly out (I love Fall!!) I think dinner tonight should be warm. Any delicious dinner ideas using warm cooked, finely diced chicken? Thanks!
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21 Comments:
Enchiladas!
Barbieri13 at 9:31AM on 09/10/09
Soup with dumplings, chicken pot pie, tortilla soup, tamale pie.
DELICIOUS at 9:45AM on 09/10/09
tacos/burritos!
warm salad w: avacado, corn, scallions, salsa?
simosas?
dumplings?
hmmm...I should do this.
hungrychristel at 9:52AM on 09/10/09
You can make this :
Spicy Thai Basil Chicken (Gkai Pad Gka-prow)Posted by Greg Henry
Prep Time 5 minutes
Recipe Asian
Description
This is a a classic Thai dish. Its one of the most common and beloved dishes of Thai family-style dining.That is because it can be made out of anything– people often substitute the chicken with pork, beef, squid, shrimp, and seafood, anything you like.
Ingredients
•3 T canola oil
•15 clv garlic, peeled and roughly chopped
•3 shallots, thinly sliced
•1 lb boneless chicken thighs cut into small 1-inch chunks
•12 thai chilies (prik kee noo) cut into very thin rounds
•2 small kaffir lime leaves (bai ma-gkrood), cut in chiffonades
•3 t black soy sauce (semi-sweet see-yew dahm wahn)
•2 T asian fish sauce
•2 c fresh thai basil (stems, leaves and flower buds)
•1 pn red pepper
•more fish sauce and thai chilies for garnish
•lime wedges, for serving
Instructions
Start by putting the chunks of chicken into the food processor. Pulse the meat 8 or 9 times. Do not turn the meat into a paste. You want something a bit chunkier than ground meat. This will make for plenty of meat surface to come in contact with the flavorful sauce.
Heat a wok or very large skillet until its surface is almost smoking hot. Swirl in the oil to coat the wok surface. It should “dance” and shimmer a bit if the pan is properly heated. Stir in the garlic and shallots. Stir continuously to keep them from burning. Though it is fine if they color some.
Almost immediately add the chicken. Stir-fry the mixture 1 to 2 minutes. When the chicken begins to change color but has not cooked all the way through yet toss in the chilies and kaffir lime leaves. Sprinkle black soy sauce over the mixture and stir-fry for another 30 seconds. Season to taste with fish sauce.
Once the chicken has cooked through stir in the fresh basil and toss well. Stir-fry another minute or so, until the basil is wilted. Sprinkle with red pepper and transfer to a serving dish.
Serve with plain steamed rice and a small bowl of fish sauce with some chilie slices floating in it and a few lime wedges on the side.
finsbigfan at 9:52AM on 09/10/09
Thank you for such great ideas, you are helping to unlock my brain freeze, for sure (keep them coming, too!). I really like the Thai basil chicken idea--finsbigfan--thanks so much for taking the time to post that. Mmmm.
Bumblebutton at 10:06AM on 09/10/09
Tortilla soup, substitute the chicken for beef in stroganov, toss some of the chicken in with cheese torts with pesto, buffalo wing pizza, or try one of my husband's favorites, Cheesy Chicken and Mushroom Lasagne from epicurious.com.
dhorst at 10:32AM on 09/10/09
Chicken enchiladas, risotto, quesadillas...wish I had some chopped chicken right now!
thehostess at 11:00AM on 09/10/09
chicken a la king - an old fashioned recipe but yummy on a fall day!
Maureen at 11:13AM on 09/10/09
Chilaquiles? Chicken pot pie?
lizaj at 11:40AM on 09/10/09
Creeped out! I was literally just searching for this as I, too, roasted a chicken last night and wanted to make use of it!
racsoretto at 12:34PM on 09/10/09
I would make white bean chicken chili!
mhurst826 at 1:23PM on 09/10/09
Mmm, chicken pot pie.
fanghsing at 2:15PM on 09/10/09
Quick faux curry: Cook rice if you don't have any in the fridge (we should all have rice in the fridge.) Saute whatever veggies you want including onion and garlic, add the chicken and rice, top with golden raisins, cashews, and sour cream that you've mixed with madras curry to taste.
Quick terriyaki: Saute veggies including onion, garlic, and green pepper, add chicken, then add soy sauce and sugar in about equal amounts, ginger, red pepper flakes or whatever hot chile pepper you have around, maybe some brandy or port or balsamic. cook until syrupy. Serve over rice. Also very good with a little sour cream.
lemonfair at 3:27PM on 09/10/09
dhorst: that mushroom lasagna looks great. So many recipes, so little time.
lemonfair at 3:30PM on 09/10/09
Puff pastry chicken pot pie. Par-cook all the veggies, whip up a bechamel, add some herbs and seasonings, and then throw in the oven. Because you have a sauce covering everything, and the puff pastry cooks quickly, you don't really need to worry about the chicken getting too dried out.
Junie at 3:33PM on 09/10/09
I agree with Junie puff pastry chicken pot pie and to make it really fall add some dry sherry to it, make a wonderful difference.
pjracz10 at 4:02PM on 09/10/09
Tostadas! One of my favorites.
You get the flat hard tostada shells, spread refried beans over them thinly, top with chopped onion, tomato, shredded cheese, and the warm chopped chicken.
You can get more creative but thats basically it, a little cilantro and some hot sauce does nicely.
AyeEat at 4:49PM on 09/10/09
A take on bbq chicken.
When we have left over grilled chicken, we heat it in a sautee pan with butter, olive oil, and some bottled bbq sauce.
Hubby likes it on a roll toped with cheese and put under the broiler.
Kids and I like it over rice or buttered noodles.
OO, I want some now. Don' have any chicken though:(
donnie at 5:19PM on 09/10/09
Someone besides me knows about chicken ala king! It's a good, cheap and comforting food. I partially cook diced carrots in chicken broth, then add frozen peas and some diced celery to the hot broth off heat; If I have broccoli, mushrooms or pimiento I'll throw some of that into the pot. I make a white roux, stir in the broth with the vegetables, then add enough half-and-half to make a nice creamy gravy; when it's thickened and bubbly, I stir in the chicken, some parsley and salt and pepper. We have it on puff pastry squares or mashed potatoes, but most often I serve it on plain white toast with the crusts removed.
betteirene at 12:16AM on 09/11/09
Chicken tortilla soup!
oh_no_eric at 2:30AM on 09/11/09
Chicken noodle casserole was the first thing that came to mind.
Or chicken empanadas are always yummy and make very snackable leftovers.
yayfood at 7:28AM on 09/11/09