My daughter Kelsi has decided she no longer likes chicken…I’m thinking “WHAT?” As that does not work for me, as I totally love chicken! So lately, I’ve become very resourceful in making chicken dishes and teaching her the benefits of using leftover chicken to make it tasty.
I had some chicken tenders in my freezer and decided to make an easy chicken dish with them so I marinated them with lemon juice, a little oil and some herbs. I then sauteed my chicken in some oil, we ate them for dinner one night and of course I had leftover chicken and I thought it was the perfect chicken to make a curry salad out of.
I took my chicken and I shredded it
I then put some mayonnaise on it, the mayonnaise will depend on how much chicken you have, I used about 1 1/2 tablespoons
I tossed it all together and added some curry powder, you can add to your tastes and quantities
I had some golden raisins and added some of those as well
after tossing it I thought it needed some nuts so I put in some nuts that I had on hand, I used sliced almonds
I tossed it all together, added some chives from the garden, placed a small scoop full on some lettuce for lunch…it was delicious!!!
For this recipe, I used leftover chicken, you can always boil some chicken or bake some if you don’t have leftovers. I would not use leftover BBQ chicken or any chicken that is strong in flavor, my chicken that had lemon and some herbs were perfect.
So let me ask you…what do you do with your leftover chicken? If you overcook your chicken leaving your chicken very dry do you toss it? How do you become creative with chicken dishes? Please feel free to leave me a message below or email me as I’d love to learn and create even more dishes with leftover chicken.
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Ingredients
- 1 pound Chicken (leftover), cooked and shredded
- 1-2 tablespoons Mayonnaise
- 1 teaspoon Curry Powder
- 1-2 tablespoons Golden Raisins
- 1-2 tablespoons Almonds, sliced
- 1-2 tablespoons Chives, chopped
Directions
- Shred your chicken, add the remaining ingredients, toss and serve.
- * this is one of those if you like more mayonnaise or any of the ingredients, then add more, likewise, if you don't like it, add less it will still be amazing!