Leftover Chicken Recipes
Ways to use up cooked chicken — chicken pot pie soup, chicken pot pie casserole, mini chicken pot pie bites, Doritos chicken casserole — for busy weeknights.
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dinnerChicken Pot Pie Soup
The perfect soup for any chilly day, or when you are craving comfort food!
Natalie McElhennyIngredients
- 4 c Shredded rotisserie chicken
- 4 c Chicken broth
- 1 can 10.5 oz can Cream of chicken soup
- 1 c Heavy whipping cream
- 3 tbsp Unsalted butter
- 1 bag 19 oz Bag birdseye frozen mixed veggies
- 1 tbsp Garlic powder
- 2 tbsp Minced onion
- 1 tsp Onion powder
- 1 1/2 tsp Smoked paprika
- 2 tbsp Parsley Flakes
- 1 1/2 tsp Salt
- To taste Pepper
- 1 tbsp with 1 tbsp water Cornstarch Slurry
Instructions
- 1In a large pot, over medium heat, add in the butter and melt completely.
- 2Pour in all frozen veggies and cook until tender.
- 3Add in the cream of chicken soup, chicken broth, and all seasonings. Stir until combined.
- 4Add in the chicken and bring the soup to a heavy simmer and let simmer for about 10-15 minutes; stirring every 2-3 minutes.
- 5Add in the heavy whipping cream and continue to simmer for another 5-10 minutes. If mixture isn't to your liking add in the cornstarch slurry to help thicken the soup.
- 6Remove from heat and top with extra black pepper and parsley.
- 7Serve & enjoy!
- 8Optional: serve with your favorite biscuits and drizzle with honey or hot honey for an added kick!
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There's almost always chicken left after Sunday dinner, or half a rotisserie bird sitting in the fridge. Shredded and stirred into something warm, it turns into a whole second supper without you cooking meat twice.
Cooks on Pepper reach for this collection on the nights they don't want to start from scratch — Tuesday after work, or when the grocery run hasn't happened yet and dinner still has to be at 6.
Every recipe here starts with chicken you already cooked: Chicken Pot Pie Soup, chicken pot pie casserole, Mini Chicken Pot Pie Bites, Mexican Street Corn Chicken Enchiladas, Million Dollar Chicken Casserole, Doritos Chicken Casserole, and Tzatziki Chicken Salad for the cold-lunch days.
Quick Tips
- 1
Shred it warm
Pull the meat off a rotisserie chicken while it's still warm — it comes apart in 5 minutes, and cold chicken fights you.
- 2
Add chicken at the end
It's already cooked, so stir it into soup in the last 5 minutes just to heat through and keep it from going stringy.
- 3
Loosen the canned soup
Whisk a cup of broth or milk into condensed cream of chicken before it goes in the pan so the casserole doesn't bake up pasty.
- 4
Hold back the crunchy topping
Sprinkle chips, crackers, or biscuits on for the last 10 to 15 minutes so they brown instead of turning soft.
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