Curried Chicken Salad on Toast

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The extra chicken I cooked last night became curried chicken salad. Which I placed on lightly toasted sliced French bread that I spread with Dijon mustard and topped with cheese.

Chicken Cacciatore

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My daughter suggested that I blog about how I turn one meal into another meal, using up the leftovers. This would be one of those meals.
I had half of the roasted chicken leftover from when I made the “Whole Butterflied Roasted Chicken” and decided to turn it into cacciatore, a simple Italian chicken stew. I cooked up the sauce in a large skillet then simmered the chicken pieces in the sauce for about 15 minutes. The roast chicken made for a delicious quick and healthy dinner.

Roasted Chicken Salad

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Chicken salad is so comforting to me.  I have been known to eat it straight without a vessel to carry it.  But I also love it stuffed into a papaya or cantaloupe or simply made into a sandwich or as a topping for a piece of toast.  Chicken salad is one of those simple throw together dishes that always seem to disappear in a wink of an eye.

Whole Butterflied Roasted Chicken

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My friend Dave sent me a link to a fantastic web page that described how NOT to roast chicken. The big question was, to brine or not to brine. I am a firm believer in butterflying the chicken so that part was a no brainer.

Chicken King Thing aka Creamed Chicken

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T.M.I..............I had a crazy day at work and needed to get dinner together quick. I usually bring out my gigantic 3 ring binder with all my recipes and notes (huge mess) and all I really needed was to reference how long to cook my chicken breast and at what temp.  So did I really need to pull out my binder?

Not anymore (at least for tonight).  Instead I logged on to my blog and wrote in the search box Simple Roast Chicken and there it was.  Instant information in a well organized format.

It was way cool!!!  When I started this blog I didn't realize that I would be using it in this way.

Baked Ginger Garlic Chicken

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Tonight is leftover night. Lindsey is having “Zuppa Toscana”, jazzed up with the creamed spinach leftover from the “Prime Rib” dinner.
But, Kono needed something with rice & vegetables.

Dijon Chicken Satay with Peanut Sauce

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This is my favorite go to chicken on a stick recipe. It’s surprisingly flavorful for such few ingredients.

Chicken Corn Soup

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I got this recipe from my friend Bonnie. It immediately became one of my daughter Lindsey’s favorites.
This soup is light and hearty. It has the right balance of seasonings to make it an everyday soup. The cumin makes it savory, and the corn lends a gentle sweetness, while the white pepper and hot sauce adds a light spicy-ness.

Chicken Pad Thai

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My daughter Lindsey and I just got back from a last minute spring break get away in Seattle. While we were there we ate at Wild Ginger which is my favorite Thai restaurant. One of the items that we had was chicken pad thai. It was so yummy that I decided to make up a batch for dinner so we could reminisce on our mini vacation.

Chinese Mushroom Chicken

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This recipe was requested by my friend Connie in Hawaii. When she asked for it I couldn’t remember how to make it. I mentioned it to my husband and he said that he would love to eat it. So I stirred up my memory and this is what I came up with. I learned how to make this dish when I was about 12 years old from Pui Lee who taught me a lot in the kitchen of Jack’s.

Simple Roast Chicken

Last night I made a simple Roasted Chicken Breast using boneless - skinless chicken. It was tender and juicy, seasoned lightly and perfect for a quick and easy meal. My husband loves to eat this plain without the gravy. But my daughter loves the gravy.

Roast Turkey Breast

Have you ever seen those turkey breast in bags, just like you would a whole turkey, only smaller?  They can be deceiving giving out the appearance that you will have leftovers for weeks, but trust me it’s mostly bone.  I assure you that you will also have plenty of meat, just not as much as it appears.  My grocer always has a couple defrosted next to the chicken allowing me to achieve an easy fresh roasted turkey fix anytime of the year.

Turkey Pot Pie Casserole

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It’s leftover night again. I had about 2 pounds of turkey that I had leftover from a turkey I roasted and I was planning to turn it into turkey salad but it was so cold outside that I decided to make a pot pie casserole instead. I dug out a couple of quarts of leftover turkey gravy from my freezer that I had left over from Christmas and put it in the microwave on defrost (yes, I said Christmas and yes, it is still perfectly delicious) while I started prepping the rest of the dish.