Lemony Leftover Chicken

 What do you do when you grill/bake/fry too many chicken breasts? Sure, you could eat the leftovers as they are--cold chicken is great. Or, you could take five minutes and transform your leftovers into something totally new.

Cut, into chunks:
Leftover Chicken Breast

Add chicken to a hot pan with:
One Clove Garlic, chopped
Two Tablespoons Fresh Meyer Lemon Juice
One Tablespoon Honey
Cook for two minutes.

Add:
Two teaspoons butter
Cook one more minute.


Finish with:
Handful Chopped Italian Parsley

*If you can't find Meyer lemons, use the citrus juice of your choice. Oranges are especially nice with this.
 

Turkey Leftover Hot Sandwich

Everyone loves a hot sandwich.  They're even better when you're a bit hammered.  And they're best when you're a bit hammered and you have leftover Thanksgiving turkey.

Leftover Turkey

Good Bread

BBQ Sauce

Pesto

Your Favorite Cheese

Bell Pepper, sliced thin

Onion or Shallot, sliced real thin

It's pretty easy to assemble.  Slather a thin layer of BBQ sauce on the bread.  Turkey on top of that.  Pesto sauce (I made my own quick sauce from frozen basil, olive oil, garlic, and Parmigiano Reggiano cheese) on turkey.  Thin slices of bell pepper & onion atop the pesto.  Finally, a layer of cheese to top it off.  I used swiss.

Place the sandwich in the oven.  Bake until cheese is bubbly and golden.  Note: This would make a wicked good panini, too.

A Different Take on Leftover Chicken

Leftover Chicken Breast, Sliced

1/2 Lime

1/4 Cup Fresh Cilantro, Chopped

1/8 Cup Grapeseed, or Other Neutral Oil

Pinch Celery Salt

Pinch Salt

Pinch Sugar

Pinch Chili Powder (Optional)

So, I've been posting a lot of slow cook recipes. Here's a little something quick and different.

Slice chicken breast. Squeeze lime onto chicken, add oil. Toss chicken with hands. Add spices, and most of cilantro, and toss again. Top with remaining cilantro. Serve cold.