Best Leftover Surprise Recipes

Creamy Leftover Chicken Surprise image

Provided by veggienut

Time 30m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

3/4 lb elbow macaroni
1 1/2 cups cooked chicken breasts
1 cup broccoli floret
1 (10 3/4 ounce) can cream of chicken soup
1/2 cup milk
6 slices American cheese
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/2 teaspoon curry powder

Steps:

1. Cook pasta al dente and drain.
2. Cook or steam broccoli until tender
3. In a large pot combine cream of chicken soup and milk on medium high heat.
4. When heated, add pasta, chicken, cheese, curry powder and pepper. Mix ingredients thorougly.
5. In about 3-5 minutes when cheese is completely melted, stir in the broccoli.
6. Give the broccoli a minute or two to heat up.
7. Enjoy.

Leftover Surprise Recipe image

Provided by Sageca

Categories Vegetable

Time 50m

Yield 2 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 1/2 pork chops, cubed, cooked
1 cup gravy
1 onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves, chopped
2 stalks celery, stacks chopped
2 carrots, chopped
1/2 cup chicken broth
2 tablespoons barbecue sauce (optional)
salt
pepper

Steps:

In a bit of oil sauté onion, celery & garlic.
Cook carrots in a bit of water in the microwave.
Combine cubed pork chop, vegetables including water from carrots and 1/2 cup chicken broth.
Cover and simmer on Low heat for 30 minutes to combine flavours.
Add gravy and BBQ sauce, salt& pepper if necessary.
Simmer another 5 minutes.
Your meal is almost ready.
You can serve this with cooked rice,pasta mashed potates on top or with it,on toast, in patty shell,bread crumbs and cheese to make it au gratin, pastry crust to make a pie.
Anything goes; it's your meal.
This casserole is for 2 but depending on what you have leftover the fridge you can add and reduce the amounts.
If you have leftover vegetables, use those instead of having to cook some.
Give this a try and let me know what other ideas you came up with.