14 Fast & Fabulous Recipes for Leftover Grilled Chicken

You had chicken last night, and you didn't finish it. Now you're staring with your eyes glazed over into your fridge, wondering how to make it something other than what it is. Thankfully, you have these leftover chicken recipes in your corner.

Ingredients

• 2 cups kale or mixed greens
• 1 avocado half, sliced
• ¼ cup pomegranate seeds
• ½ apple, cored and sliced
• 1 leftover chicken breast, sliced
• Preferred salad dressing - although this one works great with anything creamy such as green goddess, poppyseed, or even a vinaigrette

Instructions

1. In a large bowl, add kale, avocado, pomegranate seeds, apple slices, and grilled chicken.
2. Add dressing.
3. Toss to mix.

Ingredients

• 1 cup leftover chicken, cubed
• ½ cup shredded cheese, cheddar, pepper jack, or American (or a mix!)
• 4 tablespoons salsa
• 4 tablespoons guacamole
• 1 tablespoon chopped white or red onion
• ¼-½ tablespoon butter
• Tortilla wrap
• Sour cream and salsa on the side

Instructions

1. In a nonstick pan over medium heat, add butter until melted.
2. Place tortilla flat in pan.
3. On half of the tortilla, add all the fillings.
4. Fold tortilla.
5. Once bottom is browned, carefully flip over.
6. Cook until browned and cheesy.
7. Serve with a side of sour cream and salsa.

Ingredients

• 1½ cups leftover chicken, shredded or finely chopped
• 12 ounces Buffalo sauce
• 8-12 ounces blue cheese dressing, to taste
• ¼ cup crumbled blue cheese

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. In an oven-safe bowl, add chicken, Buffalo sauce, blue cheese, and crumbled blue cheese.
3. Stir to mix, adding more Buffalo sauce or blue cheese dressing to taste.
4. Place in oven.
5. Bake until the dip begins to bubble.
6. Enjoy as a dip or on a sandwich.

Ingredients

• 1 cup leftover chicken, shredded, cubed, or sliced
• 2 cups cooked pasta
• ¾ cup favorite pasta sauce
• ½ cup vegetable (tomato, kale, spinach, mushrooms, etc)

Instructions

1. Cook pasta according to instructions.
2. In a saucepan, warm the sauce.
3. Add chicken and vegetables.
4. Before draining the pasta, add a quarter to half cup of pasta water.
5. Stir in drained pasta.

Ingredients

• 1½ cups leftover chicken, shredded or cubed
• 2 cups rice, brown or white

Instructions

1. Prepare rice according to instructions.
2. In a bowl, add rice then chicken.
3. Stop there or consider adding a few toppings.

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 onion, chopped
• Pre-made pizza dough
• 1 cup pizza sauce
• 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
• 1 cup shredded American cheese
• 1½ cups leftover chicken, shredded or cubed
• ½ cup BBQ sauce

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven according to pizza dough package.
2. In a small pan over medium heat, saute onions with olive oil until fragrant.
3. On pizza dough, add sauce then cheese.
4. In a bowl, toss chicken with BBQ sauce until well coated.
5. Add BBQ chicken to pizza.
6. Bake in the oven until the cheese is melted and bubbly.
7. Add a swirl of BBQ sauce over the top before serving.

Ingredients

• 2 cups leftover chicken, shredded, cubed, or sliced
• 3-4 taco tortillas, flour or corn
• 2 tablespoons refried beans
• 1 tablespoon diced tomatoes
• 1 tablespoon shredded cheese
• 2 pinches shredded lettuce

Instructions

1. On a taco shell, smear refried beans.
2. Add chicken, tomatoes, and lettuce.

Ingredients

• 2 cups white or brown rice, cooked
• 1½ cups leftover chicken, shredded or cubed
• ¼ cup beans
• ¼ cup corn
• ½ cup shredded cheese
• Sour cream, guacamole, and salsa to taste

Instructions

1. In a bowl, add rice.
2. Add toppings, as artistically or chaotically as you wish.

Ingredients

• 2 slices preferred bread
• 2-3 slices American or cheddar cheese
• ½ cup leftover chicken - shredded or cubed (alternatively, you can leave the boneless leftover chicken whole and slap right onto the cheese as is)
• ½ tablespoon butter

Instructions

1. In a shallow pan over medium heat, melt the better.
2. Add bread, cheese, chicken, and a second piece of bread.
3. Cook until the bottom slice is toasty.
4. Carefully flip sandwich until other side is toasty and cheese is gooey.