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Leftover chicken recipes

Having leftover chicken is no problem when you have delicious recipes to use them in!

Peanut chilli crisp noodles with chicken and cucumber

by Zena Kamgaing

Bouncy udon noodles, leftover chicken and crisp cucumber matchsticks, tossed in a delicious, peanut-packed sauce.

This recipe uses real peanuts instead of peanut butter, making it great for anyone like me who loves peanuts but doesn’t enjoy the texture of its pasty counterpart.

Main course

Easy chicken noodle soup

Bang bang chicken salad

Leftover chicken curry

by Maunika Gowardhan

Leftover roast chicken fajitas

Chicken pesto pasta

by Rachel Roddy

Easy chicken and pea risotto

by Justine Pattison

Chicken egg-fried rice

by Rachel Phipps

Chicken and cheese quesadillas

by The Hairy Bikers

Light meals & snacks

Easy chicken noodle soup

Leftover chicken pasta

by Rachel Phipps

Chicken salad with couscous and oranges

by Nigel Slater

Leftover chicken and sweetcorn noodle soup

Light meals & snacks

Chicken fajita wraps

Chicken and bacon pasta bake

Chicken parmentier

Pesto lemon chicken salad

Chicken soup

by The BBC Food team

Light meals & snacks

Chicken, avocado and bacon salad

Light meals & snacks

Leftovers pie

by Claire Thomson

How to make chicken stock

by Paul Merrett

Chicken with rice (arroz con pollo)

by Allegra McEvedy

5-minute chicken noodle soup

by Emerald Lewis

Light meals & snacks

Chicken and bean burritos

by Justine Pattison

Baked chicken Caesar dip

by Crystelle Pereira

Creamy chicken and rice

by Justine Pattison

Chicken and mustard hot pot

Soy and chilli chicken rice bowl

by Justine Pattison

Chicken, leek and mushroom pie with cauliflower mash topping

by Hemsley + Hemsley

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