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1K shares Pinterest Facebook Twitter Yummly Leftover Chicken Recipes are pretty popular in our home. We make a lot of chicken recipes and whether from meals at home or from eating out, we always seem to have leftover chicken. If you have ever wondered what to do with leftover chicken, we have just the answer for you. It’s simple, tasty, and super inexpensive to put together. Leftover Chicken Recipe for Crispy Shells Casserole This easy budget meal is the second act of our previous recipe, French Fried Onion Ring Baked Chicken. This easy leftover chicken recipe is ready in less than an hour. The great flavor and convenience of the first recipe carried directly over to the next, making this a popular meal with our kids and their parents. Leftover chicken never tasted this good! Ingredients for this leftover chicken casserole recipe 8-16 oz leftover chicken, coarsely diced 16 oz. pasta shells 8 oz. shredded cheese (we used Mozzarella) 1 10.5 oz. can cream of chicken soup 1 cup milk 1/4 cup breadcrumbs How to Make this Chicken Casserole using Leftover Chicken Have you ever wondered what to do with leftover chicken? You may not find this leftover chicken recipe on the menu of a Michelin-starred restaurant, and fortunately for me, our boys were O.K. with that. The steps to making this popular and inexpensive chicken casserole are short and sweet. 1. Cook a pound of pasta shells according to the directions on the package. 2. Cut and dice up to a pound of leftover chicken and add to the cooked and drained pasta shells. 3. Stir in 8 oz. of shredded cheese. 4. Add a can of cream of chicken soup. 5. Stir in a cup of milk. 6. Add a cup of breadcrumbs to the mix. 7. Stir it together. 8. Put it in a greased casserole dish and bake at 350° for 35 minutes. Leftover chicken never tasted so good. It’s combined and then baked with cream of chicken soup, cheese, milk, breadcrumbs, and pasta. Our whole family loved this comfort food creation that was made from a dinner that we loved a couple of nights earlier. Have you ever made oven-fried chicken? We’ll show you how! The real purpose of this leftover chicken recipe is to show that you can use almost any leftover chicken or turkey and achieve a similar and great tasting result. It’s not only good tasting and convenient, but it’s also darn affordable too. This recipe that uses leftover fried chicken is a great way to get more bang for a buck by not wasting tasty leftovers. The real purpose of this leftover chicken recipe is to show that you can use almost any leftover chicken or turkey and achieve a similar and great tasting result. It’s not only good tasting and convenient, but it’s also darn affordable too. This meal costs well under a single greenback per serving. On top of everything else, its affordability helps to make it hard to beat, especially on a chilly winter day. Grab a bite of comfort and enjoy! See some of our other leftover recipes, including leftover beef roast pot pie, steak and beef enchiladas, and leftover pork tacos. Do you have any great leftover chicken recipes? We would love to hear from you. Drop us a comment below! If you’re looking for more leftover chicken recipes, you might light these! Quick Chicken Quesadillas Leftover Chicken Sandwiches Leftover Chicken Soup Try these three easy steps for using Leftover Chicken! Putting leftover fried chicken to good use is as easy as 1, 2, 3! Grab you leftover chicken and the shortlist of other ingredients. Cut and dice the chicken. Stir it all together and bake. Additional hints for making this chicken casserole Use whatever kind of chicken that you have leftover.Leftover fried chickenLeftover rotisserie chickenLeftover barbecued chicken Use your favorite cheese in this chicken casserole, or whatever you have on hand.Mozarella cheese works great for a mild and light cheese flavor.Cheddar cheese will add a little more savory flavor to this chicken casserole.Parmesan cheese will give it a bit of an Italian flare. If you don’t have cream of chicken soup, use any of the following:Cream of mushroom soupCream of celery soup The final step, of course, is to savor every bite of this chicken casserole. Have you made this Leftover Chicken or another recipe on Platter Talk? Leave a comment or question below; we love hearing from readers! FOLLOW US on FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM, and PINTEREST to see what we have cooking! Print Recipe Pin Recipe Rate this Recipe4.9 from 19 votes Crispy Leftover Chicken and Shells Casserole Recipe If you have ever wondered what to do with leftover chicken, this easy and fast kid-friendly recipe is a Godsend! Prep Time 15 mins Cook Time 35 mins Total Time 50 mins Course: Entree Cuisine: Comfort food Keyword: Leftover Chicken Recipe Servings: 8 Calories: 449 kcal Author: Dan from Platter Talk Ingredients 16 oz. fried chicken coarsely cubed 16 oz. pasta shells 8 oz. shredded cheese 1 can cream of chicken or mushroom soup 1 cup milk 1/4 cup breadcrumbs US Customary - Metric Instructions Preheat oven to 350 degrees F° Grease a 9 x 13 casserole pan. Prepare pasta as directed, drain. In large mixing bowl, cube leftover chicken. Add grated cheese, soup, milk, breadcrumbs and pasta. Stir mixture thoroughly then evenly distribute in prepared casserole dish. Bake for about 35 minutes, or until golden brown on top. Video Nutrition Calories: 449 kcal | Carbohydrates: 46 g | Protein: 25 g | Fat: 16 g | Saturated Fat: 6 g | Cholesterol: 67 mg | Sodium: 259 mg | Potassium: 302 mg | Fiber: 1 g | Sugar: 3 g | Vitamin A: 320 IU | Vitamin C: 0.9 mg | Calcium: 202 mg | Iron: 1.5 mg Made This Recipe? Show me what you made on Instagram or Facebook and tag me at @plattertalk or hashtag it at #plattertalk. This recipe has been updated from the original post of March 3, 2016. 1K shares Pinterest Facebook Twitter Yummly Join The Platter Talk Food & Lifestyle CommunitySubscribe now and get this Platter Talk ebook "Our Ultimate Top 10 Recipes". SUBSCRIBE! You have Successfully Subscribed!See our privacy policy here.
