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    Leftover Fried Chicken Recipes

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    These leftover fried chicken recipes are just what you need if you find yourself with some extra crispy fried chicken on hand. On its own, fried chicken is almost never as good the second time around. But with these tasty recipes, you'll be looking forward to having leftovers!

    Ways To Use Leftover Fried Chicken

    Everyone loves fried chicken. With crispy breading on the outside and juicy meat on the inside, it's classic comfort food. But what do you do with the leftovers?

    From soups and salads to casseroles and quick stir-fries, fried chicken can be repurposed into so many incredible meals. Plus, it's already cooked so it cuts down on prep time a lot! Keep reading for 15 of my favorite recipes to make using leftover fried chicken!

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    • Ways To Use Leftover Fried Chicken
    • 1. Chicken Fried Rice
    • 2. Ritz Chicken Casserole
    • 3. Chicken Broccoli Rice Casserole
    • 4. Chicken Parmesan Pizza
    • 5. Chicken Tortilla Soup
    • 6. Chicken Spaghetti
    • 7. Chicken Quesadillas
    • 8. Chicken Noodle Soup
    • 9. Chicken a la King
    • 10. Bisquick Chicken and Dumplings
    • 11. Chicken Salad 
    • 12. Doritos Chicken Casserole
    • 13. Chef's Salad 
    • 14. Biscuit Chicken Pot Pie
    • 15. Chicken Fettuccini Alfredo
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    For more quick and easy dinner ideas, check out all of my family-favorite recipes for using up leftover chicken (fried or not)!

    1. Chicken Fried Rice

    Chicken fried rice is one of my favorite things to prepare with leftover fried chicken. Because the chicken has already been cooked, you can just toss it in the skillet near the end of cooking your fried rice until it is heated through.

    Sometimes we turn it into 'takeout night' by starting off with crab rangoons and busting out the chopsticks!

    Hibachi Fried Rice
    Hibachi Fried Rice is a great start or side to an amazing meal! The hibachi chefs are wildly entertaining as they make shapes on the teppanyaki grills out of the eggs intended for your fried rice!! All of the food at a Japanese steakhouse is delicious, but my tasty hibachi rice is a fan favorite!
    Check out this recipe
    Super easy hibachi fried rice made is the start to a great hibachi dinner night at home with your family!

    2. Ritz Chicken Casserole

    This easy 7-ingredient casserole makes a great family dinner any day of the week! It's creamy, cheesy, and crunchy, so you're extra fried chicken will blend right in (you'll need about 4 cups diced up).

    The best part of this casserole is the buttery topping made with Ritz crackers! Don't be surprised when everyone goes for seconds.

    Ritz Chicken Casserole
    This Ritz chicken casserole is an incredibly easy dish loaded with cooked chicken, a creamy mixture, and buttery Ritz cracker topping! It's quick to make for busy weeknights or any family dinner. All you need is 7 simple ingredients and you'll have a hearty meal that the whole family will love!
    Check out this recipe
    Wide image of Ritz chicken casserole.

    3. Chicken Broccoli Rice Casserole

    Cheesy chicken broccoli and rice casserole is another crowd-pleasing dinner. With 8 hearty servings, it's more than enough to feed the whole family!

    You can totally skip pan-frying the chicken before assembling the casserole because it's already cooked!

    Chicken Broccoli Rice Casserole (Super Cheesy Family Favorite Dinner!)
    My chicken broccoli rice casserole is an easy dish loaded with creamy chicken sauce, tender chicken, broccoli, rice, and cheese flavors! All of the tasty ingredients are layered into a single casserole dish for an extra simple meal! It's a long-time family favorite casserole that works wonderfully for feeding a hungry crowd any night of the week!
    Check out this recipe
    Square image of a tasty cheesy chicken broccoli rice casserole served on white plate.

    4. Chicken Parmesan Pizza

    Fried chicken is the perfect thing for topping off a homemade pizza! Just slice some of your leftover chicken and put it on top, it will warm up while the pizza cooks.

    This chicken Parmesan pizza keeps things simple with mozzarella cheese, chicken, and pizza sauce, but you could add any of your favorite pizza toppings!

    Chicken Parmesan Pizza
    This tasty chicken parmesan pizza is loaded with crispy slices of breaded parmesan crusted chicken, tangy pizza sauce, and melted mozzarella! It's the newest addition to our regular rotation of incredibly delicious pizzas for pizza night!
    Check out this recipe
    Square overhead image of the chicken parmesan pizza.

    5. Chicken Tortilla Soup

    Dice or shred your leftover chicken and use it to make homemade tortilla soup! This is one of my favorite cold-weather recipes because it's warm and slightly spicy with plenty of tender vegetables.

    I try to remove as much of the breading as I can beforehand, but it's usually relatively easy once you start slicing.

    Chicken Tortilla Soup
    This chicken tortilla soup combines common pantry staples for an amazingly flavorful soup that comes together in under an hour! It's one of my most requested soups, a family favorite, and an incredibly easy dinner to make when I haven't planned ahead! In fact, it's a comfort food must-have!
    Check out this recipe
    Large square perfect chicken tortilla soup with garnish served in white bowls.

    6. Chicken Spaghetti

    Everyone will love this super easy chicken spaghetti with creamy cheese sauce. From start to finish, it only takes about 30 minutes to make!

    Just dice up some leftover chicken, cook the pasta, make your cheese sauce, toss everything in a baking dish, and pop it in the oven!

    Chicken Spaghetti with Rotel
    Chicken Spaghetti with Rotel is a easy spaghetti casserole dish for weeknight family dinners! Loaded with cheesy deliciousness. The Velveeta cheese, cream cheese, heavy cream (or cream of chicken and cream of mushroom soup), and a perfect use for leftover chicken or rotisserie chicken!
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    This Chicken Spaghetti with Rotel is a super easy spaghetti casserole loaded with creamy deliciousness from the Velveeta and cream cheeses!

    7. Chicken Quesadillas

    Chicken quesadillas are one of the quickest and easiest meals you can make with leftover chicken. They're great because you can easily customize everyone's quesadilla to suit their tastes!

    Whether you like yours with just chicken and cheese or you prefer to add some veggies, you really can't mess them up! I like to serve chicken quesadillas with sides of guacamole, sour cream, and salsa for dipping.

    Corn Tortilla Quesadillas
    Corn Tortilla Quesadillas combine the wonderful texture of corn tortillas with melted cheese and your favorite quesadilla fillings! Serve them with your favorite salsas, guac, or sour cream for a cheesy snack, appetizer, or quick meal that the whole family will love!
    Check out this recipe
    Corn tortilla quesadillas sliced and served with pico de gallo.

    8. Chicken Noodle Soup

    When looking for ways to use up leftover chicken, you can't go wrong with chicken noodle soup made from scratch. It's a classic comfort food recipe that is a hit with kids and adults alike!

    If you're looking for a heartier meal, check out my post on what to serve with chicken noodle soup for great side dish ideas!

    Chicken Noodle Soup
    Homemade chicken noodle soup is such a timeless comfort food classic, that always manages to make us feel better on dreary days! Grandma's recipe was loaded with fresh vegetables, tender pieces of chicken and finished with egg noodles all in a delicious broth that soothed away any dreary day or cold!
    Check out this recipe
    Chicken Noodle Soup

    9. Chicken a la King

    Chicken a la king is made by combining tender chunks of chicken and vegetables in an ultra-creamy sauce. You can serve chicken a la king over rice, pasta, mashed potatoes, or with crusty French bread for dipping.

    Because your chicken is already cooked, you can have this chicken a la king on the dinner and ready to eat in just 15 minutes.

    Chicken a la King
    My quick and easy Chicken a la King is a delicious combination of veggies, chicken, and velvety cream sauce your whole family will love! Using already cooked chicken and heavy cream really cuts down the cook-time of this easy skillet dinner!
    Check out this recipe
    Square image of chicken a la king in a skillet with wooden spoon.

    10. Bisquick Chicken and Dumplings

    If you're craving a hearty and comforting soup, chicken and dumplings is about as satisfying as they come. The rich and creamy broth, tender vegetables, chunks of chicken, and fluffy biscuits will have you savoring every bite.

    Bisquick™ Chicken and Dumplings Recipe
    My practically effortless Bisquick chicken and dumplings are perfect for when you need good old-fashioned comfort food in a flash! Tender, juicy chicken in a deliciously warm and hearty broth with fluffy biscuit dumplings- what's not to love!
    Check out this recipe
    Hearty Bisquick chicken and dumplings served in white soup bowl.

    11. Chicken Salad 

    Chicken salad makes a fabulous light lunch on its own, or you can use it to make sandwiches if you want something more filling. I often use rotisserie chicken, but fried chicken would be just as tasty!

    My recipe includes crispy onions and celery as well as a super simple Dijon mustard dressing. You could try this mayonnaise-based chicken salad with grapes, too!

    Rotisserie Chicken Salad
    Creamy rotisserie chicken salad is the easiest way to make irresistibly delicious chicken salad at home from your leftover deli chicken! This recipe is full of moist, tender chicken, crisp veggies, and the best dressing. It’s the perfect lunch or light dinner!
    Check out this recipe
    Tasty rotisserie chicken salad mixed and served in bowl with sandwich bread on the side.

    12. Doritos Chicken Casserole

    Use up your leftover chicken and that half-eaten bag of nacho cheese Doritos sitting in your pantry at the same time! If you don't have Doritos, this cheesy casserole is worth a quick trip to the store.

    This casserole is a whole dinner in one dish. It's loaded with chicken, black beans, tomatoes, cheesy chicken sauce, and of course, Doritos chips. It's so fun and full of flavor, you'll want to make it every week!

    Doritos Chicken Casserole (with cream cheese)
    This quick, cheesy Doritos chicken casserole is tasty enough for any night of the week! My decadently cheesy casserole uses crushed Nacho Cheese Doritos as the crust and topping. It’s a fun and delicious meal that’ll put a smile on everyone’s face!
    Check out this recipe
    Best nacho cheese chicken Doritos casserole served on white plate.

    13. Chef's Salad 

    The great thing about using leftover fried chicken for a chef's salad is that you don't even have to heat it up! This chef's salad has a little bit of everything- tomatoes, hard-boiled eggs, cheese, croutons, and pepperoni.

    I used leftover turkey here, but you could easily swap it for whatever poultry you have on hand (fried chicken included)! Of course, you can use your favorite salad dressing, too!

    Turkey Chef Salad
    This delightful Turkey Chef Salad is a post-holiday take on the classic Chef Salad! Layers of leftover turkey, bacon, cheddar and monterey jack cheeses, hard boiled eggs, cherry tomatoes, and croutons are set on a generous bed of fresh lettuce! It's the perfect light lunch or dinner meal after all of the rich foods from the holidays!
    Check out this recipe
    overhead image of the chef salad in a large white serving bowl on a grey wooden background as the larger featured image

    14. Biscuit Chicken Pot Pie

    This biscuit chicken pot pie casserole has all the classic flavor of chicken pot pie, but with half the work. Even the made-from-scratch cream biscuits are fairly simple to prepare.

    If you're on a time crunch you can always pick up a tube of biscuits at the store and pop them on top instead.

    Biscuit Chicken Pot Pie
    This biscuit chicken pot pie is an incredibly hearty casserole that makes a fabulous family dinner any day of the week! It combines tender pieces of chicken in classic pot pie filling with homemade cream biscuits! My biscuit-topped version of the well-loved comfort food is an easy dinner that never disappoints!
    Check out this recipe
    Overhead of biscuit chicken pot pie in casserole dish.

    15. Chicken Fettuccini Alfredo

    Slice your fried chicken, cook some pasta, and whip up a batch of homemade alfredo sauce and you have a quick and easy chicken fettuccini alfredo! You can skip cooking the chicken which cuts down the already impressive 30-minute cook time for this recipe significantly.

    Grilled Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo
    An amazingly rich, creamy Grilled Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo dinner combines fettuccine pasta, ridiculously delicious alfredo sauce, and just-grilled chicken breast! This homemade alfredo sauce takes your dinner to a better-than-restaurant quality meal for all of your pasta lovers in the family!
    Check out this recipe
    Grilled chicken fettuccine alfredo with sliced chicken served over pasta.

    What are some of your favorite leftover fried chicken recipes? If it's not on the list, let me know in the comments below so I can give it a try!

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    Leftover Fried Chicken Recipes: Ritz Chicken Casserole (+ More Easy Dinners!)

    These leftover fried chicken recipes are just what you need if you find yourself with some extra crispy fried chicken on hand. On its own, fried chicken is almost never as good the second time around. But with these tasty recipes, you'll be looking forward to having leftovers!
    Author | Angela
    Servings: 6 servings
    Calories: 574kcal
    Prep 10 minutes
    Cooking 25 minutes
    Total Time 35 minutes
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    Ingredients
     

    • 1 cup sour cream (or plain Greek yogurt)
    • ½ cup green onion (sliced, or use ¼ cup chives)
    • 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning (or Herbes de Provence, *see note)
    • 10.5 oz cream of chicken condensed soup (1 10.5-ounce can)
    • 4 cups cooked chicken (shredded)
    • 64 Ritz crackers (crushed, 64 Ritz crackers is equal to 2 full sleeves)
    • ½ cup butter (melted)

    Instructions

    • Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and lightly grease a 9x13 baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.
    • In a large mixing bowl, mix the sour cream, cream of chicken condensed soup, green onion, and Italian seasoning. *Do not mix any liquids with the condensed soup.
      1 cup sour cream, ½ cup green onion, 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning, 10.5 oz cream of chicken condensed soup
      Process image 1 showing sour cream, condensed soup, green onion, and seasoning in a mixing bowl.
    • Add in the shredded or cubed cooked chicken and mix until well coated then transfer into your prepared baking dish.
      4 cups cooked chicken
      Process image 3 showing added chicken.
    • In a small mixing bowl combine the crushed Ritz crackers with the melted butter, using a fork to combine until evenly coated. Sprinkle the mixture over the chicken casserole in your baking dish to make an even layer.
      64 Ritz crackers, ½ cup butter
      Process image 5 showing making Ritz butter mixture.
    • Bake in the center of your oven's middle rack at 350°F (175°C) for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown on the top. Remove from the oven and serve immediately.

    Equipment You May Need

    Large mixing bowl
    Silicone Spatula Set
    9x13 baking pan

    Notes

    • In place of the Italian seasoning (or Herbes de Provence), you could also use ¼ each of salt, pepper, garlic powder, and onion powder.
    • 64 Ritz crackers are the equivalent of 2 full sleeves of Ritz crackers.
    • ½ cup of butter is equal to 1 stick of butter.
    • To store: Store your leftover Ritz chicken casserole in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
    • To freeze: If you want to make this casserole ahead of time, make and assemble as above and store it in a freezer-safe container prior to baking. You could also freeze your leftovers after baking too! For both options, this chicken casserole will keep up to 3-4 months.
    • To reheat: Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and place your leftovers in a baking dish. Cover the dish loosely with aluminum foil and bake for 20-30 minutes or until heated through.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 574kcal (29%) | Carbohydrates: 27g (9%) | Protein: 28g (56%) | Fat: 39g (60%) | Saturated Fat: 18g (113%) | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g | Monounsaturated Fat: 11g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 137mg (46%) | Sodium: 836mg (36%) | Potassium: 362mg (10%) | Fiber: 1g (4%) | Sugar: 4g (4%) | Vitamin A: 937IU (19%) | Vitamin C: 2mg (2%) | Calcium: 130mg (13%) | Iron: 4mg (22%)
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