Leftover Chicken!!

These are a couple of things I like to make (and that the kids mostly like to eat) when I have leftover chicken.

Chicken pockets:

Here’s the recipe for the chicken pockets.  I definitely consider these to be a compromise food because of the crescent rolls.  I don’t really think they have any redeemable qualities, aside from deliciousness.  :)

Anyway, I make these by throwing the ingredients in my kitchen aid with the paddle on.  How did I ever live without that thing?!

Then I scoop some in the middle of a crescent triangle:

And then kind of fold it up around the filling.

I tend to go for done versus pretty.  :)

They are very tasty!!

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Another thing I love love love to do is a creation originally from my mother.  We’ve both tweaked it with time.  This is what I do these days ----- yuuuuum!

Chicken patties, or (if you’re feeling fancy) Chicken croquettes:

In some oil and/or butter, I cook (really whatever veggies I have around) onion, carrots, and garlic until quite tender.  I really like them to taste more like butter than veggies.  :)

At the very end I throw in some chopped fresh spinach.  It doesn’t take much for it to get all wilty and yummy.

I throw it in the kitchen aid (LOVE THAT THING!) with some leftover chicken.  {I realize there are no measurements here; it’s pretty much just whatever you’ve got.  I would say the chicken and veggies are probably pretty equal.

My mom has figured out how eliminate crackers from this dish, making it a very low point, low carb, low whatever meal, but Ritz are very very easy.  :)

I throw a couple of eggs in and some crackers – I probably used 1/4 to 1/2 the package – it just needs to sort of be able to hold it’s shape as a patty.

I use my big cookie scoop to put blobs out.

Then I form them into patties with my hands.  I’m not sure a non-stick surface is my ideal surface for these guys, but the griddle is soooo handy for cooking them all up at once.  My counter isn’t level, so I struggle with the oil pooling in just one spot.  :)  I like to use oil (I think might actually be palm shortening) even though it’s non-stick because it gives them that yummy, crispy brown coating.

All we’re needing to do is cook the egg, so it doesn’t take long.  Yum!

I like mine with a little ketchup.  I love eating a whole bunch of veggies that don’t taste like veggies!  :)