Turn that pale and boiled chicken into an amazing meal for another night.
Growing up we called chicken that was used to flavor the chicken soup, “chicken of the sea.” My mother would never serve it. She knew all of my siblings wouldn’t touch it. Chicken of the sea was not for us. But then the kids grew up, married and I heard back that one of my sisters-in-law created a “recipe” from the chicken soup and… gasp… my brother actually loves it.
If she was able to convert my brother, I had to hear what she does.
However, since she knows I appreciate a formal recipe, she followed up a little later with ingredients and quantities. When we made it for the shoot we couldn’t believe how a simple idea could work so well. Thanks Bruchie for this brilliant suggestion. We’re sure lots of families will appreciate this hack as much as we did.
Don’t have enough chicken from one batch of soup? After shredding your chicken, freeze it in Ziploc bags. Once you have a few bags you can make a full recipe for dinner.
Combine onion, shredded chicken, and spices.
Stuff into pitas with chummus. Serve with fries alongside or whatever else you like to have with your shawarma sandwiches!
- 1 large onion, diced and sautéed until golden
- 4 cups shredded cooked chicken (from chicken soup)
- 3 tsp shawarma spice
- ¼ tsp black pepper
- Salt, to taste
- Pita bread
- Chummus
- Fries, etc.
- Combine onion, shredded chicken, and spices. Stuff into pitas with chummus.
- Serve with fries alongside or whatever else you like to have with your shawarma sandwiches!
Use store-bought chummus or whip up our favorite chummus recipe in minutes. Those french fries we’re recommending as a side? They are shoestring fries made using our “Secret to the Best Frozen Fries” hack.
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This is so nice!
Will this work with leftover chicken roll from a roast ?
My sister in law gave me a recipe for any type of left-over chicken – that my kids love!
Sautee an onion. Shred chicken in the meantime. Add chicken. Season with soy sauce, garlic, and ginger. Use as much or as little as your kids like. Put a spoonful (or two or more) over warm spaghetti (or rice). YUM!
You can add any veggies to the onions. My kids like without…
making new dishes from leftovers is my favorite thing! i sometimes take the leftover chicken from the soup and whatever deli i have left over shred them mix with bbq sauce and silan (date syrup) and make kind of meat pizzas with it – i cut pitas open and then in pieces spray it with oil, sprinkle with salt and bake it until its like a pita chip then put on garlic mayo and my chicken mixture and its yummmm!
or i shred the chicken and make a stir fry from it- fry whatever veggies you have add your shredded chicken, some soy sauce, brown sugar or silan and serve over rice:)
** after i put the garlic mayo and chicken on the pita i bake it together
I make chicken salad with the chicken from the soup.
1 small diced onion
Diced pickles
Mayo
1-2 tbsp Dijon mustard
Salt and pepper to taste
Chicken from the soup shredded
Mix all together and done. Can be eaten with a salad, or in a sandwich
I saute 3-4 onions until brown and add the leftover chicken from the soup. I add spices and use it for filling for blintzes- a perfect appetizer when you want to serve a fancier meal!