So, I got a little over zealous with the chicken wings last weekend. The 49er's were playing a couple of friends were coming over. Yeah, so I ordered way too much food for 3 adults. How much, you ask??
30 buffalo wings
17 buffalo chicken strips
2 large baskets of fries (Wing Stop has the best fries - with the exception of In n' Out)
Kristi's out of town this week on business and I have a full order of chicken strips sitting in the fridge that have to go before she comes home on Wednesday. I opted for using the fried chicken in a pasta. It's simple, easy and fast.
Here's what I used:
- Leftover fried chicken (breaded chicken breast, if you prefer)
- 6 or so cloves of garlic, chopped
- 1 12oz bag of fresh broccoli (in a microwavable steam bag)
- Sun dried tomatoes - figure 2-3 spoonfuls per person)
- Basil infused olive oil - or just plain old olive oil
- Thyme
- Salt & pepper
- Whole wheat pasta
- 1 pad of butter
- 1 squeezed lemon or so...
In a pan, saute the garlic with olive oil, thyme and pepper - add a little white wine to prevent the garlic from browning. Add the chicken and sun dried tomatoes. Let cook under low/medium heat for 3 minutes. Add the broccoli (already steamed in the microwave) and butter. Let that go until the pasta is cooked to your liking (You want to add the broccoli about 2-3 minutes before taking it off the heat to avoid burning). Squeeze the lemon on top - you're done.
The moral of this story: Almost any leftover protein can be chopped up (even fried buffalo chicken strips) can be combined with a nearby vegetable (spinach, peas, asparagus, zucchini, carrots) to create an easy and yummy pasta. Ugh, now that I've eaten, time to get back on the VPN.
Don-
30 buffalo wings
17 buffalo chicken strips
2 large baskets of fries (Wing Stop has the best fries - with the exception of In n' Out)
Kristi's out of town this week on business and I have a full order of chicken strips sitting in the fridge that have to go before she comes home on Wednesday. I opted for using the fried chicken in a pasta. It's simple, easy and fast.
- Leftover fried chicken (breaded chicken breast, if you prefer)
- 6 or so cloves of garlic, chopped
- 1 12oz bag of fresh broccoli (in a microwavable steam bag)
- Sun dried tomatoes - figure 2-3 spoonfuls per person)
- Basil infused olive oil - or just plain old olive oil
- Thyme
- Salt & pepper
- Whole wheat pasta
- 1 pad of butter
- 1 squeezed lemon or so...
In a pan, saute the garlic with olive oil, thyme and pepper - add a little white wine to prevent the garlic from browning. Add the chicken and sun dried tomatoes. Let cook under low/medium heat for 3 minutes. Add the broccoli (already steamed in the microwave) and butter. Let that go until the pasta is cooked to your liking (You want to add the broccoli about 2-3 minutes before taking it off the heat to avoid burning). Squeeze the lemon on top - you're done.
The moral of this story: Almost any leftover protein can be chopped up (even fried buffalo chicken strips) can be combined with a nearby vegetable (spinach, peas, asparagus, zucchini, carrots) to create an easy and yummy pasta. Ugh, now that I've eaten, time to get back on the VPN.
Don-
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