by Theresa Romanenghi

Created on: May 07, 2010   Last Updated: May 08, 2010

What to do with leftover chicken

Last night for dinner, I made roasted chicken breasts drizzled with white truffle oil and a sprinkling of red pepper flakes, garlic powder and course kosher salt.  I also made steamed fresh green beans with a dollop of unsalted butter, fresh ground black pepper and kosher salt.  My goal was to avoid carbs, and this was a very successful and delicious meal.

I’m single and always cook extra servings to have leftovers the next day for lunch or dinner so I don’t have to cook from scratch every night.  While this usually saves time in the kitchen, I don’t always want to eat the same dinner two nights in a row, so I created the following delicious salad with the leftovers.  I highly recommend you try it as I was pleasantly surprised by the results.

INGREDIENTS

(This is for one salad – multiply all ingredients by the number of servings you want to prepare)

1 fully cooked cold chicken breast previously roasted as stated above 1 additional teaspoon white truffle oil 1 cup clean dry mixed baby greens 5 or 6 cold cooked green beans 5 or 6 black olives ¼ cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese Fresh ground course kosher salt and black pepper to taste

INSTRUCTIONS

Cut the cold chicken breast into cubes Place the cubes on a microwave safe dish and drizzle with a teaspoon of truffle oil Cover with wax paper and microwave for 30 seconds to heat; no longer or they will dry out. Meanwhile, wash and spin dry a handful of mixed baby greens (one handful per serving) Spread the lettuce on a plate Toss the cold left over green beans over the lettuce Add black olives Grate fresh parmesan cheese over the plate Top the salad with the warm chicken cubes Salt and pepper to taste Optional:  drizzle with another 1/2 teaspoon of truffle oil

The mixture of the Parmesan cheese, the cold beans and warm chicken with the truffle oil is fantastic.  If you really like truffle oil, drizzle a little more over the completed salad.  Choose a mixture of fresh baby greens that includes arugula or use baby arugula alone if you really want a peppery taste.  I hope you enjoy this recipe as much as I do. I will definitely make this again.

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