I already requested recipes for canned corn and dried beans. Now this one is again from the food pantry. I have several large cans of chicken. It is meat from a whole chicken, 4 cups worth actually. I don't know what to do with it. I am single and when I make a recipe, it is always too much. I have to do with what is on hand, so I don't have the nerve to give it to a neighbor.
Help please,
Sandy from Baltimore, MD
Sandy, you can divide the chicken meat up and make several different recipes up in small serving sizes, cook, cool and freeze for quickie meals later. Example; soup, dumplings, stuffing, noodles, a couple canned biscuits for dumplings, stuff the rest with chicken and veggies making a tart, use one of those cup o noodles, add chicken and voila! Get some snack size bags and freeze it plain for other uses. Hope this helps. (03/14/2007)
By EGRIBBLE
After opening the chicken, freeze in 1 cup portions. To use 1 cup of it:
1. Make chicken salad with mayo, chopped celery/onion, and have sandwiches.
2. Shred chicken into a can of cream of mushroom soup mixed with 1/2 can milk, heat and serve over toast, rice, noodles or mashed potatoes. Add peas if you wish.
By jean
Try this casserole. My family loves it!
CHICKEN CASSEROLE:
Topping: 1/2 cup crushed cornflakes, 1 tablespoon butter or margarine, melted.
-Mix all ingredients, except topping. Pour into greased 13x9x2 inch baking dish. Cover and refrigerate overnight. Take out of refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Bake covered at 350 degrees for 45 minutes. Combine cornflakes and melted butter; sprinkle over casserole. Bake uncovered for 15-20 more minutes. (03/15/2007)
By Jean
Chicken and noddle dinner. Take a can of cream of chicken soup and mix with the canned chicken. Heat on stove. Do not add water. Pour over egg noodles and mix all together. A nice easy and inexpensive meal! Hope this helps you! (03/15/2007)
By Elby
You might want to buy one of those vacuum sealing Food Saver type machines. This way you can package and freeze your culinary excess and put it to good use later. (03/15/2007)
By Holly
Again this food is from the state food bank. I get what they give me. At this time all I buy at the store is milk, eggs and cheese, and if feeling overwhelmed I will buy some veggies. But for the most part I am eating this canned food. Thank you. (03/15/2007)
By sandy
I would freeze it like suggested, but put it in small air tight containers (I like the cheap ones that they sell for freezer jam - look for them by the Ball jars in your supermarket) and top off with water or broth (canned is fine). This creates a "seal" against freezer burn. Some recipe ideas:
Cook some rice (white, brown or mixed), add some cheese sauce (Ragu Double Cheddar is good and keeps for awhile in the fridge), butter, a bit of cream of mushroom soup (freeze the rest in small containers), broccoli, cauliflower, carrots or whatever you like, and some chicken. Bake in a small oven proof bowl until bubbly.
Mix chicken with some cheese sauce, sour cream, canned diced tomatoes with green chilies. Place some of the chicken mix down the middle of a couple of tortillas and roll up. Place in a small casserole dish and bake for a few minutes. Top with salsa, sour cream, more cheese sauce, etc.
Use the rest of the can of diced tomatoes with green chilies to make an easy salsa: Mix the contents of the can (including juice) with a pinch of salt, a couple grinds of black pepper, a pinch of parsley and a couple pinches dried onion flakes. You can add a pinch or two of dried cilantro if you like. Let it sit for at least 10 minutes before using. This will keep in a glass jar (like a spaghetti sauce jar) for a week or two. Great on tortilla chips, eggs, baked potatoes, frozen burritos, etc.
Mix chicken with some mayo and some sour cream and then add the "homemade" salsa to taste. Serve on bread, chips, tortilla chips, etc. You can also do this with canned tuna. (It sounds weird, but try it.)
Mix some cooked rice, reserved frozen (thawed) cream of mushroom soup, chicken, sauteed peppers and onions.
Combine chicken with Jarred Alfredo sauce, spread on a mini pre-baked pizza shell or a soft pita. Top with onions, mushrooms, green peppers, spinach, broccoli, etc. Bake until bubbly. Top with some shredded mozzarella or Parmesan and bake a few minutes more. (03/15/2007)
By samaree
All the ideas are good ones. So I will just say that when you open the chicken, one frugal idea would be to open a can of broth and add it to the extra chicken and bag it together in quart freezer zip bags, squeeze all the air out. Use one serving and freeze the rest in individual amounts.
Using freezer quart zip bags will save freezer burn from happening. Using broth with the chicken will extend the freezer life. Use a Sharpie marker to date your package the date it was frozen. Freeze flat or put a cardboard box the size of the bag to keep flat until frozen. Then can be put in another spot in the freezer. (03/16/2007)
By chml
I use can chicken quite often. If you look at www.bisquick.com, you will find many good recipes that include can chicken. If you can not eat all of the recipe at one time, you can freeze it and use for another day's meal. (03/16/2007)
By Lee
I get the large cans of chicken, split it into three parts. I freeze two servings, use the other with canned gravy and heat. It makes a great chicken gravy for over mashed potatoes or add a can of cream of chicken soup, and some ritz crackers (generic works fine), crush the crackers, a little pepper, and a tad bit of onion. Put in crock pot, makes awesome shredded chicken sands. Enjoy. (09/06/2007)
By teresa
It also makes a very good tasting BBQ sandwich by just adding bottled sauce to meat. (02/28/2008)
Get a package of Lipton creamy chicken and rice or noodles. Cook as directed add a can of chicken, and mix together. We put soy sauce and oriental rice noodles on ours. It is a family favorite. Tastes great as left overs. Any kind of package noodles or rice will work as long they are creamy. (09/02/2008)
By grace_46241
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Quick chicken and dumplins; dump the canned chicken with water into pot season with poultry seasoning or seasoning of your choice. Bring to boil, make the dumplins, cook them and your done.
You can also use the canned chicken for quick meals, quick soups, heat up in a pan or pot and add other ingredients. warm through and it is done. I use my canned chicken, canned meats for a lot of quick meals, I work 12 hour shifts but still have to feed the family. I made quick chicken pot pie the other night with canned veggies, canned chicken, seasoning we all liked, canned small whole potatoes, and chicken stock with biscuit dough on top ( ran out of pie shells) it was good. I always have to find more creative ways to feed the family; the stores are never open when I am cooking or I never have enough time to go get something I need right then so it gets added to list for next trip to town. Don't keep yourself in a box of it has to be done this way; just try! You can make it great!
Chicken Salad for sandwiches
Chicken --chopped boiled egg-chopped sweet pickles--mayo
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