Fried chicken is one of our favorite foods in both restaurants and at home. All too often though we bring some home in a doggy bag or end up making too much of it at home.
If you’ve ever found yourself in these shoes and wondered what to do with leftover chicken then read on. You’re going to love this easy and delicious leftover chicken recipe!
This easy leftover chicken recipe is ready in less than an hour.
Crispy Leftover Chicken & Shells Casserole Recipe
This leftover chicken recipe is the second act of our previous recipe, French Fried Onion Ring Baked Chicken. The great flavor and convenience of the first recipe carried directly over to the next, making this a popular meal with our kids and their parents.
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- Start with leftover fried chicken
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- Cut your chicken leftovers into cubes.
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- Mix the leftover chicken with the other ingredients, bake and enjoy!
Have you ever wondered what to do with leftover chicken?
Leftover chicken never tasted so good. It’s combined and then baked with cream of chicken soup, cheese, milk, breadcrumbs and pasta.
You may not find this leftover chicken recipe on the menu of a Michelin-starred restaurant and fortunately for me, our boys were O.K. with that. In fact, they loved this comfort creation that was made from a dinner they loved a couple of nights earlier.
Have you oven made your own oven-fried chicken? We’ll show you how!
What it takes for this leftover chicken recipe (full recipe at end of post)
- 8-16 oz leftover chicken, coarsely diced
- 16 oz. pasta shells
- 8 oz. shredded cheese (we used Mozzarella)
- 1 10.5 oz. can cream of chicken soup
- 1 cup milk
- 1/4 cup breadcrumbs
This recipe that uses leftover fried chicken is a great way to get more bang for you buck by not wasting tasty leftovers.
The real purpose of this leftover chicken recipe is to show that you can use almost any leftover chicken or turkey and achieve a similar and great tasting result. It’s not only good tasting and convenient, it’s darn affordable too.
This meal costs well under a single greenback per serving. On top of everything else, its affordability helps to make it hard to beat, especially on a chilly winter day.
Grab a bite of comfort and enjoy! -Dan
See some of our other leftover recipes, including leftover beef roast pot pie, steak and beef enchiladas, and leftover pork tacos.
Do you have any great leftover chicken recipes? We would love to hear from you. Drop us a comment below!
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Crispy Leftover Chicken and Shells Casserole Recipe
If you have ever wondered what to do with leftover chicken, this easy and fast kid-friendly recipe is a Godsend!
Ingredients
- 16 oz. fried chicken coarsely cubed
- 16 oz. pasta shells
- 8 oz. shredded cheese
- 1 can cream of chicken or mushroom soup
- 1 cup milk
- 1/4 cup breadcrumbs
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F°
- Grease a 9 x 13 casserole pan.
- Prepare pasta as directed, drain.
- In large mixing bowl, cube leftover chicken. Add grated cheese, soup, milk, breadcrumbs and pasta.
- Stir mixture thoroughly then evenly distribute in prepared casserole dish.
- Bake for about 35 minutes, or until golden brown on top.
Recipe Video
This recipe has been updated from original post of March 3, 2016.
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I usually use my leftover chicken for chicken and rice but I am going to switch up with this next time!
This sounds like the perfect comfort food! I can’t wait to make this for dinner!
Repurposing leftovers is always a great idea!! Fried chicken in anything has GOT to be good!
Oh how I am loving this one! Food waste is such a pet peeve of mine and I LOVE how you’ve used these leftovers! Plus… fried chicken is delicious!
What a great way to use leftover fried chicken. We always buy too much of it and end up wasting it. Thanks to this recipe that won’t happen again. I know my family would love this dish!
This is such a fabulous way to use up leftovers. I love a big casserole that gives us lots of meals. I think I’ll add frozen green peas when I make this.
Thanks, Debi. We never knew how many people face this dilemma (leftover chicken), until we put this leftover chicken recipe together. We hope you try it soon!
We don’t ever have leftover fried chicken (yes, we overindulge, but its fried chicken, but we do however have a LOT of leftover roast chicken… what a great way to use it up in such a comfort food that we’ll all LOVE!
Take my word for it, this leftover chicken works well for either version!
What a wonderful idea! I never know what to do with leftover chicken, so I just throw it in pasta. Pinning to try later!
Thanks so much, Diana. Our boys really enjoyed this one!
I love finding new ways to use up leftovers. Sounds great!
Our kids loved this, as did their dads – win/win!
It’s all about the comfort foods. You’re right that good food can be affordable. Looks good.
This looks super tasty. I don’t usually like shells but I can’t wait to try them like this because my hubby loves them. Thanks for sharing.
What a fantastic way to reinvent a leftover! For a home chef, those kinds of recipes are must-haves. Nicely done.
I love these kinds of dinners! These soerts of recipies need to be in every home cook’s arsenal.