Dry and Hard Leftover Chicken

[Shel_B]

My GF brought some leftover chicken home from a "rubber chicken" dinner. Last night we wanted to have it for dinner, but the chicken (breast meat) was a bit dry and hard. Is there a good way to make such chicken, and perhaps other meats and leftovers, more palatable. I cooked it in a sauce of lemon, garlic, wine, and some herbs, and it wasn't awful, but perhaps there's some other treatment that can be done to ot. Thanks!

[Mjx]

I'd hack it up quite small, simmer it briefly in some sort of sauce, and turn it into empanada filling (which is what I'm toying with doing with some 'rubber turkey' I've just been sort of made a 'gift' of).

[weinoo]

I don't know that I'd be re-cooking it. However, shredded and made into a nice chicken salad might be an option...

Chicken Salad

[rlibkind]

This is what dogs are for.

[ChrisTaylor]

Stock?

[annabelle]

This is what dogs are for.

Great minds think alike.

[TheNoodleIncident]

soup

[HungryC]

Cut fine, douse in salsa, wrap in a tortilla w/beans and rice. The Americanized burrito covers many culinary sins.

[kitchen_gadget_goddess]

I was looking to use up some leftover chicken one night. I had made a butternut squash soup earlier in the day, and decided to cut the chicken into bite-size pieces and put it in the soup. Not only was it yummy, but the soup added a lot of moisture to the drier white meat. Very tasty.

[djyee100]

Try grinding it in a food processor, using the Pulse function so you don't overgrind. Then mix it with celery, mayonnaise or salad dressing, etc, for a chicken salad. It will have a fine texture like tunafish salad, which is very pleasant.

Unfortunately, I can't think of ways to help much with the flavor. Maybe hint to GF not to bring home any more rubber chicken?

Edited October 17, 2011 by djyee100 (log)

[dcarch]

Duct tape the chicken on a highway and let a few trucks run over it.

Sorry.

I would do what djyee100 suggested and add a table spoon of good wine.

dcarch

[Shel_B]

Hi ... Thanks for the ideas. I like the chicken salad concept especially well. Adding it to soup will work just fine, too.

If we had a dog, it would probably enjoy such a treat, however, neither GF nor I like to waste food, so it's nice to get some ideas from y'all.

[Rico]

So, I tend to spend an inordinate amount of time in the old eGCI courses, and happened to be reading this one yesterday. Seems like something I, for one, would like to try, given the time.

Edited to fix nitpicky nonesuch.

Edited October 18, 2011 by Rico (log)