If you know me well, then you know I do not like to waste anything. I like to use all of the scraps that I can. One thing that I have gotten creative with over time is leftovers. I do not mind eating dinner leftovers for lunch the next day, but if I still have some food leftover then I like to create something new with it. Monday night I made a simple meal of, baked chicken, rice, and vegetables. I had some chicken left over, so I turned it into chicken alfredo and ate it over rice. This recipe may not be for you, if you are the type that would rather throw it out and start fresh, but the Grandma Kriser part of me will not allow me to do that. LOL. And anyone that knows my maternal grandmother would completely understand. Here it goes...- I put 4 Tablespoons of butter in a skillet over medium heat.
- I added 1/3 cup of chopped onion.
- 3 cloves of minced garlic.
- 1/2 teaspoon of fresh grated ginger.
- 1/2 teaspoon of fresh, chopped rosemary.
I let these ingredients cook for a few minutes until the onion was tender. Then I added...
- 2 Tablespoons of flour to the skillet and stirred it in completely with the butter.
- Then I slowly added two cups of milk (if I had whipping cream, I would have used half cream and half milk) to the skillet, stirring while I poured. I let this thicken while I stirred so that it wouldn't get clumpy.
- Then I added my three left over chicken thighs (you can use whatever chicken you have, I used the chicken thighs because it was what I had) that I had chopped into small pieces to the sauce and let it all heat up evenly.
- I also added salt and pepper to taste at this point.
- Then I spooned my chicken alfredo sauce over my rice that I had warmed up and enjoyed it immensely! The fresh spices in the sauce made it taste so fresh, I really enjoyed this food makeover!
This recipe will not be for everyone, because I do not think everyone will enjoy using their leftovers like I do, but I was trying to be thrifty and useful with what I had. You can also make this with all fresh ingredients and eat it over pasta, or spaghetti squash too! If you thought this was a neat idea, I want to hear about it!