I have leftover raw chicken. I need to cook it today, or throw it out. I have no choice in this matter. But I also have leftover cooked chicken legs from Saturday night and leftover shredded beef from last night, so I’m not sure what the best course of action is for today. I figure the best idea is to just get the darn chicken cooked and go from there.
So in the biggest baking dish David has (since all my cooking stuff is still in my old apartment 4 hours away), I put the little rack (which I normally use to elevate cups on the dishtowel after I do dishes, but is really intended for the oven), and I arrange the 3 large boneless/skinless chicken breasts and the 4 drumsticks I need to cook, cover them with a little seasoning salt, garlic, and pepper, drizzle with olive oil, and hope for the best.
Once cooked I can pick the meat off the bones of the drumsticks and make chicken soup. I don’t have egg noodles, and David says I can't use farfelle (bow ties) to make chicken noodle soup, but I do have plenty of brown rice, plus plenty of carrots, celery, and onions. I do wish I had some herbs. I really need to work on that, but herbs are kind of expensive. I’m thinking every payday just picking up a small bottle of a single herb I know I can use. Eventually my spice cabinet will fill up, right?
But that doesn’t yet help me decide what to do with this chicken. I think the breasts I’ll slice and then store to make sandwiches. David bought me some really nice Italian bread, and we have cucumbers and feta cheese. That would make a good sandwich.
And sandwiches make me think of quesadillas, which are a perfect way to use up leftovers! Here it is Monday, and I really don’t have to cook for at least the next 3 nights, because we have that many leftovers. I think my kitchen sink will thank me later.
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