I love when I make extra chicken, because it’s so easy to make another meal out of it. Or, if I buy a rotisserie chicken, I know I always get at least 2 dishes out of it. How? Shred the chicken! There are plenty of delicious recipes you can make with shredded chicken, and here are over 20 leftover shredded chicken recipes to start with!
Recipes with Shredded Chicken
Chicken Egg Drop Soup with Shiitake Mushrooms
One of the most popular Chinese soaps is Egg Drop soup! But did you know there are actually several versions? This Chicken Egg Drop Soup with Shiitake Mushrooms is a tasty version that is also very easy to make especially with leftover shredded chicken!
Homemade Mexican Chicken Enchiladas with Red Sauce
This Mexican Chicken Enchiladas recipe is so tasty! It's served with spicy red sauce, tomatoes, lettuce, and slices of avocado. Deliciously impressive.
Chicken Tinga Tacos with Shredded Chicken
Chicken tinga tacos will be your new favorite flavorful, delicious, and easy weeknight dinner! They come together in minutes and are a hit with everyone.
Leftover Chicken Soup with Vegetables
Turn your shredded chicken into this easy Leftover Chicken Soup with Vegetables! A hearty chicken vegetable soup is the easiest way to make a whole new meal out of leftovers. There’s also 5 different variations this post includes - Mexican, Thai, Japanese, Jamaican, and Italian!
Creamy Chicken and Rice Casserole Recipe
Chinese Shredded Chicken Cucumber Salad
Chinese Shredded Chicken Cucumber Salad is a very refreshing side dish or appetizer and perfect for the summer. At my house, we make it almost every time we have left over chicken. You get to use up the left over chicken and eat a yummy dish!
Classic Homemade Chicken Pot Pie (from Scratch)
Classic Homemade Chicken Pot Pie is the ultimate comfort food! Start with a rotisserie chicken for easy prep (or roast your own); then add savory roasted vegetables and our easy homemade chicken stock, then top it all off with a tender, flaky herbed pie crust. Perfection!
Instant Pot Vegetable Soup with Shredded Chicken
This hearty Vegetable Soup with Shredded Chicken is a quick and easy meal the whole family will love. Use the veggies you have on-hand, this is a great recipe to avoid food waste!
Roast Chicken Salad with Lemon Vinaigrette and Sesame Crunch
This bright, fresh, and smoky chicken salad is a kaleidoscope of flavors and textures. Every forkful is a different combination of sweet, sour, salty, bitter, crunchy, chewy, rich, and smoky.
Authentic Chicken Tortilla Soup
An Authentic Chicken Tortilla Soup recipe made simply with fresh ingredients, shredded chicken, and topped with crispy tortilla strips. A complete meal in itself, this soup is perfect year round.
Baked Chicken Chimichangas
Looking for a quick weeknight meal that’s delicious and healthy? These Baked Chicken Chimichangas are easy to make and healthier than the typically fried Tex-Mex dish. Plus, they make a great freezer meal!
Creamy Chicken Noodle Soup with Garlic and Mushrooms
Creamy, lemony, mushroom soup with roasted garlic, roast chicken, and noodles is exactly the kind of meal that warms you from the inside out.
Easy Keto BBQ Chicken Casserole
Take your BBQ chicken off the grill and into the oven with this easy to make keto low carb casserole using leftover chicken, crispy bacon, low carb BBQ sauce, and lots and lots of cheese! The perfect under 30 min keto meal for the whole family.
Shredded Buffalo Chicken Sandwich
This is no ordinary sandwich! This shredded buffalo chicken sandwich is loaded full of flavor and texture and is a real treat! Easy and quick to make, this sandwich is topped with fresh lettuce, blue cheese, ranch making every single bite truly delicious!
Easy Tom Kha Gai Soup Recipe (Chicken Coconut Soup)
This Tom Kha Gai Soup is an easy to make recipe, authentic and delicious made with coconut milk. A Thai classic that's ready to eat in 30 minutes!
Slow Cooker Chicken Shawarma (Gluten Free, Paleo, and Whole30)
Slow cooker chicken shawarma (aka shwarma) combines the ease of a slow cooker meal with the complex flavor of a slow-roasted middle eastern chicken feast! This is a quick version of the middle eastern favorite: the slow cooker does a lot of the work and it can be prepped ahead of time.
Buffalo Chicken Stuffed Shells - Flavor Mosaic
Buffalo Chicken Stuffed Shells combine the spicy flavor of buffalo chicken wings and the creamy, cheesy goodness of melted mozzarella, and salty blue cheese all stuffed into cute convenient pasta shells. It is like someone stuffed buffalo wings into the pasta shells but without the bones!
Slow Cooker Chicken Banh Mi Vietnamese Subs- WW friendly
Slow Cooker Chicken Banh Mi Vietnamese Subs are easy to make in the slow cooker, healthy, loaded with fresh veggies, full of flavor and Weight Watchers friendly @ only 9 WW points on the blue plan!
Skillet White Chicken Chili Dip
A delicious white chicken chili dip, that comes together quickly with shredded chicken! Has white beans, salsa verde, and cheese for extra goodness.
Chicken Enchilada Casserole
This easy chicken enchilada casserole recipe is a crowd-pleaser. Make this chicken enchilada layered casserole with shredded rotisserie chicken.
Turkey or Chicken Shepherd's Pie
Shepherd’s pie with leftover roasted turkey or baked chicken is a scrumptious meal the whole family loves! This easy casserole dinner has fresh veggies in a creamy white gravy topped with mashed potatoes and baked to perfection.
Easy Chicken Fried Rice
Chicken Fried Rice is an easy fried rice recipe made with cooked rice, shredded chicken, eggs, and simple vegetables. Skip the takeout, save money, and eat healthier while this scrumptious chicken fried rice recipe!
Easy Shredded Chicken Tostadas
Shredded Chicken Tostadas are the perfect anytime idea when you're in the mood for a great (and easy) Tex-Mex classic. Layered with cheese, refried black beans, roasted chicken, pico de gallo, and my homemade avocado cream sauce, they will be an instant hit.
Coronation Chicken Salad
Coronation Chicken Salad is a delicious and light dish. Shredded chicken is tossed in a lightly curried mayonnaise dressing with fruit. This dish was originally served at Queen Elizabeth's Coronation.
Chicken Congee
Chicken congee is a savory rice porridge that I grew up eating as a comfort food. It’s made by simmering rice in chicken broth with chicken and veggies – the ultimate comforting dish for when I wasn’t feeling well or just wanted something to warm me up!
Keto Chicken Broccoli Cheese Casserole
This Keto Chicken Broccoli Cheese Casserole is creamy, and the broccoli is roasted perfectly with the cheddar cheese. Here’s how to make chicken broccoli cheese casserole!
What do you guys like to do when you have leftover shredded chicken? Did I miss out any good leftover shredded chicken recipes?
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