Family Mess Hall - whole food meals dinners recipes

As a family of four we rarely finish a whole chicken in one sitting.  It's good to know then, that there are so many ways to re-purpose leftover chicken.  This easy chicken pot pie recipe creates a delicious meal with leftover roast chicken. Chicken pot pie with cheese scone crust Cheese scone crust 1 1/2 cup all purpose flour 3/4 cup grated cheese ((plus extra for the top if you desire)) 3 tsp baking powder 1 egg 3/4 cup milk 1 tsp thyme 1/2 tsp ground black pepper Pot pie filling 1 1/2 cup potatoes ((1.5cm (1/2 inch) dice)) 1 1/2 cup large sweet potato ((1.5cm (1/2 inch) dice)) 1 1/2 cup carrots ((1.5cm (1/2 inch) dice)) 1 cup peas 1 tbsp butter 2 tbsp all purpose flour 1 cup milk 1/2 cup cream 1/2 whole cooked chicken (rotisserie, roast or bbq) ((shred skin and meat)) 1 onion ((chopped)) 1 tbsp dijon mustard 1 tsp thyme 1 chicken stock cube salt and pepper to taste Make the cheese scone topping In a bowl, mix together the wet ingredients, thyme and grated cheese.  Si...

Chicken, apple and almond salad You'll need: 15 minutes, leftover chicken, whole egg mayonnaise, greek yoghurt, mixed greens (I used silverbeet, rainbow chard, cos lettuce), bean sprouts, celery, apple, fresh herbs (I used chives), nuts (eg almonds), pre-prepared vinaigrette 1. Chop and layer the following vegetables in this order.  1 large silverbeet leaf, 2 small rainbow chard leaves, 3 large cos lettuce leaves, two handfuls of bean sprouts, 1 stalk of chopped celery, 1 large diced apple, a handful of chopped chives, roughly chopped almonds.  Then season with salt and pepper and prepare your favourite vinaigrette. 2.  Next place your shredded chicken in a separate dish and mix through a heaped tablespoon each of yoghurt and mayonnaise.  Season with salt and pepper. As a variation, you might like to add a teaspoon of curry power (for a retro twist) OR chopped basil and lemon zest.  Today we went with this most simple version. 3. It's ready to serve and enjoy!...