I used leftover breaded and baked chicken, but you could use any leftover chicken or chicken nuggets. Also, use up any vegetbles you have on hand, carrots, broccoli, snow peas, etc.
Orange-Flavored Chicken
1/2-1 lb. cooked chicken
Diced vegetables, optional
2 tsp. vegetable oil
1/2 tsp. ginger
1/2 tsp. garlic powder or 1/2 garlic clove minced
1/2 cup soy sauce
1/2 cup water
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup rice vinegar
2/3 cup orange juice
1/4 cup cornstarch
In large skillet or wok, heat 2 tsp. oil. Cut chicken into bite size pieces and stir-fry with vegetables. In a saucepan mix the soy sauce, water, brown sugar, rice vinegar, and orange juice until combined. Stir in ginger and garlic. In a small, seperate bowl mix cornstarch with equal parts water. Stir cornstarch into sauce and bring almost to a boil. Once sauce is thickened, pour over chicken. Toss and serve over rice.
A journey of recycled goodness. Recipes to reinvent leftover food.
I have been thinking about this blog for some time now, but amidst the laughter (and tears) of two small children - we'll call them Little Miss and Monster, a husband - we'll call him Mo, and a dessert business - we'll call that Very Sweet, time is scarce, to say the least. But somehow on this rainy November day I have managed to slow down time - or at least not feel guilty about spending too much of it - to create this blog. I have been quite lucky as a mom. Little Miss and Monster will eat anything. Green beans, squash soup, roast beef, even tofu. Mo isn't picky either. In fact, I've even seen him order liver. But one thing that all of them refuse to eat? Leftovers. It doesn't matter how much they've enjoyed it, even praised it, the night before - they don't want to eat it again. Hence the birth of this blog concept. Not only, to get my family to eat leftovers, but also to help us all use just that much less. I know that my little family probably throws away enough food to feed another family of 4 every week. I hope this to be a place where we can all come together and share our recipes and advice to help recycle leftover food into something fabulous. If you would like to be a contributor to this blog, please leave a comment. Bon Appetit!
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