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Chicken Parmigiana made with Chicken Tenders

Happy New Year’s!! On the menu tonight – Chicken Parmigiana!

Remember the Parmesan and Herb Chicken Tenders I made recently? Well, I had some leftover and decided to make one of my suggestions, Chicken Parmigiana.

Since I already made the chicken tenders, all I had to do for this dish was put them in the dish with a few dollops of sauce and some grated cheese. Oh my GOSH was it delicious!

I didn’t even fire up my full sized oven. I cooked the entire thing in my toaster oven. Most of my dishes are made for multiple people. This dish was for one person. That said, you could easily up the number of chicken tenders to feed however many people you are cooking for.

I hope the next time you crave chicken Parmigiana, you’ll try my recipe.

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Chicken Parmigiana made with Chicken Tenders

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By Patrick Dulmage – Serves: 1
Prep Time: 5 – Cooking Time: 20 minutes – Total Time: 25 minutes

Chicken Parmigiana made with Chicken Tenders

Ingredients

  • 3 Chicken Tenders, pre-cooked
  • 1/2 cup marinara sauce
  • 1/2 cup mozzarella, grated
  • 1/4 ish cup Parmesan cheese

Instructions

1

Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees

2

Put the pre-cooked chicken tenders in a baking dish

3

Evenly spread some of the mozzarella cheese on the chicken

4

Dollop the marinara sauce on each piece of chicken

5

Evenly spread the rest of the mozzarella and Parmesan on the chicken

6

Bake for 20 minutes

7

Then put under a high broiler until the cheese is golden brown

8

Serve immediately with garlic bread

Notes

This dish assumes you have pre-cooked chicken tenders. For the best results, I'd recommend making the tenders yourself, using my recipe of course! 😉 You could also use the chicken tenders in the deli area of your market, or even frozen breaded chicken tenders. For the last two options, I'd recommend seasoning them with Italian seasoning.

January 1, 2022 By
Casserole/ Leftovers/ Turkey

Turkey Tetrazzini, Revived

On the menu tonight – Turkey Tetrazzini!

What is Turkey Tetrazzini? You would think with the Italian name, Tetrazzini, it would be Italian. You would be wrong, it is an American dish. While it DOES have pasta and some Parmesan cheese, that’s about as far as it goes in the Italian direction. Tetrazzini is a baked pasta dish browned in the oven with a white cream sauce and usually topped with bread crumbs. It was invented, we think, in San Francisco in the early 1900’s. Others believe it was invented in New York City. You can read all about Tetrazzini here if you want to know more about its origin.

I decided to make it because I was trying to figure out a dish I could make that would help me use up some ground turkey. Usually, you would used a diced chicken or turkey, but I didn’t have that on hand. After a lot of looking around at turkey recipes, I decided to do a Tetrazzini.

I opted to make my own sauce instead of using the canned soup, which I think makes it much more flavorful. Since it includes pasta, a little meat goes a long way. This turned out SO great! It’s so creamy and delicious!

So, if you are feeding a crowd or making a pot luck dish, I hope you will try my version of Turkey Tetrazzini.

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Turkey Tetrazzini

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By Patrick Dulmage – Serves: 12
Prep Time: 15 minutes – Cooking Time: 55 minutes

Turkey Tetrazzini

Ingredients

  • 1.5 - 2 lbs ground turkey (could also use about 3 cups leftover turkey or even rotisserie chicken)
  • 12 oz spaghetti or angel hair pasta
  • 1 1/2 cups frozen peas
  • 1/2 stick of butter
  • 4 cloves garlic
  • 4 cups turkey broth
  • 1 cup white wine
  • 1 lb mushrooms (white or cremini) sliced
  • 1 8 oz pkg cream cheese, cut into cubes
  • 1/4 cup flour
  • 1 cup panko bread crumbs
  • 1 cup Parmesan cheese, separated - two 1/2 cups
  • 1 cup Monterey Jack cheese, grated
  • 1 tsp thyme

Instructions

1

Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees

2

Bring a pot of water to a boil

3

Cook pasta until al dente (follow pkg directions depends on the pasta you use)

4

Once cooked, drain and set aside (save a cup of the water)

5

In another large pot, pre-heat it over medium-high heat

6

Add the butter and garlic and let cook about a minute

7

Add the mushrooms and ground turkey

8

Season with salt and pepper

9

Once the turkey is mostly cooked, add the white wine

10

Cook until the liquid has reduced by half

11

Sprinkle in the flour and stir. The sauce will start to thicken quickly

12

Add the broth, stir, and continue to cook until the sauce is nice and thick

13

Add the cream cheese and continue to stir

14

Add the peas, Monterey Jack and half of the Parmesan cheeses, continue to stir

15

Add the salt, pepper, and thyme. Taste and adjust seasoning as needed

16

Add the cooked spaghetti and stir to combine. If the mixture is too thick, add a little more broth or some of the pasta water

17

Pour the entire mixture into a 13x9 casserole dish and spread it evenly

18

Top with panko and the rest of the Parmesan cheese

19

Bake for 25-35 minutes, until the top is golden brown

20

Once finished, let it rest at least 5 minutes before serving

Notes

You can make several variations on this dish. You could use chicken, tuna, shrimp, and I bet scallops would be really good in this too. If you didn't want any meat or fish, you could use larger pieces of mushroom - like from a Portobello mushroom in addition the cremini.

December 23, 2021 By
Leftovers/ Thanksgiving/ Turkey

Thanksgiving Rolls

Don’t let the name fool you. This isn’t a recipe to make a standard roll, this is a recipe to make a roll that is a complete meal!

While I was making the Turkey Crescent Wreath, I had some leftover crescent rolls as well as filling, but not enough to make another wreath. So, I decided to make individual rolls. Wow! I kind of like these more than the wreath… Can I say that?

They are the PERFECT size for snacking but they still have all the flavors of Thanksgiving. They are SO good!

The next time you need to make an appetizer, I hope you will my Thanksgiving Rolls!

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Thanksgiving Rolls

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By Patrick Dulmage – Serves: 12

Thanksgiving Rolls

Ingredients

  • 2 8 oz containers crescent rolls (8 count)
  • 2 cups cooked and chopped turkey
  • 2 cups mashed potatoes
  • 1 cup cranberry sauce or Craisins
  • 8 oz block cheddar or Swiss cheese, grated
  • 1-2 cups mayonnaise
  • 1 egg, scrambled
  • 1 tsp ground sage
  • 1 tsp thyme
  • 1 tsp Kosher salt
  • 1 tsp freshly ground pepper
  • 1-2 cups turkey gravy

Instructions

1

Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees

2

Carefully unroll the crescent rolls and arrange them on a baking sheet. Stretch them out a little bit if it doesn't look like they will hold enough filling

3

In a large bowl, add the turkey, cheese, Craisins, mayonnaise, sage, thyme, salt and pepper, then mix to combine.

4

Taste the mixture and adjust seasoning

5

Spoon about a tablespoon of the mixture at a time on each triangle

6

Spoon about the same amount of mashed potatoes on top of the mixture

7

Be careful not to overfill, you need to leave enough room to be able to fold the "points" over the mixture

8

Continue until you have used up the rolls

9

Brush the egg on the dough and then put in the oven

10

Bake for 25-30 minutes (look for the top to be browned and the dough fully cooked)

11

When finished, let them rest at least 10 minutes before serving

12

Heat up the gravy while the rolls are resting

13

Serve and enjoy!

Notes

While perfectly delicious on their own, even better with some warm gravy to dip them in. YUM!

December 5, 2021 By
Leftovers/ Thanksgiving/ Turkey

Turkey Crescent Wreath with Gravy

On the menu tonight – Turkey Crescent Wreath!

Thanksgiving has passed and now you have a refrigerator full of leftovers. You can only make so many turkey sandwiches before you are ready for something different. This recipe uses just about all the leftovers for one meal.

I used turkey, mashed potatoes, cheddar cheese, and craisins in my recipe, but feel free to add other things like green bean casserole, or any other leftovers. The only thing you may need to buy are the crescent rolls you find in the refrigerated section at the grocery store.

You already did most of the cooking. All you need to do to make this dish is chop the turkey into small pieces and combine it with a few other ingredients in bowl. Then assemble the crescent wreath and bake. 30 minutes later, you have a fresh new meal for the family.

I hope the next time you are looking for an idea to use up Thanksgiving leftovers, you will try my Thanksgiving Crescent Wreath!

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Thanksgiving Crescent Wreath with Gravy

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By Patrick Dulmage – Serves: 6-8
Prep Time: 15 minutes – Cooking Time: 25-30 minutes – Total Time: 45 minutes

Thanksgiving Crescent Wreath with Gravy

Ingredients

  • 2 8 oz containers crescent rolls (8 count)
  • 2 cups cooked and chopped turkey
  • 2 cups mashed potatoes
  • 1 cup cranberry sauce or craisins
  • 8 oz block cheddar or Swiss cheese, grated
  • 1-2 cups mayonnaise
  • 1 egg, scrambled
  • 1 tsp ground sage
  • 1 tsp thyme
  • 1 tsp Kosher salt
  • 1 tsp freshly ground pepper
  • 1-2 cups turkey gravy

Instructions

1

Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees

2

Carefully unroll the crescent rolls and arrange them on a baking sheet in a circle with the "fat" side of the triangle in the center and the points facing outward. You can use a bowl in the center as a guide

3

In a large bowl, add the turkey, cheese, craisins, mayonnaise, sage, thyme, salt and pepper, then mix to combine.

4

Taste the mixture and adjust seasoning

5

Spoon about 1-2 tablespoons of the mixture at a time on the "wreath" and continue around the circle

6

Spoon about the same amount of mashed potatoes on top of the mixture

7

Be careful not to overfill the wreath, you need to leave enough room to be able to fold the "points" over the mixture

8

Begin folding the points over the top and use a butter knife or offset spatula to fold the dough under to make the center pretty

9

Continue around the wreath until it is fully formed

10

Brush the egg on the dough and then put in the oven

11

Bake for 25-30 minutes (look for the top to be browned and the dough fully cooked)

12

When finished, let it rest at least 10 minutes before serving

13

Heat up the gravy while the wreath is resting

14

Serve and enjoy!

Notes

The method I used to form the wreath was using individual dough triangles formed into a circle and folding the points over. The dough comes out of the can in rectangles that you pull apart. You could also simply arrange the rectangles into a circle, fold the ends over the filling, and then carefully separate the pieces once the wreath is filled. Using that method, you could put a little more filling in. So, depending how many leftovers you have, you can choose which method you want to arrange the dough.

December 5, 2021 By
Casserole/ Leftovers/ Vegetarian

Breakfast Casserole from Leftover Stuffing

I wasn’t sure what else to do with my leftover Thanksgiving stuffing. Don’t get me wrong, I can eat leftover stuffing for a while and not get tired of it. But each year, I seem to make a few metric tons of stuffing and eventually you have to do something creative with the leftovers.

This is a great recipe to make either for a crowd and/or for some pre-made meals for the week ahead when you don’t have time to make breakfast before leaving for work. The best part about this recipe is you have already done most of the work!

The only ingredients are your leftover stuffing, eggs, a little milk (optional), cheese, and some chopped green onions. Of course, you can always add whatever else you may want. So, the next time you need to feed a crowd for breakfast, consider this breakfast casserole!

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Breakfast Casserole from Leftover Stuffing

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By Patrick Dulmage – Serves: 10-12
Prep Time: 10 minutes – Cooking Time: 40 minutes – Total Time: 50 minutes

Breakfast Casserole from Leftover Stuffing

Ingredients

  • Leftover stuffing
  • 10-12 eggs
  • 1/4-1/2 cup milk
  • 6-8 oz cheddar cheese, grated
  • 4-6 green onions, chopped. I use the white part in the casserole and the green part for garnish
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

1

Pre-heat the oven to 375 degrees

2

Break up the stuffing into a baking dish

3

Scramble the eggs in a large bowl and whisk in the milk

4

Pour the eggs into the baking dish

5

Sprinkle the chopped green onions and cheese over the stuffing

6

Bake until the eggs are cooked through, about 25 -30 minutes, depending on how much leftover stuffing you had and how deep your dish is

Notes

You could also use a cupcake pan to make individual breakfast muffins

December 6, 2020 By