Pasta with Leftover Chicken and Asparagus For One

I tend to always end up with leftovers so this is a quick meal that incorporates some of the random items in my fridge.


First thing, get some water boiling.


I got some Parmesan cheese, asparagus, and some butter. I also had some chicken but managed to not get a picture. Sometimes I am just too hungry and miss a step.


Some flavored pasta.


And you guessed it, some garlic


I chopped the asparagus and tossed it in a pan with some olive oil. I threw the lid on and let it cook for a couple of minutes.


I tossed in my chopped garlic for another minute or two.



Chop up your chicken and throw your pasta in the water.


Once the pasta is done throw it in the pan with the chicken and asparagus.


Add some butter or olive oil and give it a quick toss. Plate it up and sprinkle with the parmesan cheese.


Dinner is ready in no time at all.


You could do this with broccoli, spinach, brussel sprouts or peas. Have a great week!

Prosciutto Wrapped Asparagus

I told you earlier that I would be posting a recipe for using up some of your leftover Prosciutto so here it is! You can find this at All Recipes.com This is very simple but looks and tastes like something very special. This serves 2, or just one because you are NOT going to want to share these.

INGREDIENTS

* 1/4 pound prosciutto, sliced
* 1 (8 ounce) package Neufchatel cheese, softened
* 6 spears fresh asparagus, trimmed

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
2. Spread prosciutto slices with Neufchatel cheese. Wrap slices around 2 or 3 asparagus spears. Arrange wrapped spears in a single layer on a medium baking sheet.
3. Bake 15 minutes in the preheated oven, until asparagus is tender.


All you need is some Asparagus, some Prosciutto, some cream or Neufchatel cheese and a cookie sheet.


Trim the bottoms off the asparagus.


The prosciutto is kind of a pain to work with because it is so thin, but be patient, it is so worth it.


Smear it all up with cream cheese.


lay your asparagus at one end and roll it up, so simple!


Stick them on a baking sheet and get them in the oven. Pull them out after about 15 minutes and that is it, done!


I served them along side some of the leftover chicken, which I did not end up eating much of after I tasted these things.


They were so so tasty. The Prosciutto is rather salty but I really like salt so it was fine for me. I will be making this side dish often. yum.

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Quick Tortilla Pizza with Goat Cheese, Chicken and Spinach

I often have random leftover items in my fridge. I had read somewhere about making pizzas on a tortilla and thought that would be a great way to combine a lot of different leftovers. I had leftover chicken from the roasted game hens and put together a delicious pizza. First step, get your oven going at 450 degrees.


look at all these random leftovers I found for my pizza. Chicken, spinach, goat cheese, and sauce from some delivery pizza.


I am going to serve with a salad dressed with my favorite store bought vinaigrette. I love to make my own, but this stuff is very good.


I am using goat cheese and some sauce from a local place called Tessio's. We got breadsticks which came with this sauce. The breadsticks are long gone but I just cannot bring myself to throw away food, so I saved the sauce.


I am all about flavored tortillas. The chicken was pulled from the second game hen I roasted earlier that week.


I get my salad together first, because your pizza will cook very quickly.


I threw a couple of grape tomatoes into the salad as well.

Now lets get our pizza together!


I have a pizza stone that I got from my sister about 10 years ago. I LOVE it. It never leaves my oven and I have probably cooked close to 500 pizzas and leftover pizza slices on it. I am not kidding that the SO eats at least one pizza a week cooked on this stone. In addition to allowing you to heat and reheat pizzas it provides a nice temperature regulator for your oven. If you would like to read 15 different folk's understanding of how and why it regulates the temperature click here. ok back to the task at hand, spread your sauce. I am not a huge sauce fan, so a little goes a long way.


Add your toppings. I have chicken, goat cheese and spinach.


bake it for about 5 minutes and you are done!


You have a delicious pizza just how you like it!


don't forget your salad!


YUM. The possibilities with this kind of meal are endless. It is the perfect weeknight dinner.