Fork & Knife Chicken Sandwich

Part of making large meals to save your budget is learning how to deal with the leftovers.  No one really wants to eat the same thing every day, but you also can't afford to buy a lot of different ingredients.  This is a recipe for what I did with some of the leftovers from Roast Chicken with Vegetables.  It is delicious, hearty, hits the spot, and only involves 3 extra ingredients that you should have lying around in your pantry.

Fork & Knife Chicken Sandwich

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cooking Time: 1-2 minutes (varies with microwave)

Yield: One sandwich

Ingredients:

-  1-2 cups roast chicken (pulled off the bone, all skin and fat removed)
-  3 Tbsp of juices from roasting the chicken (more or less to taste)
-  1 Tbsp mayonnaise
-  2 slices bread


Tools:

-  Microwave
-  Microwave-safe bowl

Directions: 

1)  Put the pieces of roast chicken (already pulled off the bone, with all skin and fat removed) into a microwave safe bowl.

2) Open the container of juices from roasting the chicken.  If you have not already removed the layer of fat since roasting the chicken, you will see a white "film" on the surface of the juices (which will be more firm - like Jello).  Don't worry, this is normal!

3)  Use a spoon, or something similar, to skim the fat off of the top if you have not already done so.  Just throw it directly into the trash.  Once you've skimmed the fat off, you won't need to do this again, as more fat won't develop on the surface.

4)  Once the fat has been removed, spoon about 3 Tbsp of the juices (more or less to taste) over the chicken waiting in the bowl.

5)  Microwave for 1-2 minutes, or until the chicken is nice and hot and the juices have liquified again.  Time will vary depending upon your microwave and the amount of chicken you are reheating.

6)  Prep the bread by spreading mayonnaise on both slices, and seasoning with pepper, to taste.  Place the bread - mayo side up - on a plate.

7)  Use a fork, your hands, or some other utensil to place the pieces of chicken on the bottom bread slice.

8)  Drizzle the juices left in the bowl over the chicken, letting the rest get soaked up by the bottom slice of bread.  Put the top slice on, and break out the fork and knife!

Enjoy!