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3 recipes that use up every part of a roast chicken

Cook once, eat thrice! Roast a whole chicken coated in tikka masala cooking sauce, then whip up two simple midweek meals using the rest of the jar and your roast dinner leftovers. This trio of delicious recipes uses every part of the chicken, helping to cut down food waste. Which one is your favourite? Tell us in the poll below.

  1. The main event: Tikka chicken roast dinner

    Level up your Sunday chicken dinner with a curry twist. Marinated in tikka masala cooking sauce, this warming whole chicken is served with turmeric-tossed potatoes, a spiced veg bake, tongue-tingling chilli coriander chutney and a generous pour of gravy. Plenty of leftovers going? Put them to use over the next two days with the delicious recipes below.

    The main event: Tikka chicken roast dinner
  2. Use up the chicken: Coronation-chicken inspired quesadillas

    These coronation-chicken inspired quesadillas are an easy way to use up leftovers from the night before. Layer chicken, cheddar, onion, pepper and spinach between two tortillas and fry until the cheese is sizzling. Add a generous dollop of tikka masala cooking sauce mixed into the spicy chicken leftovers, plus a refreshing homemade salsa on the side.

    Use up the chicken: Coronation-chicken inspired quesadillas
  3. Make fresh stock: Creamy dhal soup

    It's not just leftover chicken meat you can put to good use. This creamy lentil dhal uses a stock made from leftover chicken bones and veg to add rich, flavourful notes to a hearty yellow split pea soup. Adding a spoonful of tikka masala cooking sauce ensures punchy flavour alongside fragrant ginger, while a garnish of chilli-spiced onions provides a quick kick of heat. If you don't use it all, you can freeze a batch for an easy win another night.

    Make fresh stock: Creamy dhal soup
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