Waste not, want not. I grew up in a household where my mother always made enough to have leftovers. This served several purposes. First of all, if we ever had any unexpected guests, there was always enough for them (and even if not, we’d find some way to share what we had). Second, it saved time and money. And third, leftovers can be delicious.

In this case, I didn’t have cooked leftovers, but I didn’t feel like making another batch of the Sriracha Chicken Strips, so I needed to do something with the marinated leftover strips. Since  an egg scramble is one of the easiest things to make and I had already spent so much time making the chicken strips, I decided to just start chopping some vegetables and beating some eggs.

I let the sriracha chicken brown a bit. Since it was so wet from the marinade, I had to crank up the heat (as you can see in the red hot electric coil above) to get any browning action. When I had a little color on the chicken, I added my vegetables, then let them cook for a bit. When they were al dente, I added a few eggs that I had beaten to make them a bit fluffier as they cooked. Then comes the folding game. I remember seeing a long time ago that you should never stir scrambled eggs, but always fold them over. I’ve since tried to do that and in general, if all other factors are constant, folding makes fluffier eggs than stirring.

Then, once it was nearly done, I sprinkled some goat cheese on top, then popped it under the broiler for a minute to finish. I did that mainly because my oven was already on and because I was excited to have a new nifty non-stick pan with a silicone handle so it can go in the oven. I’ll discuss this later in other posts, but dishes that can be transferred directly from stove to oven are quite wonderful. I have a cast iron skillet (seen in the background of the above picture) that I use quite often to sear meat, then pop in the oven to finish.

Anyway, I probably shouldn’t be writing this now anyway as I have school in an hour or so, but the point is, don’t discriminate against leftovers. Eat them or, better yet, make them into something more delicious.