Turning An Odd Assortment of Ingredients into Dinner

We have had people over and ended up with some odd bits and pieces of things that I needed to use up.

Here’s the full list of what we had that I needed to use:

• Whipped Feta
• Tiny bit of pesto
• Broiled Onions
• Bruschetta
• A few squash from the garden that needed to be used
• Tomatoes from the garden

Here’s what I ended up doing with this:

I took about 2/3 cup of the whipped feta (I posted the recipe a few weeks back); about 10 sun dried tomato halves (not packed in oil)–chopped; 4 or 5 marinated artichoke hearts chopped; and the pesto (which was about 3 tablespoons); and I combined this in a bowl.

Then I took 3 chicken breasts and I cut a slit in them and put about 1/3 of the mixture into the pocket and placed them in a cast iron pot slit side up.

Then I chopped up the bruschetta and topped the chicken with it.

I baked these covered in a 350 degree oven for about 35 minutes, and then uncovered them and baked them for another 10 to 15 to get the topping browned.

For the side dish, I sliced up the squash and sauteed them in butter until they were really nice and brown.

To that I added the rest of the jar of marinated artichoke hearts chopped, the broiled onions, and the tomatoes that I diced up. I let that cook until everything was cooked through.

These worked well together.

What I would do differently:

I would have rubbed the chicken breasts will olive oil and garlic salt before stuffing them.

I would have added some parmesan cheese and minced parsley to the topping for the chicken.

The squash dish was really good as it was and I don’t really have any suggestions.

Other than that, it was really pretty tasty for taking weird leftovers and turning them into dinner.