Best leftovers ever!

I love the chance to use up some of my leftovers - even better if I can create something totally different out of them! We had our Christmas party on Friday so by Saturday morning I was feeling a little worse for wear and may have gone totally overboard during a takeaway order from the Chicken Shop - I mean does anyone need a whole chicken and burger to themselves with all the side dishes?? No they do not!

Nevertheless I worked my way through a good portion then broke the chicken down into strips to be used in another recipe. Ironically I think the leftovers were actually better than the original chicken but that may be because they weren't eaten extremely hungover!

Here is the original order just for reference :)

Spicy chicken

2 red onions, chopped
3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
2 green peppers, chopped into chunks
4 jarred red peppers - the jarred option was mainly as I ran out of red peppers, 2-3 fresh red peppers would also be lovely (if you're using fresh peppers then add at the same time as the green)
1/2 bottle passata
Good squeeze tomato puree
Lots of leftover roast chicken, shredded - alternatively add raw chicken cut into chunks at the paprika stage
Heaped teaspoon hot smoked paprika
Dried basil - a good shake
Salt and pepper
Coconut oil - non-flavoured version
White or brown rice cooked according to packet instructions - I used white as I'm out of brown (and fancied the less healthy option on a Sunday night!)
Grated cheese, optional

Heat some coconut oil and fry the onions and garlic with a pinch of salt
After a couple of minutes add the paprika and green peppers, cook until slightly softened.
Add the basil, red peppers, passata and tomato puree - rinse out the passata jar and add the tomato water to the pan, let this come to a gentle simmer and reduce.
Add the chicken (if using cooked), stir through and season to taste.
Once hot, serve with rice and some grated cheese (if you fancy) - I used a bit of cheddar and it was yummy!