An amazing recipe full of protein!
ToddlerMom2011
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I found this recipe online and love it. It makes a lot so I have enough for lunch for about 4 days. Because of the quinoa, 1 bowl of it fills me up for about 4 hours. Try it!
Greek Chicken Quinoa Salad
- 1 cup dry quinoa (you cook it like rice, 1 cup quinoa to 2 cups water (with salt), boil for about 15 mins)
- 2-3 cups broc florets (I just cut it up fairly small)
- 1 cup shredded chicken (I used left over rotisserie chicken)
- 1/2 cup crumbled feta
- 1/2 cup shredded carrots
- 1/2 cup roasted red bell peppers (sliced)
- 1/4 cup grated parmesan
- Simple lemon dressing (1/2 cup olive oil, 4 tbsp lemon juice, Salt and Pepper)
1) Cook quinoa and let cool for 30 mins (While it was cooling I cut up the vegs)
2) Add broc, chicken, carrots, peppers, parm and feta to quinoa. Stir to combine
3) Make dressing
4) Pour over quinoa mixture. Stir and add S & P to taste
5) Serve at room temp or chilled (I prefer room temp)
Greek Chicken Quinoa Salad
- 1 cup dry quinoa (you cook it like rice, 1 cup quinoa to 2 cups water (with salt), boil for about 15 mins)
- 2-3 cups broc florets (I just cut it up fairly small)
- 1 cup shredded chicken (I used left over rotisserie chicken)
- 1/2 cup crumbled feta
- 1/2 cup shredded carrots
- 1/2 cup roasted red bell peppers (sliced)
- 1/4 cup grated parmesan
- Simple lemon dressing (1/2 cup olive oil, 4 tbsp lemon juice, Salt and Pepper)
1) Cook quinoa and let cool for 30 mins (While it was cooling I cut up the vegs)
2) Add broc, chicken, carrots, peppers, parm and feta to quinoa. Stir to combine
3) Make dressing
4) Pour over quinoa mixture. Stir and add S & P to taste
5) Serve at room temp or chilled (I prefer room temp)
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Looks interesting.
How do you think it would be without the feta?0 -
This looks yum. I’d recommend you use a food scale instead of cups for all those measurements though (what’s 1/2 cup of feta??).0
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Would you happen to have the macros breakdown for this recipe? It looks yummy (although I'd probably leave the feta out). Thanks for sharing!0
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Im going to make this tonight. Thanks!0
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That does sound good, but also looks pretty high calorie. Can you post the nutritional info?0
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lishie_rebooted wrote: »
Crumbled? Or in tiny little cubes? Do you press them down into the cup? I don’t think you can translate cups of cheese to grams consistently.0 -
I entered the ingredients in MFP and for 4 servings. Here's what it gave me per serving.
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lishie_rebooted wrote: »
Crumbled? Or in tiny little cubes? Do you press them down into the cup? I don’t think you can translate cups of cheese to grams consistently.
56g is 56g no matter what form the cheese is in. 1/2 cup is vague and inconsistent, but 56g is as accurate as it gets.0 -
For those interested in nutritional info with with weight of the feta vs. the measured cup version. The difference is::
Nutrition Facts
Servings 4.0
Amount Per Serving
calories 570
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 35 g 54 %
Saturated Fat 7 g 35 %
Monounsaturated Fat 21 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 3 g
Trans Fat 0 g
Cholesterol 46 mg 15 %
Sodium 308 mg 13 %
Potassium 387 mg 11 %
Total Carbohydrate 40 g 13 %
Dietary Fiber 5 g 21 %
Sugars 6 g
Protein 22 g 45 %
Vitamin A 78 %0 -
Only 23g's of protein??? Thanks for the recipe, but as my MISC brethren would say:
No thanks, Jeff0 -
this @JarethG
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LyndseyLovesToLift wrote: »lishie_rebooted wrote: »
Crumbled? Or in tiny little cubes? Do you press them down into the cup? I don’t think you can translate cups of cheese to grams consistently.
56g is 56g no matter what form the cheese is in. 1/2 cup is vague and inconsistent, but 56g is as accurate as it gets.
That’s exactly my point: cups are not accurate, and 1/2c does not necessarily translate into 56g of cheese - it could be more or less, depending on how you filled the cup.
Anyway. The calorie/protein ratio would probably be better with less olive oil.0 -
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Just under 16% of calories from protein in that recipe. I'd cut back on the cheeses and oil and add more chicken.0
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Sounds yummy. I might have to try it sometime when I have a lot of calories. Although I kind of wish it had more protein for the calories.
I made a chili a few days ago that had 30 g of protein and just under 300 calories. I also made a sesame chicken dish tonight and before adding rice it's 175 calories with 28 g protein (335 calories with 1 serving/45 g rice)0 -
When I omitted the feta (hate it) as well as the oil (since it's just a dressing...lemon alone would be fine with me) and I added more chicken (I agree protein was too low) I came out with cal=357 and protein at 30 g. I like that.0
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DragonShoe_GCole wrote: »Only 23g's of protein??? Thanks for the recipe, but as my MISC brethren would say:
No thanks, Jeff
Agreed. I got 58 grams of protein in my dinner for 375 calories. 16 grams of protein just in my dessert.0 -
Sounds yummy. Might have to make when I visit my FIL who has celiac. Thanks.0
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