Quinoa & Chicken Skillet

TrishJimenez

I am totally going to make this tomorrow! I recently discovered quinoa and LOVE IT! Thanks for sharing

Lesa_Sass

I do this all the time!

I cook quinoa in large batches and keep it in the frig. I do a variation of stuff with it but always add the feta cheese.

This also does well cold for lunch with a can of tuna.

MMMM, love me some quinoa. I am getting ready to do a page on my blog about the things you can do with it and why people should be eating it.

2gabbee

Bump for recipe. Got to try this one.

KellyAlyssa84

perfect! trying this! thank you!

haha, i'm excited!

CeeRawr89

So yesterday was one of those fridge clean out days. Trying to clear out a bunch of half used stuff....or produce that was nearing the end of it's life. I searched a few fave recipe search engines....made some adjustments and ommisions and came up with this dish. It was DELISH.

I don't have a good name for it - what are your thoughts???

1/2 cup uncooked quinoa
12 ou boneless skinless cuicken breast (I think you could definetely use more - this is just what I had)
2 zucchini - cubed
1/2 onion - diced
1 can diced tomatoes
4 ounces crumbled feta
1 T lemon juice
6-8 basil leaves

So basically...I cooked up the quinoa in a cup of chicken stock and set aside. I cubed up the chicken breast and cooked it a bit - 5 or so minutes. And took it out of the pan and set it aside. Then I sauteed the zucchini and the onion for about 5 or so minutes too. I used a big skillet and did this all on the stove top. I would guess at this point you could throw it all in a casserole and toss it in the oven to finish up? I'm winging it. I threw the veggies and chicken all back together in the skillet and dumped in my tomatoes. I drained some of the extra liquid off. You could totally cut up a roma tomato instead. I threw the rest of the ingredients in, the feta, lemon juice and basil leaves - which I cut into little strips. I also threw the cooked quinoa in at this point too. Put a lid on it and let it simmer 10 or so minutes until the chicken was cooked all the way through.

Sorry if the directions aren't totally clear - I was making it up as I went!! It was SUPER tasty. Maybe you could put more Feta in - or use low fat Feta? That's just what was left in my container.

Here are the stats I calculated based on the ingredients in the measurements I used. It was 4 good size portions.

Calories Carbs Fat Protein Fiber Sodium
Total: 976 98 27 91 15 2914
Per Serving: 244 25 7 23 4 729

Quinoa Feta Chicken Skillet.

MM
Sounds, A-FREAKIN-MAZING

backto20

bump

N_Bridgeman

Must try this... i make a vegetarian quinoa chilli that is similar, but this one sounds like another must add to my repertoire.

kwbernardo

Putting this on the menu for next week.