Chicken with Quinoa and Veggies

Name: Chicken with Quinoa and Veggies
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 cup rinsed quinoa; 2 cups chicken broth; 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil; 2 garlic scapes, chopped; 1 small onion, chopped; 2 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves - cut into strips; 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil; 1 zucchini, diced; 1 tomato, diced; 4 ounces crumbled feta cheese; 8 fresh basil leaves; 1 tablespoon lime juice

⏱️ Ready in 55 min 🥄 Prep 30 min 🔥 Cook 25 min 👥 4 servings 👁️ 7 views

A quick recipe that can be adjusted to include whatever vegetables you have on hand. It could probably be done well with shrimp also. You could easily try different vegetables. The times and amounts are variable depending upon how thick you slice your chicken and veggies, as well as how crisp you prefer the zucchini.

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🔗 Recipe adapted from AllRecipes

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📊 At a Glance

Prep 30 min

Cook 25 min

Serves 4

Difficulty Medium

Nutrition Facts

Servings per recipe 4

Serving size 1 serving

Amount per serving

Calories 445

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 23.6g 30%

Saturated Fat 0g 0%

Trans Fat 0g

Cholesterol 0mg 0%

Sodium 361mg 16%

Total Carbohydrate 34.8g 13%

Dietary Fiber 4.8g 17%

Total Sugars 3.6g

Protein 23.3g 47%

Vitamin D 0mcg 0%

Calcium 0mg 0%

Iron 0mg 0%

Potassium 0mg 0%

* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

👨‍🍳 Instructions

Bring the quinoa and chicken broth to a boil in a saucepan; reduce heat to a simmer and cover the pan.

Simmer until the broth is absorbed, the quinoa is fluffy, and the white line is visible in the grain, about 12 minutes.

Heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a skillet; cook and stir the garlic scapes and onion until onion is translucent, about 5 minutes.

Stir in the chicken breast strips and cook until the chicken is still slightly pink in the middle, about 5 more minutes.

Remove the chicken meat and set aside.

Pour 2 more tablespoons of olive oil in the skillet and cook and stir the zucchini and tomato until the zucchini is tender, 5 to 8 minutes.

Return chicken to skillet and sprinkle with feta cheese, basil leaves, and lime juice.

Cook until the chicken is fully cooked and hot, about 10 more minutes.

Serve over hot quinoa.