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Healthy Quinoa With Chicken

recipe 30 min
Total 493 Kcal 30 g protein 71 g carbs 10 g fat

Ingredients for serving

  • 85 g Quinoa, uncooked 0.5 x cup (170g)
  • 50 g Chicken breast, low fat 0.5 x fillet (100g)
  • 55 g Onions, raw 0.5 x medium (2-1/2" dia) (110g)
  • 7 g Peppers, jalapeno, raw 0.5 x pepper (14g)
  • 75 g Corn, sweet, yellow, canned, .. 0.5 x cup drained, rinsed (150g)
  • 5 g Parsley, fresh 0.5 x sprigs (10g)
  • 3 g Salt, table 0.5 x tsp (6g)
  • 1 g Spices, pepper, black 0.5 x tsp (2.1g)
  • 2 g Oil, olive, salad or cooking 0.5 x tsp (4.5g)

Instructions

  • Cook quinoa as per the package instruction.
  • Season chicken with salt and pepper.
  • Heat olive oil in a wok, add onion sauté for 2 minutes, add chicken and cook for 10 minutes on low heat.
  • When the chicken is tender remove from the heat.
  • Allow chicken to cool, and shred it for bite size pieces.
  • Combine cooked quinoa into the chicken, add corn, jalapeno and parsley mix well.
  • Adjust the seasoning by adding salt and pepper according to your taste.
  • Cook for 2-3 minutes while stirring continuously. Serve hot.

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