A wonderful chicken and quinoa dish that is an easy healthy and quick dinner option that is filling, healthy and nutritious.
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Quinoa with Chicken, Spinach and Chickpeas
- Prep Time: 5
- Cook Time: 15
- Total Time: 20
Description
A wonderful chicken and quinoa dish that is an easy healthy and quick dinner option! With chickpeas and spinach, this quinoa recipe is filling, healthy and nutritious.
Ingredients
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- 150g chicken breast, cubed
- 1 cup spinach
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1 cup canned chickpeas, rinsed and drained
- 1 1/2 cup quinoa, cooked
- 2 Tbsp sour cream
- 1 Tbsp tomato paste
- 1 tsp coriander
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp crushed red pepper
- 1/3 cup basil leaves
- 2 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 small onion
Instructions
- Sauté the onion with olive oil, cumin, coriander and the crushed red pepper until fragrant.
- Add the chicken cover with a lid for 3-4 minutes or until almost done.
- Stir in the chickpeas and add a little bit of water (if needed, about 2 Tbsp) and the sour cream and tomato paste, cook for 2 minutes.
- Stir in the quinoa and the spinach. Finally stir in the garlic and basil and cook, while stirring for 1-2 more minutes until everything is combined.
- Serve warm!
- Category: dinner
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1
- Calories: 402
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 228g
- Fat: 16g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 39g
- Fiber: 9g
- Protein: 26g
- Cholesterol: 47g
