Chicken and Vegetable Quinoa

Here’s a healthy recipe for you to try out. I made this last week and it was SO easy!!!

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• 1 large onion, finely chopped
• 3 cloves of garlic, minced
• 1 red capsicum, finely chopped
• 800g chicken breast fillets, cut into roughly 2cm cubes
• salt and ground black pepper
• 1 cup quinoa, uncooked
• 1 cup chicken stock
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 medium zucchini, cut into small cubes
• 1 bunch broccoli, cut into small pieces
• 250g grape tomatoes, halved
• 1 bunch parsley, finely chopped

Method

1. Preheat a large deep skillet on medium-high heat. Add olive oil, onion, garlic and cook for 4 minutes, stirring frequently.
2. Add capsicum and saute for 3 more minutes, stirring frequently.
3. Add chicken and saute for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
4. Add salt and pepper, quinoa, stock, bay leaves and stir. Bring to a boil, cover with a lid, reduce heat to low-medium and cook for 12 minutes.
5. Add zucchini and broccoli and stir. Cover with a lid and cook on low-medium for 15 more minutes.
6. Add grape tomatoes and parsley, stir and remove from heat. Serve hot.

Preparation time: 15 minutes. Cooking time: 40 minutes. Serves: 6

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