Chicken Quinoa

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1/4 cup diced onion
• 1/4 cup diced carrot
• 1/4 cup diced celery
• 1/4 cup diced green bell pepper
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 1 cup chopped cooked chicken
• 1 tablespoon parsley flakes
• 1/2 cup quinoa
• 1 cup chicken broth
• salt and ground black pepper to taste

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins Ready Time: 45 mins


• heat olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat. cook and stir onion, carrot, celery, bell pepper, and garlic in hot oil until vegetables are tender, 5 to 7 minutes.
• stir chicken and parsley into the vegetable mixture; cook and stir for about 1 minute. add quinoa to the chicken mixture. reduce heat to medium-low. cook and stir until quinoa is toasted, about 2 minutes.
• pour chicken broth over the quinoa mixture; bring to a boil. reduce heat to medium low. place a cover on the saucepan and cook mixture at a simmer until the quinoa is tender, about 15 minutes. turn heat completely off and allow mixture to sit covered another 5 minutes; season with salt and pepper. fluff with a fork to serve.