Warm Chicken Quinoa Salad

Name: Warm Chicken Quinoa Salad Recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 1/2 tsp minced garlic; 2 carrots shredded; 1 small zucchini sliced and quartered; 1/2 Cup red bell pepper; 12 oz diced chicken; 1/2 Cup chopped scallions; 2 T olive oil; 3 T vinegar; 1/4 tsp salt; 1 C cooked quinoa; 4 C baby spinach

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Minutes to Prepare: 20
Minutes to Cook: 10

Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

1 1/2 tsp minced garlic2 carrots, shredded1 small zucchini sliced and quartered1/2 Cup red bell pepper12 oz diced chicken1/2 Cup chopped scallions2 T olive oil3 T vinegar1/4 tsp salt1 C cooked quinoa4 C baby spinach

Directions

Heat pan coated with cooking spray to medium heat. Saute garlic, zucchini, carrots, pepper, and chicken until chicken is cooked through and veggies are softened, about 7 minutes. In food processor or blender, combine scallions, oil, vinegar, salt and pepper to taste. Blend till thick. Add scallion mixture and quinoa to veggies and chicken and heat through. Place one cup spinach on each plate, and top with 1/4 quinoa mixture. (4 servings)

Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user STAPIER01.

Servings Per Recipe: 4

Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving

Calories: 235.0
Total Fat: 8.2 g
Cholesterol: 49.3 mg
Sodium: 112.1 mg
Total Carbs: 17.4 g
Dietary Fiber: 2.9 g
Protein: 22.8 g

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Member Reviews

TRISH2007
Very tasty and tangy. Ate my cold and I think the quinoa soaked up the dressing quite a bit. Nice lunch option! - 2/15/11
DR_NIC
Way too much vinegar for my taste. And I like vinegar. - 1/23/15
CD13886284
Delish! - 6/19/13
CD10204986
My grocery store stocks quinoa in two locations, 1) near the rice and Near East flavored rice products and 2) in the organic foods isle with the grains. The brand I buy is Bob's Red Mill. I used it instead of brown rice in my stirfry last night. This recpie sounds delicious I will try it. - 1/4/12
JENREINA
HELP where in the grocery store can I find quinoa? This sound great looking forward to trying it. - 10/26/08

Reply from STAPIER01 (10/26/08)
Quinoa (pronounced kinda like KEEN-wa) can be found in the bulk foods with things like wheat germ and rice. You might be able to find it in the rice/pasta isle as well. I think bulgar wheat can be substituted instead if it's easier to find.
KITEFLYINGAL
this is a wonderful change to chicken salad.. so easy and high in protein... thank you! - 10/8/08