Healthy Quinoa with Chicken and tomatoes

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Nutritional Info

Servings Per Recipe: 6
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 301.6

Total Fat: 4.1 g
Cholesterol: 91.8 mg
Sodium: 826.6 mg
Total Carbs: 21.7 g
Dietary Fiber: 3.0 g
Protein: 42.6 g

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Introduction

What a good flavor and it's super healthy!! What a good flavor and it's super healthy!!

Minutes to Prepare: 10

Minutes to Cook: 40

Number of Servings: 6

Ingredients

1/2 cup of uncooked quinoa

1 can of organic diced tomatoes (no salt added)

1 can of chicken broth

1/2 cup of water

4 chicken breasts (no skin or bone)

2 cloves of garlic (chopped)

1 tsp salt

1 tbsp pepper

Directions

1. Put uncooked quinoa in a large saucepan with a small amount of olive oil. Keep stirring the quinoa until it has browned. When quinoa has browned, add chicken stock and water to the quinoa mixture. Allow the mixture to boil, when it boils, turn the heat to medium. Cover and cook 10-15 minutes until quinoa is fluffy.
2. While quinoa is cooking. Cook the chicken breasts in a skillet until there is no longer pink in the middle.
3. When quinoa and chicken are finished cooking, place chicken in the same pot with the quinoa, add the can of diced tomatoes, cloves of garlic, salt and pepper. Reduce heat to low and continue mixing ingredients until well mixed. Leave mixed ingredients approx. 3-5 minutes on low heat to combine the flavors and reduce the excess liquid from the tomatoes. Serve immediately after cooked.

Serves approx. 6 people.

Number of Servings: 6

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user AABURTON.