Fiesta Lime Chicken w/Quinoa

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 4
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 493.0
  • Total Fat: 11.1 g
  • Cholesterol: 69.3 mg
  • Sodium: 1,008.8 mg
  • Total Carbs: 57.3 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 9.3 g
  • Protein: 38.9 g

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Introduction

Super easy recipe with lots of flavor Super easy recipe with lots of flavor
Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

    4 boneless skinless chicken breasts (12 oz)
    1 can of bush's grilling beans black bean fiesta
    1 cup quinoa
    1 cup low fat cheese( i used the fiesta blend)
    Mrs. Dash fiesta lime seasoning
    1 tsp crushed red pepper
    1/4 cup lemon juice

Directions

cook quinoa according to instruction (some you have to soak some you don't) and when all the moisture has been absorbed, add the can of black beans and let simmer while chicken is cooking. slice chicken breasts into thin strips. ( you don't have to do this I just do it so it will cook faster) Add to pan with lemon juice and red pepper. liberally coat with the Mrs. Dash Fiesta Lime. plate into 4 servings and sprinkle 1 cup cheese evenly between the 4 servings.

Serving Size: makes 4 1 1/4-cup servings + 3oz of chicken each

Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user LUCKYSTR22.