Chicken and Quinoa (or rice) Bake

Chicken and Quinoa (or rice) Bake
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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 6
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 425.8
  • Total Fat: 10.1 g
  • Cholesterol: 23.6 mg
  • Sodium: 581.0 mg
  • Total Carbs: 62.9 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 6.0 g
  • Protein: 20.4 g

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Introduction

A delicious chicken, quinoa and veggie one-dish meal! A delicious chicken, quinoa and veggie one-dish meal!
Number of Servings: 6

Ingredients

    2 cups of quinoa or brown rice
    2-3 chicken breasts
    1 clove of garlic
    1 tbsp. of olive oil
    1 bell pepper
    1 cup of broccoli
    1 cup of fresh mushrooms
    1 cup of chicken broth
    1 tbsp. of basil
    1tsp. of ground black pepper
    one can of low fat Cream of Chicken soup
    1/2 cup of mozzarella cheese (low fat)

Directions

Cut chicken into bite size pieces or strips and cook in olive oil. Add garlic, veggies, basil, black pepper and saute. Once veggies begin to become tender, add chicken broth. Simmer for 3-5 minutes.

In a 9x13 oven safe dish, spread out quinoa or rice to cover bottom of dish. Once veggies and chicken have simmered, scoop these ingredients out leaving the liquid in the pan. Arrange on top of quinoa or rice. Add Cream of Chicken soup to liquid and simmer, adding most of the mozzarella to this sauce. Reserve the some cheese to top off the dish. Once cheese has melted, pour sauce evenly over the dish. Top off with remaining cheese.

Bake 25-30 minutes at 325 degrees.

Serving Size: 4-6 servings