Low Calorie Quinoa Salad Recipe with Chicken

Easy Quinoa Salad Recipe with Chicken Overview

Quick-cooking quinoa is a nutritional powerhouse, packed with protein, iron, and fiber. It is also the foundation for a main-course salad with chicken and vegetables of your choice. This easy to make quinoa recipe has a light fresh taste that you can be sure is healthful. It can be served hot, warm or cold, but no matter how you serve it, it is just a satisfying healthy recipe.

Equipment used in this Quinoa Chicken salad:

• Skillet

• Measuring cups

• Measuring spoons

• Spatula or wooden spoon

Ingredients in this Quinoa chicken salad recipe:

• 3 tablespoons olive oil

• 1 cup quinoa. Any color you like, or tri-color which is readily available

• 1 boneless, skinless chicken breast cut into strips

• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice

• 1 1/3 cups chicken or vegetable stock

• 1/2 cup fresh or frozen vegetable mix of your choice

• 2 tablespoons fresh parsley leaves, chopped

• ½ teaspoon salt

• ½ teaspoon pepper (or to taste)

Instructions to make this quinoa chicken salad recipe:

• In a large skillet, heat 2 tablespoons olive oil over high heat.

• Add the quinoa and stir to toast the grains for about 1 minute.

  

  Toast the quinoa grain.

• Add the stock to the skillet a bit at a time. Put a couple ladle scoops in and swirl until liquid is absorbed. Repeat this until all the stock is in the skillet.

  

  Prepare The Broth.

• Cook for about 10 minutes on simmer.

• Meanwhile, heat another skillet over high heat and add the chicken strips, salt and pepper.

• Brown the chicken slightly, then add to the quinoa to cook together the rest of the way.

• Add the vegetables, simmer all until the quinoa has bloomed (the grains will open up) and the chicken is cooked through

  

  Toss in the Chicken and Veggies.

• Add the parsley, stir in and serve.