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Quinoa with Grilled Chicken and Zucchini

August 10, 2020 · 1 Comment

chicken, quinoa and zucchini

“You mean kin-oe-ah?” the stock guy asks. ”No, I mean keen-wa, but yeah, same thing” I reply. I’ve only eaten the stuff 3 or 4 times at this point, yet I feel like I have to save this fella the embarrassment in the future and arm him with the correct pronunciation to educate my fellow shoppers in the future. I’m sure I came across as pretentious, but really I’m just a proficient user of YouTube.

But I digress. We are here today to get just a little bit more healthy. If you haven’t heard of quinoa before, it is a powerful little grain of delicious nutrition. One cup of cooked quinoa contains around 15% less carbs and 60% more protein than a cup of cooked brown rice. For families like mine that eat a lot or rice, quinoa has now become the go-to, easy to prepare side dish alternative to rice for weeknight meals. There are several varieties of quinoa. The one pictured above is red quinoa, which I think has a nice nutty flavor (reminds me of boiled peanuts). Just use whatever variety you prefer and/or can find easily in your store. The grilled zucchini adds some much needed moisture to what can sometimes be a dry dish. Some people (like my wife) prefer to add a vinaigrette also to the dish to add more flavor and moisture. I’ll include a recipe for a simple one here as well. The following is a “starter” recipe for a great quinoa with grilled chicken dinner. Use it as a template and start modifying from there with whatever you have in the refrigerator. I like to grill up some mushrooms and throw in there if they are available. Have fun with it, it is all delicious!

 

chicken, quinoa and zucchini
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5 from 2 votes

Quinoa with Grilled Chicken and Zucchini

Healthy and delicious quinoa, zucchini and grilled chicken recipe
Prep Time20 mins
Cook Time20 mins
Total Time40 mins

Ingredients

  • 1 cup quinoa, cooked according to directions on the package
  • 3 grilled zucchini
  • grilled basil chicken (or other grilled chicken)
  • 8 ounces feta cheese, crumbled

Vinaigrette

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1/4 cup fresh squeezed lemon juice
  • 1 garlic clove, mashed and then minced

Instructions

  • Prepare the quinoa per the instructions on the package.
  • Cut the zucchini into 1/4 inch thick strips and grill according to these directions.
  • While the quinoa is cooking, grill up some basil butter chicken or your favorite grilled chicken recipe (though that basil butter chicken will rock your socks off in this dish).
  • Combine all of the vinaigrette ingredients in a bowl and whisk thoroughly.
  • Once your quinoa, zucchini, vinaigrette and chicken are ready, combine all in a bowl with the feta and enjoy!

Nutrition

Serving: 4g
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  1. Steve says

    November 13, 2015 at 9:10 pm

    5 stars
    healthy options!

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