Chicken & Broccoli Quinoa
One Pot Quinoa, Chicken and Broccoli is a flavourful healthy quinoa pilaf recipe ready in 30 minutes. Even quinoa cooks in the same pot!
Calories: 310kcal
Ingredients
Chicken:
- 2 lbs boneless & skinless chicken breasts cut into 1” pieces
- 1 tbsp olive oil extra virgin
- 1/2 tsp cumin ground
- 1/2 tsp all spice optional
- 1/2 tsp himalayan pink salt
- Ground black pepper to taste
Quinoa:
- 2 medium onions diced
- 3 large garlic cloves minced
- 1 large carrot shredded
- 1 tsp olive oil extra virgin
- 1 1/2 cups quinoa uncooked
- 3 cups boiling water
- 3/4 tsp himalayan pink salt
- 1/2 tsp cumin ground
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 lb broccoli chopped
Instructions
- Preheat large deep skillet or a dutch oven on medium-high heat. Add Chicken ingredients and saute for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Drain liquid if necessary and cook until golden brown sides appear. Transfer to a bowl and set aside.
- Add olive oil, onions, garlic, carrot and cook for 3-5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add pre-cooked chicken, quinoa, water, remaining salt and cumin, and bay leaves; stir. Bring to a boil, cover, reduce heat to low and cook for 20 minutes.
- Now it’s time to add broccoli. At this point quinoa should be cooked al dente. Add broccoli, stir, cover and cook for 5 more minutes. Serve hot.