Quinoa with Chicken and Lentils

Name: Quinoa with Chicken and Lentils
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 Tbsps toasted, sliced almonds; 425 grams lentils, strained and rinsed; 2 cloves garlic, chopped; 59 milliliters 2-percent Greek yogurt; 473 milliliters whole frozen green beans; 1 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoon ground cumin; 1 Zest and juice lemon; 4 servings Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper; 2 Tbsps olive oil; 1 small onion, finely chopped; 237 milliliters quinoa; 237 milliliters shredded rotisserie chicken, white meat with skinless

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Quinoa with Chicken and Lentils a try. This recipe covers 33% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Watching your figure? This gluten free recipe has 585 calories, 34g of protein, and 18g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 4. If you have quinoa, lentils, percent greek yogurt, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the greek yogurt you could follow this main course with the Strawberry Greek Yogurt Banana Bread as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 40 minutes.

Instructions

Put the quinoa in a fine mesh strainer and rinse under cold running water until the water runs clear. Bring a small saucepan of water to a boil, add the quinoa and cook until it is translucent and tender and the threadlike germ wraps around each kernel, 8 to 12 minutes. Strain the quinoa well, return it to the saucepan and stir in the lentils; cover and keep warm.

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Lentils

Quinoa

Water

Wrap

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Sieve

Sauce Pan

Heat the oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.

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Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Add the onions and cook, stirring frequently, until deep golden brown, 5 to 7 minutes.

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Onion

Add the garlic, cumin, cinnamon, lemon zest, 3/4 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper and stir until toasted and fragrant, about 1 minute.

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Lemon Zest

Cinnamon

Garlic

Pepper

Cumin

Salt

Add 1/2 cup water and scrape up any brown bits.

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Water

Add the chicken, bring to a simmer and cook until almost all of the liquid evaporates and the chicken is moistened, about 2 minutes.

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Whole Chicken

Meanwhile, put the green beans in a microwave-safe bowl with 1 tablespoon water. Cover and microwave until hot, about 3 minutes

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Green Beans

Water

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Bowl

Add the chicken-onion mixture, lemon juice and 1/4 teaspoon salt to the quinoa-lentil mixture and stir to combine. Divide among four bowls. Top each with greens beans, almonds and a dollop of yogurt.

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Lemon Juice