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Southwestern Chicken Quinoa Bowl
5 min
Prep Time20 min
Cook Time25 min
Total TimeThis easy chicken quinoa bowl is made with healthy and wholesome ingredients with a subtle nod to delicious southwestern flavors. It's great for meal prep or for a quick dinner on a busy weeknight!
Ingredients (2 servings)
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Shredded Chicken
110g chicken breast (2 chicken breasts)
1 tbsp olive oil
1/4 tsp salt
1/8 tsp black Pepper
1/8 tsp oregano
1/8 tsp cumin
1/8 tsp smoked paprika
1/8 tsp chilli
1/8 tsp onion powder
120ml low sodium chicken stock or water
Other Ingredients
100g black beans
100g corn
70g mixed salad greens
370g cooked quinoa (about 2 cups)
1 avocado
10 cherry or grape tomatoes
1/2 lime
-A few sprigs of cilantro, chopped
Make Shredded Chicken
- Heat up olive oil in a skillet over medium heat and put in chicken. Season the top of the chicken with salt and pepper. Let it sear for 5 minutes.
- Flip the chicken, and add chicken stock and the rest of the spices. Cover and cook for 7-10 minutes or until the internal temperature reaches 165 °F / 75°C. You can check this using an instant read thermometer. Alternatively you can tell the chicken is cooked when the center is no longer pink.
- Remove chicken from skillet and shred using two forks.
Prepare the Other Ingredients and Assemble
- While the chicken is cooking, prepare the rest of the ingredients. Cut tomatoes into halves, and slice avocado.
- Assemble your bowls by layering each one with salad greens, quinoa, tomatoes, shredded chicken, corn, black beans and avocado. Add a sprinkle of salt, pepper and smoked paprika. Finally, top with chopped cilantro and a squeeze of lime.
Notes
- For the shredded chicken, you can use thigh meat instead of breast if you prefer; it will be juicier but will take slightly longer to cook. If you use water instead of chicken stock, add a little bit of extra salt when poaching.
- Use any salad greens you like. I used a mix of baby spinach and arugula.
- Adjust spices according to your taste. Omit chilli if you don't like spicy.
- Substitute quinoa with brown rice if you like.
- Substitute chicken with any other proteins you like. Omit or use tofu to make this vegan/vegetarian-friendly.
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