Steps to Prepare Favorite Chicken and Quinoa Casserol

Hello everybody, it is me again, Dan, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, chicken and quinoa casserol. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Take, for example, this Mexican Chicken Quinoa Casserole. I make it with the intent of re-photographing it for the original Southwestern Quinoa Casserole, but I also added chicken, changed how I prepared the peppers, and baked it all in a different sauce. When the quinoa and chicken are cooked and the sauce is thickened, add the broccoli and a little bit of water (up to one cup) until the consistency is creamy and You will know the quinoa is done when it is soft and looks as if it has popped open, with the germ of the kernel visible as a little spiral. Broccoli-Quinoa Casserole with Chicken and Cheddar.

Chicken and Quinoa Casserol is one of the most favored of recent trending foods in the world. It is easy, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. Chicken and Quinoa Casserol is something which I have loved my whole life. They are nice and they look fantastic.

To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have chicken and quinoa casserol using 15 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Chicken and Quinoa Casserol:

1. Get Dish
2. Prepare 2 cup water
3. Prepare 1 cup quinoa, rinsed well
4. Take 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast
5. Take 1 yellow bell pepper, diced
6. Take 8 oz mushrooms, sliced
7. Get 1 onion, chopped
8. Prepare 1 cup grape tomatoes, halved
9. Make ready 2 cup fresh baby spinach
10. Prepare 3 tbsp evoo
11. Make ready Sauce
12. Make ready 1/4 cup lemon juice
13. Make ready 2 clove minced garlic
14. Make ready 1 black pepper to taste
15. Get 3 tbsp evoo

Beyond being warm, cheesy, and generally delightful, this flavor-packed casserole is loaded with protein and is sure to become a new family favorite. One of our most popular quinoa casserole recipes is this Italian Chicken Sausage Quinoa Casserole. It's protein-packed and made with sun-dried tomatoes and kale! So what happens when you have lots of chicken and craving comfort food?

Steps to make Chicken and Quinoa Casserol:

1. Bring water to a boil in a medium saucepan. Add quinoa and return to a boil. Reduce to a simmer, cover and cook until the water has been absorbed, about 15 minutes
2. Meanwhile cut up chicken into cubes. Place cubes into pan with 1 T. evoo over medium heat and cook until done, about 10 minutes.
3. In another pan add 2 T. evoo and saute bell pepper, mushrooms, onion until tender, about 7 minutes add spinach and tomatoes and cook an additional 1-2 minutes.
4. Whisk lemon juice, 3 T. evoo, garlic and pepper in a bowl.
5. Add the quinoa, chicken, bell pepper, mushrooms, spinach, tomatoes into a serving dish. Pour lemon mixture over and mix well.

It's protein-packed and made with sun-dried tomatoes and kale! So what happens when you have lots of chicken and craving comfort food? Creamy chicken, broccoli and quinoa casserole. This casserole is made with fresh, healthy ingredients. I know what you are thinking, how is it healthy if it has cheese?

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