Blackened Chicken and Cilantro Lime Quinoa
Serves: 4
Ready In: 30 minutes
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
ingredients
Chicken
- 2 boneless chicken breasts
- ½ tsp paprika
- ¼ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp pepper
- ¼ tsp cayenne pepper
- ¼ tsp onion powder
- ¼ tsp cumin
- 1 tsp olive oil
Quinoa
- 2 cups chicken Stock
- 1 cup quinoa
- 1 lime
- 2 tbsp chopped cilantro
- salt and pepper to taste
Sauce
- 1 avocado
- 2 Tbsp plain greek yogurt
instructions
- Combine all dry seasonings in a bowl. Mix and season both sides of chicken breasts. Heat olive oil over medium heat. Cook seasoned chicken for 7 minutes on each side with a lid on.
- Add the chicken stock and quinoa to a medium sauce pan. Bring to a simmer over medium/low heat. Reduce the heat to low and simmer for ten to fifteen minutes with the lid on, until all the stock has been absorbed.
- After the chicken breasts have cooked all the way through, remove them from the pan and let them rest for seven minutes before slicing them.
- Add the warm quinoa to a large bowl. Toss in the lime zest, lime juice, salt and pepper, and chopped cilantro. Mix to combine.
- Combine the flesh from the avocado and greek yogurt and puree until smooth.
- Serve sliced chicken on top of the quinoa. Top with avocado cream sauce.
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The sarcastic cook
I made this for a friend who just had her baby. And then had to make it again for us, it was so good. The chicken is on the spicy side for my family, so I might try adding some flour next time to reduce the burn.