How To Make One Pan Cheesy Chicken and Broccoli with Quinoa
Whip up a hearty nutritious meal with this cheesy chicken and broccoli recipe, packed with filling quinoa and herbs, all simmered in a savory broth.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 1lbchicken breasts,boneless, skinless, diced into 1-inch cubes
- ¾cupyellow onion,chopped
- 1tbspolive oil
- 2garlic cloves,minced
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 14.5ozchicken broth,(1 can or 1¾ cups), low sodium
- 1cupdry quinoa
- ¼tspdried thyme
- 2½cupsfresh broccoli florets,chopped
- 4ozsharp cheddar,(1 cup), shredded
Instructions
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Heat the olive oil in a deep skillet over medium-high heat. Once hot, add the onion and sauté for 2 minutes, then add the chicken and cook for 2 ½ minutes, stirring occasionally.
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Add garlic and sauté for 1 minute longer.*
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Add in the broth, quinoa, and thyme and season with salt and pepper to taste. Bring to a full boil then cover, reduce heat to a simmer, and cook for 12 minutes.
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Then quickly lift the lid, sprinkle broccoli over top, recover and simmer for about 8 minutes longer or until the quinoa and broccoli have cooked through. Carefully drain the remaining broth, if desired, but do not pour everything.
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Sprinkle cheese over the top, cover, and heat 1 to 2 minutes until cheese has melted.
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Serve warm, and enjoy!
Recipe Notes
*Chicken should be cooked on outsides but inside doesn’t need to be fully cooked through at this point because it will boil and simmer.
Nutrition
- Calories: 564.10kcal
- Fat: 27.50g
- Saturated Fat: 9.66g
- Trans Fat: 0.45g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 10.49g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 4.70g
- Carbohydrates: 37.87g
- Fiber: 3.82g
- Sugar: 3.00g
- Protein: 40.98g
- Cholesterol: 103.72mg
- Sodium: 854.44mg
- Calcium: 274.37mg
- Potassium: 827.47mg
- Iron: 3.73mg
- Vitamin A: 170.21µg
- Vitamin C: 44.28mg
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