🥗 Quinoa Protein Bowls

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Complete bowls with quinoa, vegetables, and lean protein.

⏱️ 35 min🍽️ 2 servings👩‍🍳 Medium🔥 987 calories per serving💪 82 g protein per serving

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup uncooked (160 g) quinoa
  • 1 lb 2 oz (500 g) chicken breast
  • 10.5 oz (300 g) broccoli
  • 7 oz (200 g) cherry tomatoes
  • 1 tbsp (15 ml) olive oil

How to make it, step by step

  1. Rinse the quinoa and cook it in twice its volume of salted water for 15 minutes. Set aside.
  2. Cut the chicken into cubes and sauté in a skillet with oil, salt, and pepper until browned.
  3. Blanch the broccoli in boiling water for 3 minutes and cool it in cold water.
  4. Assemble the bowls with quinoa as the base, then chicken and broccoli; add the cherry tomatoes.
  5. Store in airtight containers in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.

Nutrition facts (per serving)

987
calories
82 g
protein
94 g
carbs
28 g
fat

Values are approximate.

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