TOMATO BASIL CHICKEN & QUINOA SKILLET
I requested and you responded – QUINOA! Quinoa is sooo smooth to work with, is flexible and is a terrific high protein grain. I wanted to make a recipe with it that became a one pot marvel, and you realize i like myself a few tomato basil goodness! I haven’t shared a quinoa recipe on right here for the reason that 2016 so I figured it become approximately time proper? funny tale about this dish, I concept it'd be fun to try to deliver a few to Ruth.
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She had never attempted to choose up anything so small however I put nonetheless placed a pile of it in front of her and proceeded to watch her pick out up handfuls and throw them across the room. Sadie was below her and turned into blanketed! It become so hilarious. What become I thinking? Oh properly, as a minimum she had fun and it turned into nothing a vacuum couldn’t restoration. I assume i’ll try unfastened quinoa again soon however for now i will serve it in eggs and patties!
Speakme of Ruthie ingesting, i've started a new collection on Fridays on instagram wherein I percentage what my meal seems like vs. Ruthie’s – you can check that out here! I in no way notion I would love sharing stuff like this approximately being a mother but i've learned so much when you consider that she become born and sincerely love to share what I examine and figure out with you guys. And if you have been questioning hmm how old is Ruth now? well thanks for asking! She’s eight months old today!!! crazy loopy loopy.
INGREDIENTS:
- 3 tablespoons avocado oil
- 2 chicken breasts
- 1 yellow onion, chopped
- 4 cups of water
- 2 cup of quinoa
- 2 cups cherry tomatoes, chopped
- 1 cup basil leaves, chopped
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- Salt and pepper
INSTRUCTIONS:
- vicinity a big saute pan (with better aspects) over medium high warmth and add oil once heated.
- Slice bird breasts in half of lengthwise so you create 4 thin chook breasts.
- Sprinkle bird breasts with a few salt and pepper. upload hen to the pan and prepare dinner for four-5 mins in line with aspect (or till bird is cooked all through).
- Then to that pan upload chopped onion and prepare dinner for two minutes.
- upload water and produce it to a boil, then add in quinoa, cherry tomatoes, basil, garlic and a pinch of salt.
- cowl, reduce warmth to medium low and simmer until water is absorbed, 15 to twenty minutes.
- Serve 1/four of the quinoa with 1 piece of bird breast.
