One-Pot Warm Quinoa Chicken Salad - Eat Clean with Shira Bocar

chicken breast

🥗Healthier: grilled chicken thighs

💰Cheaper: canned chicken

Canned chicken is convenient and often less expensive.

tofu

🥗Healthier: tempeh

💰Cheaper: canned chickpeas

Canned chickpeas provide protein and are budget-friendly.

feta cheese

🥗Healthier: goat cheese

💰Cheaper: ricotta cheese

Ricotta is less expensive and still creamy.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Vegetable oil is a more economical choice.

Heat a medium pot and add 3 tablespoons of olive oil.

Add the whites and light green parts of 4 scallions, season with salt, and stir until tender.

Add 1 cup of rinsed quinoa and stir to toast slightly.

Nestle 1 sliced chicken breast on top of the quinoa, season with salt and pepper.

Add 1 and 1/3 cup water, bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer and cover for 11 minutes.

After 11 minutes, add 1 pound of sliced asparagus and 1/2 cup of peas on top of the quinoa mixture.

Add the zest of 1 lemon and steam the vegetables for about 4 minutes until tender.

Let the mixture stand for 10 minutes after cooking.

Chop the chicken breast and fluff the quinoa mixture with the steamed vegetables.

Add the remaining scallion greens and 2 tablespoons of chopped parsley.

Season with salt, pepper, and 1 tablespoon of lemon juice, then drizzle with olive oil and stir.

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