Chicken Quinoa Salad - 2 Guiding Stars
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Forget pasta salad. Once you taste the way the quinoa just soaks up the simple dressing and experience the way the dressing-rich grains coat each piece of vegetable, you might even wonder what anyone ever saw in mayonnaise-drenched macaroni in the first place.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup dry quinoa
  • 3 cups broccoli florets
  • 1 cup cooked chicken breast, shredded
  • 3/4 cup carrots, shredded
  • 1/4 cup kalamata olives, chopped
  • 3/4 cup red bell peppers, roasted and chopped
  • 2 tablespoons part-skim parmesan cheese, grated
  • 2 tablespoons reduced-fat feta cheese, crumbled
  • Greek Vinaigrette
  • 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried mint
  • 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Directions

  1. Cook quinoa according to package directions. Transfer to a large bowl and toss with a fork. Allow it to cool for 30 minutes.
  2. Add broccoli, chicken, carrots, olives, roasted red bell peppers and cheeses to quinoa, stirring to combine.
  3. To make dressing: Combine oil, lemon, mint, salt and pepper and whisk thoroughly.
  4. Pour dressing over quinoa and stir to combine. Serve at room temperature or chilled.
Nutritional analysis per serving: Calories 460; Total Fat 25g (32% Daily Value); Saturated Fat 4g (20% DV); Trans Fat 0g; Cholesterol 35mg (12% DV); Sodium 435mg (19% DV); Total Carbohydrate 37g (13% DV); Dietary Fiber 6g (21% DV); Total Sugars 6g; Includes 0g Added Sugars (0% DV); Protein 21g; Vitamin D 0% DV; Calcium 8% DV; Iron 15% DV; Potassium 15% DV; Vitamin C 110% DV; Vitamin K 70% DV; Niacin 60% DV.
Recipe by Guiding Stars at https://guidingstars.com/recipes/chicken-quinoa-salad/
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