Quinoa Crusted Mexican Chicken

Quinoa Crusted Mexican Chicken is a Mexican recipe that serves 4. One portion of this dish contains roughly 41g of protein, 28g of fat, and a total of 471 calories. For $2.66 per serving, this recipe covers 25% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. 44 people were glad they tried this recipe. A couple people really liked this main course. If you have chicken breasts, taco seasoning, olive oil, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It is brought to you by Little Leopard Book. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 30 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and fodmap friendly diet. Overall, this recipe earns a good spoonacular score of 74%. If you like this recipe, you might also like recipes such as Quinoa-Crusted Chicken Parmesan, Quinoa Crusted Chicken Fingers, and Crispy Baked Quinoa Crusted Chicken Parmesan.

Servings: 4

Preparation duration: 15 minutes

Cooking duration: 15 minutes

 

Ingredients:

2 chicken breasts

½ cup cooked quinoa

2 tbsp Enzo Olive Oil

2 cups pepper jack cheese (shredded)

2 cups salsa

¼ cup taco seasoning

Equipment:

oven

bowl

frying pan

Cooking instruction summary:

Preheat the oven to 450°.Slice the chicken breasts in half lengthwise.Mix the taco seasoning and quinoa together in a shallow bowl.Coat the chicken in the quinoa mixture.Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Lightly brown the chicken in the skillet, 2-3 minutes per side.Place the chicken in an oven safe dish.Cover with the pepper jack cheese.Pour salsa over the top.Bake for 15-20 minutes.

 

Step by step:


1. Preheat the oven to 450°.Slice the chicken breasts in half lengthwise.

2. Mix the taco seasoning and quinoa together in a shallow bowl.Coat the chicken in the quinoa mixture.

3. Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Lightly brown the chicken in the skillet, 2-3 minutes per side.

4. Place the chicken in an oven safe dish.Cover with the pepper jack cheese.

5. Pour salsa over the top.

6. Bake for 15-20 minutes.


Nutrition Information:

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494k Calories
40g Protein
27g Total Fat
22g Carbs
17% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
494k
25%

Fat
27g
43%

  Saturated Fat
12g
78%

Carbohydrates
22g
7%

  Sugar
8g
9%

Cholesterol
122mg
41%

Sodium
2545mg
111%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
40g
82%

Vitamin B3
13mg
67%

Selenium
46µg
66%

Vitamin B6
1mg
57%

Phosphorus
567mg
57%

Vitamin A
2480IU
50%

Calcium
470mg
47%

Potassium
874mg
25%

Vitamin B2
0.4mg
24%

Fiber
5g
23%

Vitamin E
3mg
21%

Vitamin B5
1mg
20%

Magnesium
78mg
20%

Zinc
2mg
19%

Manganese
0.32mg
16%

Iron
2mg
15%

Vitamin C
10mg
13%

Vitamin B12
0.7µg
12%

Vitamin K
11µg
11%

Vitamin B1
0.15mg
10%

Copper
0.18mg
9%

Folate
29µg
7%

Vitamin D
0.45µg
3%

covered percent of daily need
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