California Quinoa Bowl

California Quinoa Bowl requires about 15 minutes from start to finish. One portion of this dish contains around 12g of protein, 19g of fat, and a total of 361 calories. This gluten free and dairy free recipe serves 4 and costs $2.02 per serving. 1824 people were glad they tried this recipe. If you have avocado, cooked quinoa, hummus, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It is brought to you by Domestic Fits. Overall, this recipe earns a super spoonacular score of 99%. California Sushi Bowl, California Roll-In-A-Bowl Salad, and California Barley Bowl (from Whole-Grain Mornings) are very similar to this recipe.

Servings: 4

Preparation duration: 15 minutes

 

Ingredients:

1 avocado, sliced

2 cups cooked quinoa

1 English cucumber, peeled and diced (or 2 persian cucumbers not peeled but diced)

1 cup hummus (I used a spicy hummus)

1 Tbs olive oil

1 tsp onion powder

1 tsp pepper

1 red pepper, roasted and sliced

4 Roma tomatoes, diced

1 tsp salt

4 boneless skinless chicken thigh fillets

Equipment:

frying pan

bowl

Cooking instruction summary:

Sprinkle the chicken thighs on all sides with salt, pepper and onion powder. Heat olive oil in a cast iron skillet until hot but not smoking. Cook chicken on both sides until browned and chicken is cooked through, about 3-5 minutes per side. Remove from pan, allow to cool sligthly and slice. Evenly distribute the quinoa between 4 bowls, top with sliced chicken, red pepper, cucumber, tomatoes and chicken. Top each bowl with 1/4 cup hummus and a few slices of avocado.

 

Step by step:


1. Sprinkle the chicken thighs on all sides with salt, pepper and onion powder.

2. Heat olive oil in a cast iron skillet until hot but not smoking. Cook chicken on both sides until browned and chicken is cooked through, about 3-5 minutes per side.

3. Remove from pan, allow to cool sligthly and slice. Evenly distribute the quinoa between 4 bowls, top with sliced chicken, red pepper, cucumber, tomatoes and chicken. Top each bowl with 1/4 cup hummus and a few slices of avocado.


Nutrition Information:

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360k Calories
11g Protein
18g Total Fat
40g Carbs
60% Health Score
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Calories
360k
18%

Fat
18g
29%

  Saturated Fat
2g
17%

Carbohydrates
40g
14%

  Sugar
5g
6%

Cholesterol
0.95mg
0%

Sodium
831mg
36%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
11g
23%

Manganese
1mg
68%

Vitamin C
53mg
65%

Fiber
11g
46%

Folate
159µg
40%

Magnesium
139mg
35%

Copper
0.68mg
34%

Vitamin A
1626IU
33%

Phosphorus
320mg
32%

Vitamin K
32µg
31%

Vitamin B6
0.54mg
27%

Potassium
878mg
25%

Iron
3mg
21%

Vitamin B1
0.31mg
20%

Vitamin E
2mg
20%

Zinc
2mg
19%

Vitamin B2
0.27mg
16%

Vitamin B3
2mg
12%

Vitamin B5
1mg
11%

Selenium
4µg
7%

Calcium
70mg
7%

covered percent of daily need
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