Chicken, lemon, quinoa and zucchini bowl
A fresh, filling bowl of grilled chicken, quinoa, golden zucchini and a light fromage blanc sauce.
- Calories
- 447kcal
- Protein
- 51g
- Carbs
- 32g
- Fat
- 10g
Ingredients and preparation
Ingredients for 1 serving
- Skinless chicken breast 150 g
- Raw quinoa 40 g
- Zucchini 200 g
- Plain fat-free fromage blanc 100 g
- Extra virgin olive oil 1 tsp
- Fresh lemon juice 1 tbsp
- Fresh parsley 1 tbsp
- Garlic clove 1
- Salt 1 pinch
- Black pepper 1 pinch
Preparation
- Rinse the quinoa, then cook it in twice its volume of water for 12 to 15 minutes. Cover and let it steam off the heat for 5 minutes.
- Mix half the lemon juice with the garlic, salt and pepper. Coat the chicken strips with this mixture.
- Heat half the oil in a pan. Cook the chicken for 6 to 8 minutes, turning it, until fully cooked through, then set it aside.
- Pour the remaining oil into the pan and brown the zucchini for 6 to 8 minutes, keeping it slightly firm.
- Mix the fromage blanc with the parsley and the remaining lemon juice. Combine the quinoa, zucchini and chicken in a bowl, then add the sauce just before serving.