Lunch

Orange -Infused Chicken With Quinoa Salad is for Lunch.

Orange -Infused Chicken With Quinoa Salad takes several minutes to prepare.

Orange -Infused Chicken With Quinoa Salad takes several minutes to cook.

Orange -Infused Chicken With Quinoa Salad makes 6 servings.

The ingredients for Orange -Infused Chicken With Quinoa Salad are:

500 ml Orange juice
1 shallot chopped
2 cloves garlic, chopped
2 fresh thyme sprigs
3 boneless, skinless chicken breasts (1 lb approx)
300 ml quinoa (1.25 c)
1 small red or orange pepper, chopped
2 green onions, sliced
50 ml chopped fresh mint
50 ml diced dried apricots
25 ml extra virgin olive oil
25 ml seasoned rice vinegar (or apple cidar vinegar)
6 c packed spring mix greens, baby spinach, or arugula
salt and pepper to taste

Here is how you make Orange -Infused Chicken With Quinoa Salad:

1. Bring 1 c of orange juice, shallot, garli and thyme to a boil in skillet. Add chicken breasts, cover and simmer for about 10 minutes, turning once or until no longer pink inside. Set aside.2. Thoroughly rinse quinoa. Bring remaining orange juice and stock to boil in a saucepan and add quinoa. Reduce to a simmer and cover - cook for 12 minutes (or according to directions on package). Let stand 5 minutes covered. Fluff with a fork in large bowl. Add bell pepper, green onions, mint and apricots.3. Remove chicken breasts from orange mixture and and chop into bite sized pieces. Add to quinoa. Remove thyme sprigs from skillet, bring remaining orange juice mixture to a boil. Boil for 2 minutes or until almost all the juice is evaporated. Whisk in oil and vinegar and pour over quinoa and chicken. Toss to coat evenly and season with salt and pepper. 4. Divide greens between 6 plates and spoon couscous salad over top to serve.Number of Servings: 6Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user ANDR3AK.

The nutritional information for Orange -Infused Chicken With Quinoa Salad is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 6
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 386.9

• Total Fat: 8.8 g
• Cholesterol: 68.9 mg
• Sodium: 246.5 mg
• Total Carbs: 42.8 g
• Dietary Fiber: 4.1 g
• Protein: 34.2 g

The dietary needs meet for Orange -Infused Chicken With Quinoa Salad is Gluten Free