Recipe for Quinoa with Chicken and Black Beans at Life's Ambrosia

I have this friend who swears by quinoa. I on the other hand had not had much experience with it. But in the spirit of trying to get more grains in my diet, I decided to give it a shot. And you know what? It’s delicious. It’s nutty and it pairs very nicely in this dish with black beans, chicken, bell peppers and cumin.

I had considered making this a vegetarian side dish but I had some chicken the I needed to use so I decided to add that in at that last minute. It made a very hearty one pot meal. With that said this could very easily be made vegetarian. Simply leave out the chicken and substitute vegetable broth for the chicken broth. Simple as that.

Serves 4

You will need:

1 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 onion, minced
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 orange or red bell pepper, seeded and diced
1 cup quinoa
2 cups chicken broth
1/4 teaspoon cumin
pinch of cayenne
1 (15.5 ounce) can of black beans
2 cup diced cooked chicken breast
kosher salt to taste

Heat olive oil in a pan over medium heat. Add onion, garlic and bell pepper. Cook 5 minutes or until softened and fragrant. Stir in quinoa, cook 3 minutes.
Pour chicken broth over the top, bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 15 minutes.
After broth is absorbed, stir in remaining ingredients. Season to taste with salt.
Serve.

Enjoy!

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Responses to "Quinoa with Chicken and Black Beans"

“
I am so glad you tried quinoa, it’s lovely, isn’t it? I just recently tried it with black beans, it makes an unsual combo for me, unexepected.
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- Rita

“
Oh yum! I am on WW (doing the old Core program) and this would be perfect for tonight’s dinner.

I just bought quinoa last week and haven’t tried it. This is the recipe I will try it on.
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- Anne

“
Great recipe!!! Thanks for sharing! Greet from Poland once again:)
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- przepisy

“
Quinoa is the best!!!!!!!!! So glad you have joined the quinoa train:) This looks so good and I want to eat it now!
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- Shannon

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I found your blog through a Google search for Walla Walla onion rings, and this chicken recipe was the first I tried. It is delicious! I baked bone-in breasts and put lime juice and garlic powder under the skins while they baked (then removed skins), and it was awesome. Yours is my new favorite food blog :)
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- Beverly