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Quinoa with Chicken and Black Beans
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.
Quinoa with Chicken and Black Beans
Ingredients
Ingredients:
- 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
Instructions
- 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.
Notes
Hey! I'm Des!
Welcome to Life’s Ambrosia where Dinner is served and memories are made. Here you will find over 1000 tried and true recipes for every possible occasion. In the last 10 years, this blog has helped millions of families put dinner on the table and create food memories. Let me help you too.
Jennifer L
January 5, 2025 at 4:21 pmFilling and easy to make, though it did feel a bit bland to me. It needed something more, though I’m not sure what. Something spice-wise. But still good for being easy and filling.
Deseree
January 5, 2025 at 6:31 pmThanks for your feedback, Jennifer! Glad you found it filling!
Marty Amour
February 2, 2013 at 2:12 pmThis is just amazing. I wish I could do the same.
Beverly
July 16, 2010 at 7:01 amI 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 :)
Shannon
June 16, 2010 at 9:10 amQuinoa is the best!!!!!!!!! So glad you have joined the quinoa train:) This looks so good and I want to eat it now!
przepisy
April 22, 2010 at 12:13 amGreat recipe!!! Thanks for sharing! Greet from Poland once again:)
Anne
April 20, 2010 at 6:16 amOh 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.
Rita
April 19, 2010 at 7:39 pmI 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.