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Monday, June 1, 2015

Cheryl's Chicken & Quinoa Skillet - Ww Points = 9

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

  • 3 boneless skinless chicken breasts, cubed, trimmed of fat
  • 1 (14 ounce) bag broccoli florets, frozen (i used the kind that steam right in the bag in the microwave)
  • 1 (15 ounce) can pinto beans, rinsed and drained
  • 1 (15 ounce) can kidney beans, rinsed and drained
  • 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can chicken broth
  • 2 (14 1/2 ounce) cans diced tomatoes
  • 1 tablespoon oregano leaves
  • 1 tablespoon ground cumin
  • 2 tablespoons garlic, minced
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 tablespoon basil leaves
  • 1 (16 ounce) bag quinoa, eden organic

Recipe

  • 1 spray a large skillet with cooking spray.
  • 2 cube the chicken breasts into bite sized pieces (trim off the excess fat).
  • 3 brown the chicken in the skillet.
  • 4 while the chicken is browning, prepare the frozen broccoli (or whatever vegetable that you like).
  • 5 when the chicken is done, add the beans, broth, tomatoes and spices and stir bringing to a boil.
  • 6 cover and reduce heat and simmer while you prepare the quinoa.
  • 7 prepare the quinoa according to the directions on the bag.
  • 8 when everything is done, combine the chicken mixture and the broccoli into the quinoa and stir.
  • 9 serve hot.
  • 10 note: if you made 8 servings out of this = 9 points each; 9 servings = 8 points each; 10 servings = 7 points each.

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