Garlic Chicken Stir Fry w/ Quinoa, Peppers, & Basil

 

Credit: Trader Joe's Organic Quinoa box

Recipe:

1 cup Trader Joe's Organic Quinoa, prepared w/ chicken stock, according to package directions

2 cups Trader Joe's Chicken Broth

1 1/2 pounds Trader Joe's Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breast Tenders

4 Tbsps Trader Joe's Olive Oil

1 Small Onion, thinly sliced

1 red bell pepper, seeded and thinly sliced

1 yellow bell pepper, seeded and thinly sliced

5 cloves of garlic, thinly sliced

20 leaves fresh sweet basil, julienne

Grated Parmesan Cheese

Salt and pepper to taste

Cut chicken into one-inch pieces. Heat large nonstick skillet over high heat and add the oil. Add chicken and saute for 5 minutes or until golden brown. Add onions, bell peppers; saute for one or two more minutes; add garlic and saute until peppers become slightly limp, but still bright, about one to two minutes; season with salt and pepper. Remove the pan from heat; add basil and quinoa. Toss until basil wilts, garnish with Parmesan Cheese. Serves four.

Cochran Review: So, last night I was night feeling adventurous in the kitchen. Just thawed some boneless, skinless chicken breasts (from Aldi) and planned to make Trader Joe's Organic Quinoa. When taking the quinoa box out of the pantry this recipe caught my eye. I have basil and peppers in my garden, so it was a no brainer.

Substitutions:

- I used 2 cups of chicken broth I made last week when making slow cooker chicken tacos.

- I used 2 pounds of boneless, skinless chicken from Aldi.

- I used 4 Tbsp of Wildtree Roasting Garlic Grapeseed Oil instead of Olive Oil. What's Wildtree? Check it out here http://www.mywildtree.com/sherryr/

- I didn't have an onion. So, I used Onion Onion Seasoning Blend from Tastefully Simple.

- I only had two medium green peppers ready for harvest in my garden. So, I ran with those.

- I used 20 basil leaves from my garden and chopped them up. No idea if it is sweet basil or not.

- Totally forgot to garnish with Parmesan, but topped with Lee Kum Kee Panda Brand Premium Soy Sauce.

I put the grapeseed oil in the pan, seasoned both sides of my chicken with salt and pepper, and cooked till chicken was done. I cooked the quinoa and chicken broth at the same time as the chicken in a separate pot. Then I threw in the diced peppers and onion seasoning to start cooking as I sliced the chicken. Threw the chicken back in the pan with the peppers and onion seasoning. Threw the chopped basil in the cooked quinoa. Mixed it all together, plated it, and topped it with soy sauce! Yum! Seriously low effort, under 30 minutes, affordable, and very tasty! Totally cured my salt craving with the addition of soy sauce. This was great reheated for leftovers, too! We will be having this again! Enjoy!

Pic of our dish is the picture shown above.