Mexican Chicken Quinoa Salad Recipes

Steps:

• Bring water, quinoa, and 1/2 of the taco seasoning mix to a boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer until quinoa is tender and water has been absorbed, about 15 minutes.
• Mix chicken and remaining taco seasoning mix together in a bowl; let sit for chicken to season, about 10 minutes.
• Heat butter in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir chicken until no longer pink in the center, 5 to 10 minutes. Place chicken and quinoa in a bowl and place in freezer until cooled, about 5 minutes.
• Combine avocado, red onion, celery, spinach, carrot, red bell pepper, yellow bell pepper, cucumber, and jalapeno peppers in a large bowl; add chicken-quinoa mixture and salsa and mix well.

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, combine the quinoa and 1 cup water. Bring to a boil, covered, over medium-high heat. Reduce the heat and simmer, still covered, for 12 minutes.
• Stir in the corn. Simmer, covered, for 3 to 4 minutes, or until the water is absorbed, the quinoa is translucent and tender, and the corn is crisp-tender. Remove from the heat. Set aside.
• In a small bowl, whisk together the lime juice, cilantro, oil, cumin, pepper, honey, and remaining 2 tablespoons water. Set aside.
• In a salad bowl, toss together the chicken, bell pepper, tomatoes, green onions, and jalapeño. Add the quinoa mixture, tossing to combine. Drizzle with the lime juice mixture, tossing to combine.
• Place the lettuce leaves on plates. Spoon the salad onto the lettuce.
• Cook's Tip on Quinoa
• Mildly flavored and high in protein, quinoa is nutritious and cooks quickly. Try it in place of rice or couscous in recipes or as a side dish. Often called a supergrain, quinoa is covered with a bitter-tasting coating of saponin, a harmless naturally occurring substance. If the quinoa is not prerinsed, put it in a fine-mesh sieve and rinse it under cold running water to be sure to get rid of the coating.
• Nutrition Information
• (Per serving)
• Calories: 277
• Total fat: 4.5g
• Saturated: 1.0g
• Trans: 0.0g
• Polyunsaturated: 1.5g
• Monounsaturated: 1.5g
• Cholesterol: 66mg
• Sodium: 91mg
• Carbohydrates: 28g
• Fiber: 4g
• Sugars: 5g
• Protein: 31g
• Calcium: 38mg
• Potassium: 732mg
• Dietary Exchanges
• 1 1/2 starch
• 1 vegetable
• 3 very lean meat

Steps:

• Mix quinoa, pinto beans, kidney beans, corn, red onion, brown rice, red bell pepper, and cilantro together in a glass or plastic container with a lid.
• Whisk olive oil, vinegar, chili powder, garlic, salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper together in a bowl; pour over quinoa mixture and toss to coat. Cover bowl with a lid and refrigerate until flavors blend, at least 2 hours. Stir again before serving.

Steps:

• Fluff quinoa with fork. Combine beans, chicken, corn, bell pepper, lime juice, cilantro and garlic.
• Add to quinoa. Mix gently but thoroughly.
• Add desired amount of salsa, salt and pepper.
• Garnish with avocado slices. Chill and dig in!

Steps:

• Tear lettuce into bite size pieces.
• Combine lettuce, cheese, onions, olives and tomatoes in a salad bowl.
• To make dressing, combine avocado, lemon juice, sour cream, oil, sugar, garlic salt and chili powder and mix until smooth.
• This may be done in a blender.
• Toss salad and dressing and add crushed chips last.

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, bring 1-1/2 cups water to a boil. Add quinoa. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, until liquid is absorbed, 12-15 minutes. , For dressing, place remaining water, yogurt, mayonnaise, chili sauce and cheese in a small food processor or blender. Cover; process until blended., In a fine-mesh strainer, rinse cooked quinoa with cold water; drain well. In a bowl, toss quinoa with cucumber, parsley, green onions, oil, lemon juice and Greek seasoning. Top with chicken, tomato and dressing.