Chicken Thai Quinoa Bowl

Ingredients

• Olive oil

  Salad or cooking

  2 tbsp or 27g

• Red Onion

  Freshdirect

  1 small raw or 70g

• Garlic

  Raw

  3 cloves, minced or 9g

• Broccoli

  Raw

  2 cup chopped or 182g

• Red cabbage

  Red, raw

  2 cup, chopped or 178g

• Carrots

  Raw

  2 cup grated or 220g

• Quinoa

  Uncooked

  1 cup or 170g

• Chicken stock

  Soup, home-prepared

  2 cup or 480g

• Ginger

  Spices, ground

  2 tsp or 4g

• Salt

  Table

  1 tsp or 6g

• Pepper

  Spices, black

  1 tsp or 2g

• Edamame

  Frozen, unprepared

  2 cup or 236g

• Chicken breast

  Broilers or fryers, meat only, raw

  20 oz or 567g

• Peanut butter

  Smooth style, without salt

  4 tbsp or 64g

• Water

  Plain, clean water

  3 tbsp or 44g

• Rice wine vinegar

  3 tbsp or 45g

• Soy sauce

  Made from soy (tamari)

  1 tbsp or 18g

• Honey

  1 tbsp or 21g

• Sesame oil

  Salad or cooking

  1 tsp or 5g

• Crushed red pepper flakes

  1 tsp or 0.3g

• Ginger root

  Raw

  1 tsp or 2g

• Fresh cilantro

  Coriander leaves, raw

  4 tbsp or 4g

• Peanuts

  All types, raw

  4 tbsp or 37g

Directions

1. Heat half of the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the chopped chicken and cook for 8-12 minutes until fully cooked through to 165°F and no longer pink. Set aside.
2. In the same skillet, heat the remaining olive oil over medium heat. Add the red onion and sauté for 4-5 minutes until softened. Add the minced garlic and cook for 30 seconds until fragrant.
3. Add the broccoli, red cabbage, and carrots. Stir and cook for 1 minute.
4. Add the quinoa, chicken stock, ginger, salt, and pepper. Stir well. Cover and cook for 20 minutes.
5. Remove the lid and fluff the quinoa. Add the thawed edamame and chicken. Stir and cook for 1-2 minutes until the chicken is heated through.
6. While the quinoa cooks, combine the peanut butter, water, rice vinegar, soy sauce, honey, sesame oil, and ginger in a bowl. Stir well until completely smooth. Set aside.
7. Divide the quinoa mixture between bowls. Top with the peanut sauce, cilantro, and peanuts. Enjoy!