Creamy Pesto Chicken with Quinoa
Changing it up with a savoury recipe after trying out the new Sunfed Chicken. To me it tasted just like chicken in terms of texture within cooking. With a quick cook time of 4 minutes it makes a quick meal if you don't have a lot of time to play with. As always let me know if you make this and tag me @the_porridge_princess in your creations!
Serving: 2 people
Prep time: 10 mins
Cook time: 25 mins
Ingredients:
· 1/2 cup of white dry quinoa
· 1 chopped small red onion
· Half a packet of Sunfed Chicken
· 1/2 punnet of washed cherry tomatoes
· 1/2 cup coconut cream
· 1 grated courgette
· 1 grated carrot
· Tablespoon of basil pesto
· 1cup of veggie stock for the quinoa
· 1/2 cup veggie stock chicken
Instructions:
· Rinse and drain the quinoa to remove bitterness and add to a saucepan.
· Add 1 cup of veggie stock and place over a medium heat to bring to the boil.
· Reduce to simmer for 10-15 minutes until the liquid has been absorbed.
· Whilst the quinoa is add the onion and a dash of olive oil to a frying pan on med-high heat.
· Once the onion has browned add the zucchini and carrot for 3-4 minutes until the veggies have softened.
· Add the stock to the pan and cook until most of the liquid evaporates then add the coconut cream.
· Chop the cherry tomatoes in half and add to the pan.
· When the quinoa has about 5 minutes to go add the Sunfed chicken (you will have to chop first as it comes in big chunks).
· Cook until the chicken breaks apart, it should thaw quickly from frozen.
· Remove from heat and mix through the pesto.
· Plate up and enjoy hot.