Saturday, 20 April 2013

Cajun chicken quinoa

I fancied something light and summery today so after a good half hour of looking through recipes I picked this quinoa dish and it was a good choice! The apricots gave it a good sweet twist too. If you've never tried quinoa before its a bit like couscous but with more texture.

Ingredients (for 4 people):

3 chicken breasts chopped into bite size pieces
1 tbsp Cajun seasoning
2 small red onions sliced
4 spring onions chopped
120g quinoa
600ml chicken stock
125g ready cooked lentils (from a tin or pouch is good)
100g dried apricots sliced

Recipe:
1. Rub the Cajun into the chicken and cook at 180 degrees for 20mins until cooked through
2. Meanwhile cook the quinoa in the stock for 15 mins, then add the lentils and apricots for the final 5 mins
3. Fry the onions gently in a frying pan with a little oil until softened
4. Mix the chicken, quinoa mixture and onions together and season with some salt, pepper and parsley

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