I am always looking for healthy recipes that we can incorporate into our meal plan. This recipe was adapted from a Weight Watchers recipe I found years ago. We’ve bene enjoying it ever since. It is even good as leftovers the next day!
Ingredients:
¼ cup sweet chili sauce
2 tsp grated lime zest
1 tsp lime juice
2 tsp olive oil
2 scallions, thinly sliced
1 garlic clove, minced
½ tsp ground cumin
2 cups chicken stock
1 cup quinoa, rinsed
2 Tbsp dried currants
1 lb boneless chicken breasts, thinly sliced
½ tsp salt
To make the glaze combine the chili sauce, lime zest and line juice in a small bowl.
To make the pilaf, heat oil in a medium saucepan over medium high heat. Add the scallions, garlic and cumin. Cook, stirring constantly, until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add stock, quinoa and currants; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer covered, until quinoa is tender and liquid is absorbed, about 20 minutes. Remove from heat and keep warm.
Meanwhile, sprinkle chicken with salt. Spray a large nonstick skillet with nonstick spay and set over medium high heat. Add chicken and cook, turning frequently and basting with glaze, until chicken is cooked through, about 6 minutes.
Serve immediately with pilaf.
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This looks very good and easy to make. I too need to eat healthier food. Shhh, I have never had Quinoa Pilaf before and I wonder if the texture is like grits.
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Ginger,
The texture of quinoa is more like rice!
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Hi Nancy.
This recipe sounds quite tasty and healthy. Chicken is one of my favorite meats and foods that you can do so many thing with. I love the idea of using the lime and lemon zest and sweet chili sauce – that adds so much flavor. Thanks for sharing on Real Food Fridays. Pinned & twitted
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I love sweet chili glazed anything:-) Double yum! Thanks for sharing at Funtastic Friday.
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Holy cow, I just drooled! This sounds so amazing!
Thanks for joining Cooking and Crafting with J & J!
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Jess,
Not only delicious but a good healthy meal! 🙂
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Thanks for sharing on the Healthy Living Link Party.
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What a tasty, healthy recipe, Nancy! I’m always looking for new ways to use quinoa as I’ve only just begun cooking it at home. (I’ve liked it for a long time, it just took me a while to start preparing it myself!) Love the glaze on the chicken, it sounds so flavourful. Thank you for sharing with us at the Hearth and Soul hop.
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April,
You’ll enjoy cooking quinoa yourself, it’s so easy!! Plus you can cook up a batch and enjoy it all week! 🙂
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Yum! I love sweet chili sauce and will use any excuse to put it on something! I even put it on a pizza recently and it was delicious! Definitely pinning this one!
Thanks for sharing at the #HealthyLivingLinkParty
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Jody,
I’m a sweet chili such fan too but I’ve never tried it on pizza!!
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Looks good Nancy!! Thanks for Sharing on My 2 Favorite Things on Thursday!! Hope to see you again this week!! I Pin everything to My 2 Favorite Things Pinterest Board!
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Thanks Elaine!
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Can’t wait to try this it looks awesome! Thanks so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday and hope to see you again soon.
Miz Helen
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