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Quinoa-Crusted Chicken with Lemony Broccoli

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  • Servings:

    Serves 4 as an appetizer

  • Prep Time:

    20 minutes

  • Cook Time:

    30 minutes

Ingredients

1 cup cooked quinoa
1 lb. broccoli, florets broken into 1 inch pieces, stems peeled and cut into 1 inch pieces
2 Tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 tsp. zest and 1 Tbsp. juice from 1 lemon
Salt and pepper
3 Tbsp. Taste of Inspirations Maine Maple Mustard
4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
Quinoa-Crusted Chicken with Lemony Broccoli

Directions

1. Place racks in upper-middle and lower-middle of oven and heat to 300 degrees.
2. Spread quinoa onto a parchment-lined baking sheet and bake on upper-middle rack until dry and lightly toasted, 15 to 20 minutes; let cool. Increase oven temperature to 400 degrees.
3. Meanwhile, toss together broccoli, oil, garlic, lemon zest, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper on a separate baking sheet and set aside.
4. Season chicken with salt and pepper and coat all over with mustard. Press quinoa evenly over tops of chicken breasts, then transfer, quinoa-side-up, to a parchment-lined baking sheet.
5. Place broccoli on lower-middle rack and chicken on upper-middle rack and bake until chicken is cooked through and broccoli is tender and charred in spots, 25 to 30 minutes.
6. Toss broccoli with lemon juice and serve with chicken.
Source: Hannaford fresh Magazine, November - December 2017

Nutrition

Nutritional Facts
Servings Serves 4
Base Nutrients
Calories 310 kcal (16%)
Calories from Fat 99 kcal (0%)
Total Fat 11 g (17%)
Saturated Fat 2 g (10%)
Cholesterol 75 mg (25%)
Sodium 240 mg (10%)
Total Carbohydrates 21 g (7%)
Dietary Fiber 5 g (20%)
Protein 32 g (53%)
Vitamins
Vitamin A n/a
Vitamin C n/a
Minerals
Calcium n/a
Iron n/a
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