Description
This is incredibly easy, delicious and spicy! Taste-test approved by a very picky 3-year-old.
Ingredients
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 1 cup quinoa
- 2 teaspoons vegetable oil, or as needed
- ½ onion, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, or to taste, minced
- 1 ½ pounds ground chicken
- 1 ½ (10 ounce) cans diced tomatoes with green chile peppers (such as RO*TEL®)
Instructions
- Bring chicken broth and quinoa to a boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low
- cover
- and simmer until quinoa is tender and water has been absorbed
- 15 to 20 minutes.
- Meanwhile
- heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Sauté onion and garlic in hot oil until onion is translucent
- about 5 minutes. Add ground chicken; cook and stir until browned and crumbly
- 5 to 7 minutes.
- Stir cooked quinoa and diced tomatoes into chicken mixture; bring to a simmer and cook long enough for flavors to meld
- about 10 minutes more.
Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 40 mins
Total Time: 50 mins
Servings: 6