Blackened Chicken with Avocado Cream Sauce

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Description

This recipe will kick your taste buds into high gear! The perfect blend of paprika, cumin, and cayenne pepper will have your mouth buzzing with flavor and heat, but don’t worry, the addition of the avocado and Greek yogurt cream sauce acts as a cooling agent for all that fire! The quinoa adds a gentle basic flavor to this intense dish and contributes a satisfying amount of nutritious fiber and protein to keep you and your family full and happy!

Ingredients

  • 2 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth
  • 1 cup quinoa
  • ½ cup chopped scallions
  • 1 ½ teaspoons lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • ½ teaspoon sea salt
  • 4 (4 ounce) skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
  • non-stick cooking spray
  • ½ avocado
  • ¼ cup plain non-fat Greek-style yogurt
  • 1 ½ teaspoons lemon juice
  • ½ teaspoon garlic powder

Instructions

  1. Make the quinoa: Bring chicken broth to a boil in a saucepan. Stir quinoa into the broth and bring to a boil again; reduce heat to medium-low
  2. cover
  3. and simmer until quinoa is tender and broth has been absorbed
  4. 15 to 20 minutes. Stir scallions and lemon juice into the quinoa.
  5. Prepare the chicken: Mix paprika
  6. cumin
  7. onion powder
  8. black pepper
  9. cayenne pepper
  10. and salt together in a small bowl; rub onto chicken breasts to season completely.
  11. Prepare a large skillet with cooking spray and heat over medium-high heat.
  12. Lay chicken breasts into the hot skillet
  13. cover skillet with a lid
  14. and cook until chicken is no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear
  15. about 7 minutes per side. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).
  16. Make the avocado cream sauce: Blend avocado
  17. yogurt
  18. lemon juice
  19. and garlic powder in a food processor until smooth.
  20. Spread quinoa onto a serving platter. Arrange chicken breasts onto the platter. Drizzle avocado cream sauce over the chicken breasts.

Prep Time: 10 mins

Cook Time: 30 mins

Total Time: 40 mins

Servings: 4

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