Cajun Chicken and Quinoa Apricot Salad

Name: Cajun Chicken and Quinoa Apricot Salad
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 25 min
Cuisine: American, Cajun And Creole, Southern
Ingredients: · 600ml Chicken stock – made from 1 stock cube; · 160g Quinoa; · 100g Dried apricots; · 1 ½ tbsp Cajun spice; · 3 skinless chicken breasts (500g) – thinly sliced; · Calorie controlled cooking spray; · 1 Spring onion – thinly sliced; · 3 tbsp fresh coriander (cilantro) – chopped; · 200g fat free Greek yoghurt

4 steps

Prep:5minCook:20min

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 03:10:52 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories422.1 kcal (21%)

Total Fat8.7 g (12%)

Carbs50.7 g (20%)

Sugars17.4 g (19%)

Protein35.4 g (71%)

Sodium737.6 mg (37%)

Fiber5 g (18%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

600mlChicken stock

made from 1 stock cube

160gQuinoa

100gDried apricots

1 ½ TbspCajun spice

500gskinless chicken breasts

3 Tbspfresh coriander

chopped

200gfat free Greek yoghurt

Instructions

Step 1

Put the quinoa in a saucepan with the chicken stock. Bring to a boil and turn down to simmer for 18 minutes. Add the apricots and simmer for another 5 minutes. The water should be absorbed.

Step 2

Meanwhile, heat a large frying pan over a medium heat. Toss the chicken in the Cajun spice. Spray the pan with the cooking spray and fry chicken for 4-5 minutes until the chicken is cooked through.

Step 3

Add the spring onion, coriander and quinoa to the pan, season well and mix together.

Step 4

Serve with the Greek yoghurt.