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Chicken Quinoa Curry

November 10, 2014

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This chicken quinoa curry is a great alternative to ready meals or takeaway curries. It’s packed full of veggies, protein-rich quinoa and lean chicken, making it a super healthy meal. You can whip it up in one pot in around 30 minutes which means less washing up and more time to enjoy your evenings!

Quinoa has become pretty trendy recently, and rightfully so. It’s really filling and has a much more complex flavour than rice or other grains which makes it really versatile. I often eat it cold in salads but added to this dish it makes a great warming dinner.

This recipe makes a really mild, subtle flavoured chicken quinoa curry, but if you fancy something with a bit more of a kick feel free to up the chilli or add other spices.

Chicken Quinoa Curry

Yield: 4 servings

Chicken Quinoa Curry

Ingredients

  • 200g uncooked quinoa, rinsed
  • 1 tbsp oil
  • 400g chicken breast
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 1/2 tsp chilli powder
  • 1 tsp turmeric
  • 1 tsp garam masala
  • 1 tbsp curry powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 100g tenderstem brocolli, chopped into small pieces
  • 1 red pepper, diced
  • 1 large onion, diced
  • 100g sugarsnap peas
  • 150ml chicken stock

Instructions

  1. Add quinoa to a large (dry) pan and toast over a medium heat for about 5 minutes, stirring continuously. Remove from pan and set aside.
  2. Heat the oil in the pan then add the chicken. Cook for a few minutes until browned on the outside. Add the spices, salt and veg and stir for another 5 minutes.
  3. Add the quinoa and stock to the pan and mix well. Cover and simmer for 20 minutes, until all the stock has been absorbed.
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  1. Jennifer says

    November 10, 2014 at 7:44 pm

    This sounds delicious- I’ve really started to like using quinoa so finding new recipes is great! This is definitely something I want to save for inspiration for cooking dinner 🙂
    Jennifer x
    Ginevrella | Lifestyle Blog

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    • Kirsty says

      November 10, 2014 at 7:59 pm

      I only tried it for the first time a couple of months ago but now I cook with it a lot. Glad you like the recipe 🙂

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  2. Jasmin Charlotte says

    November 10, 2014 at 9:37 pm

    Quinoa scares me a little bit!! I am so bad at cooking rice, it always comes out goopy and gross so I always get microwaveable – I will have to give it a go! xx

    Jasmin Charlotte | UK Lifestyle Blog

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    • Kirsty says

      November 10, 2014 at 9:57 pm

      Don’t be scared – it’s not difficult I promise! The only thing I’d say is make sure not to skip the toasting step – it gives it a much nicer flavour than just cooking it straight out the packet x

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  3. Charlie Elliott says

    November 10, 2014 at 11:21 pm

    I love quinoa and I’m a total sucker for anything with garam masala in it. Will definitely be trying this!
    Cx
    charliedistracted.com / Bloglovin

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    • Kirsty says

      November 11, 2014 at 8:10 am

      Thanks Charlie!

      Reply
  4. Hannah @Hannah Bakes Things says

    November 11, 2014 at 10:34 am

    This sounds delicious! I love how simple it is, currys can sometimes be such a fuss it puts people off cooking them from scratch so its always nice to see some more achievable (but still delicious sounding!) recipes 🙂
    Is it bad that I’ve still not tried quinoa though? And I was pronouncing it wrong for at least 3 weeks last year, oh the shame!

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