Quinoa Salad w Chicken
This looks like a little, light salad but with the Quinoa, Chicken, and Chick Peas it packs a protein punch. Perfect for after a morning workout! Top it with your favorite dressing and you have a lunch dish that will satisfy both your palate and your tummy.
Avg Cost Per Serving $1.97
Avg Recipe Cost $1.97
Ingredients
- 1 Cup Lettuce
- 1/3 Cup Peppers
- 1/3 Cup Quinoa
- 1/3 Cup Chickpeas
- 1/4 Cup Celery
- 3 Ounces Pre-cooked Chicken
- 1/4 Cup Carrot
Instructions
- Wash and dry your lettuce, peppers, and celery
- Slice the peppers
- Chop the celery
- Place the lettuce into your bowl as the base
- Add the peppers
- Add the pre-cooked quinoa
- Add the celery
- Add the Chick Peas
- Add the precooked chicken
- Add chopped carrots
- Top with your favorite dressing
- Enjoy
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Notes
Salad dressing is not calculated in nutritional information.
We used pre- cooked shredded chicken from the InstantPot- you may use any precooked chicken you prefer. If you are using fried, or glazed chicken you will increase the calories.
Nutrition
Calories: 423kcalCarbohydrates: 60gProtein: 22gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 31mgSodium: 86mgPotassium: 912mgFiber: 11gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 6084IUVitamin C: 46mgCalcium: 96mgIron: 5mg
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