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healthy easy citrus chicken quinoa dinner

Easy Citrus Za'atar Chicken and Quinoa Dinner

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Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes
Total Time: 50 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Author: Shashi
This Easy Citrus Za’atar Chicken and Quinoa Dinner is a hearty and wholesome dinner recipe that is made with just 7 ingredients and a variety of citrus fruits.

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp oil
  • 1 yellow onion
  • 3 clove garlic
  • 2 tsp smoked paprika
  • 2 tsp za’atar
  • 1 Sunkist® Cara Cara Orange
  • 1 Sunkist® Blood Orange
  • ½ Sunkist® Lemon
  • 1 ¼ lb chicken
  • ½ cup quinoa
  • 1 cup vegetable stock/chicken stock
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • Parsley & chili flakes to garnish

Instructions

  • First, peel the onion and garlic cloves. Discard the skins and chop up the garlic and onion.
  • Cut the Blood Orange, Cara Cara Orange, and Lemon in half and cut two slices off the middle. Set these slices aside.
  • Take the remaining Blood Orange, Cara Cara Orange, and Lemon segments and squeeze the juice into a bowl. You will mix this with the vegetable or chicken stock you are using.
  • Also, cut the chicken into bite-sized pieces.
  • Add the oil, onion, and garlic to a pan and place it over medium heat/flame. Let saute for about 5 minutes. Stir onion/garlic mixture so it doesn’t brown.
  • Push the onion/garlic to the sides of the pan and add in the slices of Blood Orange, Cara Cara Orange, and Lemon. Once you flip, sauté about 3-4 minutes - undisturbed.
  • Then flip them over. They should be caramelized at this point – if they are not, let them saute another minute or two before flipping over.  Once flipped, let them sauté for another 3-4 minutes undisturbed.
  • Then, add in the chopped chicken, sprinkle the za'atar and smoked paprika over the chicken, and let cook for about 4 minutes. Flip the chicken pieces over as best as you can and let them cook for 4 more minutes.
  • Add in the quinoa – making sure to distribute it around.
  • Pour in the vegetable/chicken stock and the juice from the Blood Orange, Cara Cara Orange, and Lemon.
  • Cover and let cook for 15 minutes.
  • When time is up, remove the pan from the heat and let rest – covered for another 5-10 minutes.
  • Then season with salt and pepper to taste.
  • Garnish with parsley and chili flakes and dig in!

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Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 485kcal | Carbohydrates: 22g | Protein: 38g | Fat: 27g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 19g | Cholesterol: 135mg | Sodium: 461mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 9g
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