How to Get a Guy to Eat Quinoa: Most Delicious Chicken Quinoa Recipe-

Dear Margaret,

It's been cold here even in Phoenix, which means warm, comforting meals for dinner:) A while back Ryan did a cleanse from eastwestessentials.com where they provide you with their own complete meal replacement protein powders and recommend recipes and meal plans for the other meals/snacks in between. Celebs like JLo, Sean William Scott, and Edyta Sliwinska (pro from Dancing with the Stars) do the cleanse several times a year...It's a great way to de-bloat and refresh after holiday gluttony, vacation, or before events (in their case). Anyways, when Ryan did the cleanse I had to make all of the meals:) To our surprise, the chicken quinoa recipe was outrageously good.. he even requests it now that he's back to normal dude eating. I'm just thrilled I can get him to eat a whole grain:) Girls: make this for your guy.. he will love it and so will you. 

Chicken Quinoa 

Ingredients

• 1 cup organic quinoa (prepared with chicken stock)
• 2 cups organic chicken broth
• 1 1/2 pounds of boneless, skinless chicken breast tenders
• 4 tbs. olive oil
• 1 small onion (thinly sliced)
• 1 red bell pepper (seeded and thinly sliced)
• 1 yellow bell pepper (seeded and thinly sliced)
• 5 cloves garlic (thinly sliced)
• 20 leaves fresh sweet basil (julienne)
• Salt and pepper to taste

Directions

1. Cut chicken into one-inch pieces
2. Heat large nonstick skillet over high heat and add the oil
3. Add chicken and sauté for 5 minutes or until golden brown
4. Add onions, bell peppers; sauté for one or two more minutes
5. Add garlic and sauté until peppers become slightly limp, but still bright for about one to two minutes
6. Season with salt and pepper
7. Remove the pan from heat
8. Add basil and quinoa
9. Toss until basil wilts

XOXO,

Kara