Chicken chilli on quinoa

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Chicken chilli on quinoa

This time, we cook with Robert, John’s personal trainer. Robert has a very healthy lifestyle and for him, a nutritious and balanced diet is as important as exercising regularly. Robert is cooking a nice Organic chicken chilli in a very healthy way. He uses Organic ground chicken, fresh red beans and serve his Chilli on a bed of Quinoa, with a dash of olive oil. He also adds a special ingredient; sunflower sprout that he add 10 minutes before the end of cooking. We really enjoyed the time spend cooking with Robert, hope you will enjoy this recipe like we did.

Chicken chilli on quinoa

By Robert Meat + Poultry Print
Details
Prep time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 1h
Servings or yield: For 4 people
Difficulty level: Easy
Ingredients
2 pounds of organic ground chicken
1 medium sweet potato
2 cups of quinoa
220g of white mushrooms
1 teaspoon of turmeric
1 teaspoon of Cayenne pepper
1 leek
175g fresh red beans or canned
2 (560g) canned or jared whole tomatoes
1-1/2 cups of poultry broth, or water about
50g sunflower sprout
1 tablespoon of coconut oil
Salt and pepper to taste

Preparation

Peel potato and cut in small cubes. Slice mushrooms and mince leek.

In a big deep pan, heat 1 tablespoon of coconut oil over medium heat. Add ground organic chicken and cook 5 to 7 minutes.

Add tomatoes and the water or the broth. Break tomatoes with a fork. Add cayenne and turmeric. Add red beans, potato, leek and mushrooms mix well, cover and leave it on medium-low for about 50 minutes.

Meanwhilee, add 3 cups of water to a pan with the quinoa, bring to boil. Cover and leave it on medium-low for 15 to 20 minutes, or depending on the packaging.

After 50 minutes, add sunflower sprouts to your chilli and cook for another 10 minutes.

Serve chilli on a bed of quinoa and enjoy!

Tips, Tricks + Culinary ideas

Better the next day! Bring it in yor lunch!
Did you know? When you cook with coconut oil, you reduce considerably the negative frying effects on your body.

Preparation steps

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1 - Peel potato and cut in small cubes.

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2 - Slice mushrooms.

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3 - Mince leek.

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4 - In a medium deep pan, heat 1 tablespoon of coconut oil over medium heat.

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5 - Add ground organic chicken.

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6 - Cook 5 to 7 minutes.

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7 - Add tomatoes and water or broth.

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8 - Break tomatoes with a fork.

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9 - Add cayenne.

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10 - Add turmeric.

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11 - Add red beans, salt and pepper to taste.

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12 - Add potato, leek and mushrooms.

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13 - Mix well.

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14 - Cover and leave it on medium-low for about 50 minutes.

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15 - Meanwhile, add 3 cups of water to a pot with the quinoa, bring to boil, cover and leave it on medium-low for 15 to 20 minutes, or depending on packaging instructions.

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16 - After 50 minutes, add sunflower sprouts to your chilli and cook for another 10 minutes.

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17 - Serve on a bed of quinoa and enjoy!

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