Quinoa Stuffed Chicken Breasts, Happy Sunday:)

This is a delicious chicken recipe with Quinoa, it turned out great and my kids loved it.

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Video on how to make it: https://youtu.be/WnmXBwOx1fc

Quinoa stuffed chicken breasts

Ingredients

3 Tablespoon olive oil. 1/4 cup onion - chopped. 1/3 cup quinoa uncooked, rinsed well and drained, 1/4 teaspoon salt. *1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper. 1/3 cup water. 1.5 lbs chicken tenders - approximately 9 pieces. Salt and pepper to sprinkle on chicken. 1 small red bell pepper- julienne. 

Instructions

In a small sauce pan, heat the oil , add the onion and stir until fragrant. Add quinoa and stir for a minute, the add salt and pepper. Add water and bring to a boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer until all water is absorbed, remove from heat and let it cool down. Flatten the chicken tenders with a meat mallet, sprinkle with salt and pepper. Arrange some red pepper slices and spread about 2 tablespoon of the quinoa then roll the chicken. Place the chicken roll in a parchment paper and toll, secure ends, tuck them under and roll again in aluminum foil. Repeat until all the chicken is done. Place in an oven dish Bake in a 350F preheated oven for 20- 25minutes. You can enjoy the chicken now or unwrap and broil or grill. Enjoy!! 

Notes

I've used slightly more than 1 teaspoon of black pepper because we love black peppers a lot so if you can take it, then you are welcome to add more. 

bon appetit