Curried Chicken Quinoa Recipes

CURRIED QUINOA

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onion and garlic and cook and stir for 2 minutes; add quinoa and cook and stir until lightly toasted, about 5 minutes.
• Pour broth into the pan and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and add curry and chile powders; cover and simmer until tender, about 25 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

CURRIED QUINOA SALAD

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, combine first 4 ingredients; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, until liquid is absorbed, 12-15 minutes. Remove from heat; let stand, covered, 15 minutes. Transfer to a large bowl; cool slightly., Add tomatoes, cucumber and onion to quinoa. In a small bowl, whisk together dressing ingredients; toss with salad. Refrigerate, covered, until cold, about 2 hours. Stir before serving.

CURRIED QUINOA PILAF

Steps:

• Melt butter in large saucepan on medium-high heat. Add onion; cook and stir 4 minutes or until onion is tender.
• Add broth, quinoa, raisins and curry powder; stir. Bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium-low; simmer 20 minutes or until broth is absorbed.
• Stir in carrots and almonds; cover. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.

THAI RED CURRY CHICKEN WITH QUINOA

Steps:

• In a medium pan, heat olive oil. Add sliced mushrooms and sliced bell pepper. Cook on high heat for 10 minutes until vegetables soften.
• In the mean time, cook chicken breast (or use the one already cooked). You can either boil it, or roast it in the oven. After it's cooked, cut the chicken breast in medium size pieces.
• Bring coconut milk in a large pan to boil, reduce to simmer. Add 1 tablespoon of curry paste, fish sauce, brown sugar, lemon grass, and stir really well so that curry paste dissolves. Taste your stew and add 2nd tablespoon of curry paste, if desired. For a red curry paste, I usually use the one produced by Thai Kitchen (it's a popular brand sold in most stores). I like to use frozen lemon grass (chopped lemon grass), which you just add and it remains in the dish. If I were to use a lemon grass stalk - I would remove it at the end of cooking time. Simmer for 30 minutes for all tastes to blend. During the last 10 minutes of cooking, add cooked vegetables and sliced chicken breast into the soup, stir well.
• In the mean time, bring 2 cups of water and 1 cup quinoa to boil, reduce to medium and cook quinoa for 10-15 minutes until all water is absorbed and quinoa is cooked al dente.
• To serve, pour soup into each bowl, garnish with basil leaves. Serve quinoa in a separate bowl.

CURRIED QUINOA

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, cook onion and garlic over low heat, stirring, until softened.
• Add curry powder and toasted Quinoa , stirring for 1 minute.
• Add water and carrots, bring to boil, cover, reduce heat to low and simmer 12 minutes or until Quinoa has absorbed all the water.
• Stir in peas, apricots, almonds, raisins, or cranberries and serve.

CURRIED QUINOA AND CHICKPEAS

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, bring water and orange juice to a boil. Stir in chickpeas, tomatoes, red pepper, quinoa, onion, raisins and curry. Return to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 15-20 minutes or until liquid is absorbed., Remove from the heat; fluff with a fork. Sprinkle with cilantro.

VIBRANT CURRY CASHEW CHICKPEA QUINOA SALAD

Steps:

• Add in quinoa and water to a medium pot and bring mixture to a boil, then cover, reduce heat to low and cook for exactly 15 minutes. After 15 minutes, remove from heat and fluff quinoa with a fork, then replace lid and allow quinoa to steam for 5-10 more minutes. While quinoa is cooking you can chop all your veggies.
• Once quinoa is done cooking, stir in chickpeas, peas, sesame oil, ginger, curry powder, turmeric, garlic powder, salt and black pepper.
• Next stir in red bell pepper, shredded carrots, dried cherries, red onion, cilantro and parsley.
• Finally make your maple cayenne toasted cashews: place cashews in a skillet over medium heat. Toast cashews for 4-6 minutes, stirring frequently until they turn slightly golden brown and fragrant, then turn off heat and immediately add in maple syrup, cayenne pepper and sea salt. Stir for 30 more seconds to coat cashews, then transfer to a plate or piece of parchment paper to cool for a few minutes. Cashews may stick together so try to spread them in an even layer when they are cooling.
• Top quinoa with cashews and serve! Serves 4 for a main meal or 6 as a side. I suggest waiting to add cashews until you are ready to serve so they stay nice and crunchy.

CURRY QUINOA

Steps:

• 1. Saute garlic and onions in oil.
• 2. Add ginger, curry and quinoa. Cook for one minute stirring constantly.
• 3. Stir in the turmeric and coriander. Cook for one minute stirring constantly.
• 4. Add water (or broth) and bring it to a boil.
• 5. Cover, reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes.
• 6. Stir in peas. Cover and cook until peas are tender and all the water is absorbed.

CURRY QUINOA SALAD RECIPE

Steps:

• Prepare the quinoa first. Place the quinoa in a fine-mesh strainer or colander and rinse well until the water runs clear, about 30 seconds. Let the quinoa drain for a few seconds, then add the rinsed quinoa, salt, curry powder and water to a medium saucepan.
• Bring it to a boil, then cover and reduce to a simmer. Set a timer for 12 minutes. Check at 11 minutes-it will be done once all of the water is absorbed. Be careful not to let it go too long and burn to the pan.
• Once all of the water is absorbed, turn the heat off and fluff it with a fork. 3/4 cup dried quinoa will yield 1.5 cups cooked.
• While the quinoa cooks, whisk all of the dressing ingredients in the bottom of a large mixing bowl big enough to hold the entire salad then prepare the veggies. I find making the dressing and prepping the veggies is about the perfect amount of time to let the quinoa cook.
• Once the quinoa is cooked, add it while it's still warm to the dressing, then add the rest of the ingredients and fold it all together.
• Let it sit at least 30-60 minutes in the refrigerator to cool.
• Will keep in an airtight glass container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.

CURRIED CHICKEN QUINOA

Steps:

• In a large mug or small bowl, combine the onion, carrot, celery and oil. Microwave until the vegetables are tender, 1 to 2 minutes. Add the chicken, quinoa, curry powder, turmeric and salt to taste and microwave until heated through, 1 to 2 minutes more. Sprinkle with cilantro if using.