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California Greek Chicken Bowl

So, I’ve got to admit, now that I’ve joined society and am no longer working from home, putting together meals that take longer than about 45 mins (start to finish) gets a little tricky.  However, I’m still bound and determined to put healthy, yummy meals on the table at least 4 nights a week.  In honor of this new chapter (and cooking learning curve), I’m starting a new series – “MM” aka Minute Meals.  I’ll be adding “30MM” 0r “45MM” to recipes that are under 1 hour, from start to finish.  Remember, the right side bar has all kinds of categories in case you’re looking for something specific.  You’ll also now find “30MM” and “45MM” – so if you’ve got tighter timelines, you can hop in there and check out some great quickies. (Side note: Did that make you think of inappropriate things?  My mind is always in the gutter.)

Geez Court, GET ON WITH THE MEAL.  30MM, 3 hour long story.  Story. Of. My. Life.

Ya’ll, we’ve officially been Austin residents for three weeks.  My how time flies when you’re eating BBQ.  I thought I’d take the southern food festival down a notch and fix up something fresh.  These California Greek Chicken Bowls are delish and can be customized.  Hopefully my version will give you a good launching point to create your own:

Cali Greek Chicken Bowl

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30MM: California Greek Chicken Bowl
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Recipe type: Lunch or Dinner
Cuisine: Mediterranean
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Serves: 2
 
Ingredients
  • 1 cup quinoa
  • 2 cups of chicken broth
  • 2 cups roasted chicken (I pull the white meat off a grocery store prepared/roasted chicken)
  • ½ red onion, thinly sliced
  • 1 green pepper, thinly sliced
  • 1 avocado, mashed
  • 1 zucchini, sliced
  • ¼ 15oz. can of black beans
  • 10 halved cherry tomatoes
  • feta cheese (for topping)
Instructions
  1. Bring chicken broth to a boil.
  2. Add quinoa, bring back up to boil. Reduce heat to medium low, cover and let simmer 12 minutes – or until the chicken broth has been soaked-up completely.
  3. In the meantime, sauté onion, pepper and zucchini in a pan with a small bit of olive oil until tender crisp, about 5 minutes
  4. Warm black beans in the microwave 30 seconds-1 minute.
  5. Once the quinoa is ready build bowl:
Notes
Layer 1: Quinoa
Layer 2: Peppers, Onion, Zucchini, black beans, avocado
Layer 3: Chicken and tomatoes
Layer 4: Feta Cheese

 

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