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Easy Healthy Eating: Mediterranean Chicken Quinoa Salad

May 28, 2013

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Enjoy a delicious, healthy dinner in under 30 minutes with Mediterranean Chicken Quinoa Salad!

Mediterranean Chicken Quinoa Salad | MomOnTimeout.com A healthy, delicious meal in under 30 minutes!

Nightly swim practices have left me scrambling at dinner time more than once. Okay… it happens A LOT. I make every effort to see to it that my family eats well-balanced, healthy meals. We definitely enjoy our treats so it’s important that throughout the week that I make sure my family is eating well. I am always on the look out for foods and recipes that are easy to prepare and make smart eating easy.

Last week I was walking with my friends Rhonda and Ann and we were talking about healthy meals that we could make for our families. My friend Ann came up with a Mediterranean pasta salad and as we were walking I could just envision this gorgeous, colorful salad that would be perfect for weeknights. The more I thought about this recipe I realized that I could make it even easier AND healthier with just a few small changes. Quinoa was the perfect addition to Ann’s salad and make this dinner easy to prepare, light, bright, and healthy. Even better, this salad is delicious served warm or cold. Making it ahead and serving when we get home from swim practice makes me feel pretty darn smart 🙂

Mediterranean Chicken Quinoa Salad | MomOnTimeout.com A healthy, delicious meal in under 30 minutes!

This salad contains classic Mediterranean flavors and some twists. Feel free to mix and match ingredients to customize this recipe for your families preferences. See those olives? Yeah. Those get picked off pretty quick by my boys but that’s totally okay. I’m excited they’re eating peppers and quinoa.

 

If you haven’t checked out Tyson’s Grilled & Ready Chicken yet – DO! Talk about a total time saver – these bright green bags have been saving me right and left for dinner. Perfect for so many easy, quick meals: quesadillas, tacos, salads, sandwiches, and tons more! The chicken is absolutely gorgeous and takes 3-5 minutes to heat up on the stove top. Does it get any easier?

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Mediterranean Chicken Quinoa Salad

Enjoy a delicious, healthy dinner in under 30 minutes with Mediterranean Chicken Quinoa Salad!
Course Dinner
Cuisine American
Keyword mediterranean chicken quinoa salad
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings 6
Calories 389kcal
Author Trish - Mom On Timeout

Ingredients

  • 1 cup uncooked quinoa
  • 2 cups low-sodium chicken broth
  • 2 garlic cloves smashed
  • 22 oz diced chicken breast Tyson Grilled & Ready
  • 3/4 cup red onion diced
  • 3/4 cup red bell pepper diced
  • 1/2 cup kalamata olives chopped
  • 3 tbsp fresh parsley chopped
  • 2 tbsp fresh chives chopped
  • 1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese
  • 2/3 cup fresh lemon juice
  • 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
  • 1/4 cup olive oil

Instructions

  • Prepare quinoa according to package instructions replacing water with chicken broth and adding garlic cloves.
  • While quinoa is cooking, prepare chicken according to package instructions.
  • Combine onion, bell pepper, olives, feta cheese, parsly, and chives in a bowl.
  • Combine lemon juice and balsamic vinegar. Whisk in olive oil and set dressing aside.
  • Gently stir in chicken, quinoa and dressing until thoroughly mixed.
  • Serve immediately or refrigerate and serve cold

Nutrition

Calories: 389kcal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 30g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 78mg | Sodium: 464mg | Potassium: 726mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 915IU | Vitamin C: 40mg | Calcium: 98mg | Iron: 2mg

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Comments

  1. Julie @ This Gal Cooks says

    June 27, 2013 at 3:32 AM

    Hi Trish!
    I will be featuring this at Marvelous Mondays on Sunday. Thank you for sharing at the party. 🙂

    Reply
    • Trish - Mom On Timeout says

      June 27, 2013 at 6:56 PM

      Oh that’s awesome Julie – thank you!

      Reply
  2. Julie @ This Gal Cooks says

    June 25, 2013 at 8:05 PM

    I love what you did with the Grilled & Ready Chicken, Trish! Quinoa is one of my favorite healthy foods. Your salad looks great. Pinned and sharing on Facebook tomorrow. Thanks for sharing at Marvelous Mondays!

    Reply
    • Trish - Mom On Timeout says

      June 26, 2013 at 7:37 AM

      Thanks Julie! Quinoa is the best!

      Reply
  3. Diane Balch says

    June 2, 2013 at 11:54 AM

    I blog about the Mediterranean Diet… love this salad.

    Reply
    • Trish - Mom On Timeout says

      June 2, 2013 at 3:13 PM

      Thanks Diane!

      Reply
  4. Jeni says

    June 1, 2013 at 7:55 AM

    This looks very yummy!

    Reply
    • Trish - Mom On Timeout says

      June 2, 2013 at 3:17 PM

      Thanks Jeni!

      Reply
  5. Happy Valley Chow says

    May 29, 2013 at 7:10 AM

    Love this recipe! Love quinoa, especially when it has this much flavor.

    Happy Blogging!
    Happy Valley Chow

    Reply
    • Trish - Mom On Timeout says

      May 31, 2013 at 12:24 AM

      Oh thank you! It really is so delicious!

      Reply
  6. Yvonne @ bitter baker says

    May 28, 2013 at 10:23 PM

    Mmm, I love love LOVE quinoa!! It’s one of my favorite ingredients to try new recipes with. Definitely bookmarking and making this asap!

    Reply
  7. Anne @ Domesblissity says

    May 28, 2013 at 9:19 PM

    Yum Trish. Looks delicious. I’m pinning this one.

    Anne xx

    Reply
    • Trish - Mom On Timeout says

      May 31, 2013 at 12:25 AM

      Thanks for the pin Anne!

      Reply
  8. Kathy says

    May 28, 2013 at 7:01 PM

    Yum! My husband would love this salad!

    Reply
    • Trish - Mom On Timeout says

      May 31, 2013 at 12:25 AM

      Thanks Kathy!

      Reply
  9. Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust says

    May 28, 2013 at 6:39 PM

    What a great salad Trish!!

    Reply
    • Trish - Mom On Timeout says

      May 31, 2013 at 12:25 AM

      Thanks Dorothy!

      Reply

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