This tasty recipe requires a little pre-planning but it’s very simple to prepare and cook. The spicy peri peri chicken is complemented by the lemon and herb quinoa, making it a perfect healthy evening treat.
Category
Meal Prep
Servings
2
Prep Time
10 minutes
Cook Time
30 minutes
Calories
189
This tasty recipe requires a little pre-planning but it’s very simple to prepare and cook. The spicy peri peri chicken is complemented by the lemon and herb quinoa, making it a perfect healthy evening treat.
Author:The Gym Chef
Ingredients
2 medium sized chicken breasts (approx 80-100g each)
2 tsp The Gym Chef’s Peri Peri seasoning
1 tbsp olive oil
Juice of half a fresh lemon
60g dry quinoa
1-2 tsp The Gym Chef’s Lemon and Herb seasoning
120g runner beans, trimmed and sliced into 2-3cm chunks
1 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped finely
For the peri peri marinade
For the quinoa
Directions
Place the marinade ingredients in a ziplock food bag or bowl and combine.
Add the two chicken breasts and make sure they’re well covered. Ideally leave to marinade for a few hours, all day would be fine, but a minimum of 1 hour. Potentially prepare in the morning before work and it will be perfect marinading away until you’re home.
Once marinaded, place the chicken fillets on a baking tray lined with baking parchment.
Heat the oven to 180℃ (fan) and when up to temperature, put the chicken fillets in the centre of the oven. Check after 20 minutes, however they should take around 25-30 minutes to cook through.
Put 300ml of cold water into a pan and bring to the boil.
When boiling add the quinoa and set a timer for 10 minutes.
Meanwhile, prepare the runner beans.
After 10 minutes, add the beans to the pan for a further 5 minutes. All the water should be absorbed by the quinoa after this time.
Finely chop the parsley. Mix the parsley and 1-2 tsp of The Gym Chef’s Lemon and Herb seasoning into quinoa just before serving.
When the chicken is ready, slice and place on top of the quinoa.
Enjoy!
Nutrition
Calories 189, Carbs 9 grams, Fat 6 grams, Protein 25 grams
