Recipe
Cashew Chicken Quinoa Bake
Make this Cashew Chicken Quinoa Bake for a high-protein, one-dish meal that the whole family will love! Meal prep at its finest!
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 55 mins
- Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
Yield: 4 1x
Category: Dinner
Method: Oven
Cuisine: American
Ingredients
- 1 cup quinoa, rinsed and uncooked
- 1 cup yellow onion, minced
- 2 medium red peppers, chopped into bite-sized pieces
- 4 4oz chicken breasts, diced into bite-sized pieces
- 1/2 cup hoisin sauce (or gluten-free hoisin sauce)
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce or tamari (low sodium)
- 1/2 tablespoon fresh ginger, minced
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup cashews, roasted and lightly salted
- green onion for garnish
Instructions
- First, preheat oven to 375ºF and spray a casserole dish with coconut oil cooking spray.
- Next, place 1 cup uncooked quinoa on the bottom of the casserole dish and layer with diced onion and red pepper on top. Place sliced chicken on top of veggies.
- Prep sauce by mixing together hoisin sauce, minced garlic, soy sauce, fresh ginger, and 1 cup of water. I used a fork to whisk everything together.
- Evenly pour sauce over chicken breast.
- Bake at 375º for 45 minutes, uncovered. Remove from oven and add 1 cup of cashews and bake for another 10 minutes.
- Garnish with green onion.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 457
- Sugar: 15
- Fat: 10
- Carbohydrates: 54
- Fiber: 5
- Protein: 37
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