This Tuscan Chicken Quinoa Bake is packed with Italian flavors, kid-friendly, and has  a whopping 27g protein per serving! We are BIG fans of quinoa casseroles! We love that they are easy meals to make but are still flavor-packed and healthy. Healthy quinoa casseroles are protein packed whether they have meat in them or not. After you add this Tuscan chicken quinoa casserole to the menu, add this healthy cashew chicken casserole and this quinoa broccoli and cheese casserole to the list, too!

What’s So Great About this Casserole

Guess what we use as the liquid in this casserole- TOMATO SOUP! That’s right, using a box or a can of your favorite tomato soup adds so much flavor to this casserole! Sure, you can still use tomato sauce and spices to add flavor if you don’t have tomato soup, but using tomato soup will seriously add the best flavor ever! The best part is that you can get creative and use regular tomato soup or tomato soup with fun flavors, too! You can use whatever your favorite tomato soup you prefer, but here are some of our favorites!

• Pacific Foods Creamy Tomato Soup
• Cambells Well Yes Tomato Bisque
• Pacific Foods Tomato Basil Soup
• Imagine Creamy Tomato Soup 
• Red Pepper Tomato Soup 

Don’t Forget to Do THESE Things

When it comes to quinoa casseroles there are a couple steps that are very important to ensure your casserole cooks correctly and isn’t a complete mess after it bakes.

1. Make sure that the chicken is cut into small and equally sized pieces. You want the chicken to be the same size so that all the pieces have the same cook time.
2. You also want to make sure that the chicken and quinoa are covered by liquid (see below).
3. Spray your casserole dish with non-stick cooking spray before adding all of the ingredients to the dish. It will help keep the casserole dish from browning.

A Few More Things..

Whole + Healthy Ingredients

This tuscan chicken quinoa casserole is made with classic Italian ingredients with a healthy twist! Here are the ingredients you’ll need and some substitution options if you are running low on a few things!

• Quinoa
• Tomato Soup (sub marinara sauce)
• Red Onion (sub white or yellow onion)
• Chicken Breast
• Italian Seasoning (sub dried basil, dried oregano, and dried parsley)
• Garlic Power (sub with fresh garlic or onion powder)
• Salt + Pepper
• Water (sub with broth for more flavor)
• Fresh Tomatoes
• Mozzarella Balls (sub shredded mozzarella)

Meal Prep + Freeze

We love using this casserole as a meal prep meal! It is super easy to prep for the week because it is easy to reheat and top with more delicious cheese! If you want to freeze this casserole, wait to add the cheese and fresh basil until after the casserole is thawed and ready to bake!

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• Best Chicken Enchilada Casserole 
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• Healthy Cashew Chicken Casserole