Chicken Quinoa Casserole

Enjoy this turkey salad over buttery croissants or egg toast with a slice of cheese and greens!

Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 45 mins
Additional Time: 5 mins
Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins
Servings: 12
Yield: 12 servings

Ingredients

  1. 1 serving cooking spray
  2. 2 cups vegetable broth
  3. 3 cloves garlic, minced
  4. 4 grinds salt
  5. 5 grinds black pepper
  6. 1 cup quinoa
  7. 1 rotisserie chicken – skin and bones removed, meat cut into bite-size pieces
  8. 2 tablespoons olive oil
  9. 3 cups clean fresh spinach, roughly chopped
  10. 1 cup carrot matchsticks
  11. ½ cup roasted red peppers, drained and chopped
  12. 1 ½ (15 ounce) jars Alfredo sauce
  13. 1 teaspoon dried basil
  14. 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
  15. ¾ cup panko bread crumbs
  16. ¾ cup grated Parmesan cheese

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Spray a casserole dish with cooking spray.
  2. Combine vegetable broth, garlic, salt, and pepper in a pot over medium-high heat and bring to a boil. Add quinoa, cover, reduce heat, and simmer until tender, about 15 minutes. Let stand 5 minutes.
  3. Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-low heat. Add spinach, carrots, and red peppers and cook until barely tender, about 5 minutes.
  4. Mix chicken, cooked quinoa, cooked vegetables, Alfredo sauce, and basil together in a bowl. Pour into the prepared casserole dish, patting it down with a spoon.
  5. Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium heat and mix in bread crumbs until evenly coated. Remove from heat and stir in Parmesan cheese. Evenly distribute cheese crumbs over the top of the casserole.
  6. Bake in the preheated oven until cooked through and lightly browned on top, 25 to 30 minutes.

Nutrition Facts

Calories 421 kcal
Carbohydrate 20 g
Cholesterol 74 mg
Dietary Fiber 2 g
Protein 22 g
Saturated Fat 11 g
Sodium 915 mg
Sugars 3 g
Fat 29 g
Unsaturated Fat 0 g

 

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