Blackened Chicken with Avocado Cream Sauce
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Cooking:
10 min.
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Servings per container:
4
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Ingredients for - Blackened Chicken with Avocado Cream Sauce

1. Reduced-sodium chicken broth - 2 cups
2. Quinoa - 1 cup
3. Chopped scallions - ½ cup
4. Lemon juice - 1 ½ teaspoons
5. Paprika - 1 teaspoon
6. Ground cumin - 1 teaspoon
7. Onion Powder - 1 teaspoon
8. Ground black pepper - 1 teaspoon
9. Cayenne pepper - ½ teaspoon
10. Sea salt - ½ teaspoon
11. Skinless, boneless chicken breast halves - 4 (4 ounce)
12. Non-stick cooking spray - 4 (4 ounce)
13. Avocado - ½
14. Plain non-fat Greek-style yogurt - ¼ cup
15. Lemon juice - 1 ½ teaspoons
16. Garlic powder - ½ teaspoon

How to cook deliciously - Blackened Chicken with Avocado Cream Sauce

1. Stage

Make the quinoa: Bring chicken broth to a boil in a saucepan. Stir quinoa into the broth and bring to a boil again; reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until quinoa is tender and broth has been absorbed, 15 to 20 minutes. Stir scallions and lemon juice into the quinoa.

2. Stage

Prepare the chicken: Mix paprika, cumin, onion powder, black pepper, cayenne pepper, and salt together in a small bowl; rub onto chicken breasts to season completely.

3. Stage

Prepare a large skillet with cooking spray and heat over medium-high heat.

4. Stage

Lay chicken breasts into the hot skillet, cover skillet with a lid, and cook until chicken is no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, about 7 minutes per side. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).

5. Stage

Make the avocado cream sauce: Blend avocado, yogurt, lemon juice, and garlic powder in a food processor until smooth.

6. Stage

Spread quinoa onto a serving platter. Arrange chicken breasts onto the platter. Drizzle avocado cream sauce over the chicken breasts.