Name: Chicken Alfredo Quinoa Casserole
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: Sunflower seed oil - ¼ cup; Chopped onion - ½ cup; Minced garlic - 2 tablespoons; Quinoa - 2 cups; Chicken bouillon - 2 tablespoons; Water - 4 cups; Chopped fresh thyme - 1 ½ teaspoons; Chopped fresh parsley - 1 ½ teaspoons; Chicken chunks, drained - 2 (5 ounce) cans; Alfredo sauce - 2 cups; Cream of chicken soup - 1 (10.75 ounce) can; Butter, cut into small pieces - ¼ cup; Shredded Italian cheese blend, divided - ¾ cup; Crushed pita chips - 1 ½ cups; Shredded Parmesan cheese - ¼ cup

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10 min.

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Ingredients for - Chicken Alfredo Quinoa Casserole

1. Sunflower seed oil - ¼ cup

2. Chopped onion - ½ cup

3. Minced garlic - 2 tablespoons

4. Quinoa - 2 cups

5. Chicken bouillon - 2 tablespoons

6. Water - 4 cups

7. Chopped fresh thyme - 1 ½ teaspoons

8. Chopped fresh parsley - 1 ½ teaspoons

9. Chicken chunks, drained - 2 (5 ounce) cans

10. Alfredo sauce - 2 cups

11. Cream of chicken soup - 1 (10.75 ounce) can

12. Butter, cut into small pieces - ¼ cup

13. Shredded Italian cheese blend, divided - ¾ cup

14. Crushed pita chips - 1 ½ cups

15. Shredded Parmesan cheese - ¼ cup

How to cook deliciously - Chicken Alfredo Quinoa Casserole

1. Stage

Heat sunflower oil in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir onion and garlic until onion is slightly tender, about 5 minutes. Add quinoa and chicken bouillon; cook, stirring frequently, until quinoa is toasted, 5 to 8 minutes.

2. Stage

Pour water over quinoa mixture and bring to a boil; cover, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer for 10 minutes. Stir thyme and parsley into quinoa mixture and simmer until water is absorbed, about 5 minutes. Remove skillet from heat and fluff quinoa with a fork.

3. Stage

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

4. Stage

Spread quinoa mixture into the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking dish. Sprinkle chicken over quinoa. Spoon Alfredo Sauce and cream of chicken soup over chicken layer; top with butter pieces. Sprinkle 1/2 cup Italian cheese blend over entire mixture.

5. Stage

Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes. Stir mixture and flatten with the back of spoon or spatula; top with pita chips and remaining 1/4 cup Italian cheese blend. Bake until cheese is melted, about 15 minutes. Cool casserole for 5 minutes; top with Parmesan cheese.