Chicken Quinoa Casserole
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Cooking:
15 min.
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Servings per container:
12
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Ingredients for - Chicken Quinoa Casserole

1. Cooking spray - 1 serving
2. Vegetable broth - 2 cups
3. Garlic, minced - 3 cloves
4. Salt - 4 grinds
5. Black pepper - 5 grinds
6. Quinoa - 1 cup
7. Rotisserie chicken - skin and bones removed, meat cut into bite-size pieces - 1
8. Olive oil - 2 tablespoons
9. Clean fresh spinach, roughly chopped - 3 cups
10. Carrot matchsticks - 1 cup
11. Roasted red peppers, drained and chopped - ½ cup
12. Alfredo sauce - 1 ½ (15 ounce) jars
13. Dried basil - 1 teaspoon
14. Unsalted butter - 2 tablespoons
15. Panko bread crumbs - ¾ cup
16. Grated Parmesan cheese - ¾ cup

How to cook deliciously - Chicken Quinoa Casserole

1. Stage

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Spray a casserole dish with cooking spray.

2. Stage

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. Stage

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. Stage

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. Stage

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. Stage

Bake in the preheated oven until cooked through and lightly browned on top, 25 to 30 minutes.