September 8, 2020

Healthy Quinoa pasta with no mess grilled chicken breast

Spread the taste

Pasta, the one dish I can get kids to eat without a fuss, the one dish that is easy to make, makes one complete meal by itself and is just comfort food. Pasta, is very much Italian, but historically felt to have come to Italy from Asian countries around 13th century and is actually inspired by noodles. Being made of durum wheat, the dried pasta that we get in stores has long shelf life, and is available in multiple shapes, sizes.
What if , there is a more nutritious, gluten free option of pasta? I found a whole bag of red and white quinoa at Costco to play with. https://costco97.com/organic-gogo-quinoa-macaroni-pasta/

Quinoa pasta with grilled chicken

Enjoy healthy pasta with grilled chicken.

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Course Main Course

Cuisine Italian

Servings 2

Equipment

Blender to make tomato puree
Parchment paper for chicken breast

Ingredients

Pasta

2 cups Quinoa Pasta Organic
1 medium Onion Finely Chopped
4 cloves Garlic Finely Chopped
3 Tomato Pureed,Strained
1/2 tbsp chili powder
1 tbsp Salt for boiling pasta
1 tbsp Salt for cooking pasta
1 tbsp Oil for boiling pasta
2 tbsp Oil for cooking pasta
Basil or Oregano for garnish
1/4 cup Fresh Cream

Grilled Chicken Breast

2 Chicken Breast Tenders
2 Parchment Papers
1/2 tbsp chili powder
1/2 tsp Turmeric
1/2 tsp Salt
Touch of oil/butter to coat parchment paper

Instructions

Boiling Pasta

In heavy bottom pan, add water, salt, oil, bring to boil. Then add quinoa pasta , cook for 90%, and strain the water. Keep pasta aside.

Cooking Pasta

In a pan, heat oil, add garlic, then onions. Add tomato puree and let it cook for 4-5 min. Then add chili powder, salt. Add the pasta let it cook in sauce for 3-4 min. Add oregano/ basil. Add cream if interested and turn the stove off.

Grilled Chicken

For the grilled chicken breast, simply take a parchment paper, fold it like a piece of paper. Coat the inside of the paper slightly with oil. Sprinkle salt, chili powder, turmeric, and any other spices you might like. Take the chicken breast , slightly beat it with back of kitchen knife to flatten and reduce the thickness of meat. Now place the chicken in the parchment paper. Press the parchment paper edges together and put it on a hot skillet . Flip the paper after 3-4 min , and chicken should be ready in 6-8 min.
Serve the pasta with some salad and the grilled chicken breast.