Fitness and gym lovers are more interested in recipes that contain a healthy dose of protein. Orange chicken is a classic of Asian food, which together with quinoa and vegetables becomes a very healthy and nutritious food. Today we reveal you an easy recipe to make, in a very short time and perfect to take you in a lunch box to work.
Proteins, doubled
That scene of the rice and chicken tuppers in the gym locker rooms seems mythical, but you can really get quite interesting and less monotonous dishes with the same ingredients. In this case, instead of rice we bet on quinoa . This pseudocereal is one of those with the highest amount of vegetable protein, 13 grams of protein for every 100 grams of quinoa. Also, as you well know, most cereals and vegetables do not provide complete protein; that is, they have a lower composition in certain amino acids. Luckily, in the case of quinoa this does not happen.
On the other hand we have chicken breast , which is a lean meat that provides the highest amount of protein (22.2 gr / 100 gr) and very little fat (6.2 gr / 100 gr).
Ingredients
- 2 chicken breasts
- 2 oranges
- 1/4 zucchini
- 1 clove garlic
- 1/2 onion
- 150 grams of cooked quinoa
- Spices
Preparation
With the help of a juicer, we extract the juice from two oranges. Please do not use packaged juice.
In a griddle or frying pan, pour a little extra virgin olive oil to cook the chicken. Chop the breasts and toss them in the pan until golden brown.
We also add the zucchini, garlic and onion; although you can use the vegetables or vegetables that you like the most.
To our chicken with vegetables in the pan we add the previously cooked quinoa. We stir well so that it integrates with the rest of the ingredients.
You can use the spices that you like the most to give a different touch to the dish. You will see that we have not seasoned, but it really will not be necessary.
Black pepper, oregano, rosemary, or a bit of curry may work well in this recipe.
Once we have the homogeneous mixture, pour the juice of the two oranges and stir again.
