Chicken Taco Jar Salads

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Ingredients Minutes Calories
Prep Cook Servings
20 min 10 min 2
Chicken Taco Jar Salads
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Ingredients


1/3 cup Organic Quinoa
1 tbsp Extra virgin olive oil
1 breast Chicken breast, boneless, skinless (cut into 1/2 inch pieces)
1 tbsp Taco seasoning mix, McCormick
1/3 cup Water, filtered
3 cup Lettuce, romaine (torn)
1/2 cup Cherry Tomatoes (halved)

Instructions


Cook quinoa according to package directions.

Prepare the lettuce by tearing into bite size pieces.

Heat oil in skilledt and cook chicken for 5 minutes or so. 

Sprinkle chicken with taco seasoning and add 1/3 cup of wter to pan.  Stir to coat and cook for 2 or so more minutes, until chicken is cooked through and sauce has thickened slightly.  Set aside to cool.

Assemble by putting chicken in bottom, topped with quinoa, then lettuce and tomatoes.

Notes:

Optional:  additional veggies, shredded cheese, salsa, avacodo dressing, tortilla strips, etc.


Nutrition Facts

Per Portion

Calories 380
Calories from fat 116
Calories from saturated fat 21.1
Total Fat 12.9 g
Saturated Fat 2.3 g
Trans Fat 0.0 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 2.8 g
Monounsaturated Fat 6.5 g
Cholesterol 85 mg
Sodium 348 mg
Potassium 932 mg
Total Carbohydrate 35 g
Dietary Fiber 5.2 g
Sugars 6.3 g
Protein 34 g

Dietary servings

Per Portion


Grain 0.4
Meat 1.3
Vegetables 1.9

Energy sources


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