INGREDIENTS

BASE

• ½ CUP quinoa + 1 CUP water

• 150 GRAMS chicken, roughly diced or vegetarian/vegan chicken nuggets 

• 1 TEASPOON salt

• ⅓ CUP flour

• ⅓ CUP bread crumbs

• 1 egg, whipped

• 80-100 GRAMS veggies like broccoli or green beans work well

• ¼-⅓ CUP vegetable oil (canola, sunflower etc.)

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SAUCE

• 2 TEASPOONS vegetable oil (canola, sunflower, soybean oil etc.)

• 1-2 TABLESPOON(S) garlic, finely diced

• 1 TABLESPOON honey or 2 TEASPOON sugar

• ½ CUP orange juice, recommend ones without pulp

• 1 TABLESPOON cornstarch + 2 TABLESPOONS water (thickening mixture)

• 1-2 TEASPOON(S) sriracha (optional)

• PINCH OF salt and pepper

STEPS

1. POUR QUINOA INTO BOILING WATER AND FOLLOW THE COOKING TIME THAT THE PACKAGE OF QUINOA RECOMMENDED. SET A TIMER AND MOVE ONTO THE NEXT PART.

   • tip: cover the pot with a lid leaving a small opening will cook them faster!

2. WHILE THE QUINOA IS COOKING, COAT CHICKEN PIECES WITH A LAYER OF FLOUR, THEN EGG, THEN BREAD CRUMBS. IF YOU WANT TO DOUBLE COAT, THEN COAT ANOTHER LAYER OF EGG AND BREAD CRUMBS (YOU MAY NEED MORE EGGS AND BREADCRUMBS SO I SUGGEST DOING THE FIRST LAYER FIRST AND SEE HOW MUCH EGG AND BREAD CRUMBS YOU HAVE LEFT). 

3. HEAT OIL IN A PAN OVER HIGH HEAT FOR ABOUT 2 MINUTES. ADD THE BREADED CHICKEN PIECES IN AND FRY FOR ABOUT 3-5 MINUTES (DEPENDING ON THE SIZE OF THE CHICKEN PIECES) ON ONE SIDE. FLIP THE CHICKEN PIECES OVER ON THE OTHER SIDE FOR ANOTHER 3 MINUTES. TAKE A PIECE OUT AND CUT THROUGH THE MIDDLE TO CHECK IF THE MEAT IS COOKED (SHOULD BE ALL WHITE). IF CHICKEN IS DONE, TAKE THE REST OUT AND PLACE THEM ONTO A PLATE. 

   • CHECK UP ON YOUR QUINOA. TURN OFF HEAT AND LET THEM SIT ONCE THEY'RE DONE COOKING.

4. VEGGIES: BOIL WATER IN A POT AND THROW THE BROCCOLI IN FOR 3--4 MINUTES. DRAIN THE WATER AND SET ASIDE. 

5. SAUCE: IN A SMALL POT, HEAT OIL OVER MEDIUM HEAT. PUT GARLIC IN AND STIR FOR 30 SECONDS. THEN ADD HONEY, ORANGE JUICE, SRIRACHA, SALT, AND PEPPER. QUICKLY MAKE THE THICKENING MIXTURE AND WAIT UNTIL THE SAUCE SIMMERS. TURN THE HEAT DOWN AND POUR THE THICKENING MIXTURE IN. STIR FOR 10-20 SECONDS UNTIL THE SAUCE BECOMES THICK.

6. PLATE THE QUINOA, CHICKEN, VEGGIES AND SAUCE AND ENJOY!

   • tip: this dish is great for prepping so multiple the amount of ingredients and you're set for the next meal!​

inspired by Heather Tullos from SugarDishMe: https://www.sugardishme.com/crispy-orange-chicken-quinoa-bowls/