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Lemon chicken with veges and quinoa

  • Time to make: 30 mins
  • Serving: 4 people
Ratings: 4.0
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 1 cup quinoa
    • 1 cup liquid no-added-salt chicken stock
    • ⅓ cup lemon juice
    • 2 tablespoons liquid honey
    • 1 teaspoon cornflour
    • ½ cup water
    • 500g skinless chicken breast fillets, thinly sliced
    • 1 tablespoon garlic-flavoured oil
    • 4 cups fresh or frozen stir-fry vegetable mix (eg. capsicum, mushrooms, broccoli and beans)
    • 3 spring onions, sliced
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Cook quinoa following packet directions in the chicken stock and set aside. Combine lemon juice, honey, cornflour and water in a jug and stir to combine well and make a sauce.

    2 Heat a wok or large pan over a high heat. Add oil. Stir-fry chicken in batches for 2-3 minutes or until golden.

    3 Return all chicken to pan and add vegetables. Add sauce mixture and simmer for 5 minutes or until slightly thickened. Add spring onions.

    4 Serve chicken and vegetables with quinoa. Garnish with extra spring onions.

    Variations

    Make it gluten free: Check stock and cornflour are gluten free.

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