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Quinoa chicken, mushroom and parmesan risotto

  • Time to make: 45 mins
  • Serving: 4 people
Ratings: 4.8
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 600ml reduced-salt chicken stock
  • spray oil
  • 400g chicken breast, chopped
  • 5 cups mixed mushrooms (we used white and portobello)
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 3 spring onions, finely chopped
  • 1 clove garlic, finely chopped
  • 1 ¼cups quinoa
  • ¼ cup white wine
  • 6 cups spinach or silver beet leaves, roughly chopped
  • ⅓ cup grated parmesan
  • parsley and black pepper, to serve
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Heat stock in a saucepan until just below boiling. Reduce heat and keep hot.

    2 Spray a pan with oil. Add chicken and stir-fry for 5 minutes, until browned and cooked through. Remove chicken and set aside.

    3 Spray pan again and bring back to a high heat. Add mushrooms and cook, stirring, until browned and softened. Set aside.

    4 Heat oil in a large pan over medium heat. Add spring onions and garlic and cook for 1 minute, without browning. Add quinoa and cook for 1 minute.

    5 Pour in the wine and stir until absorbed. Lower the heat. Pour over a ladle full of stock. Stir until absorbed. Repeat, stirring, for about 15 minutes or until quinoa is cooked.

    6 Add spinach, chicken and mushrooms to risotto, stir and bring back to simmer. Add parmesan and remove from heat. Serve garnished with parmesan and parsley.

    Variations

    Make it gluten free: Check stock is gluten free.

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