Healthy Dinner - Quinoa, Chicken, Avocado, Tomato

Tonight we wanted to eat something healthy yet easy to make. With the help of Pinterest, we decided to make a chicken, quinoa, avocado and tomato dish. 

The finished dish

1. Heat up a grill pan, and grease the pan with some olive oil.

2. Boil water in a pan for the quinoa, meanwhile rinse the quinoa in cold water and then add when the water is boiling (roughly 1 cup of quinoa to every 1.5 cups of water). 

3. Cut the chicken breasts into thin slices as this will help them cook faster, then add to grill.

4. Drizzle olive oil over the chicken and season with salt, pepper and "all purpose seasoning" (salt, coriander, paprika, onion, celery, garlic, chilli)

5. Leave quinoa and chicken to cook.

6. Cut up avocados and tomatoes (we use roughly one avocado for three of us, and a couple handfuls of cherry tomatoes).

7. Serve chicken, quinoa, avocado and tomatoes on a plate, and drizzle with olive oil and salt to taste.

Health Benefits of Quinoa

• Very high in fibre
• Gluten free
• High in protein
• Does not raise blood sugar levels
• High in minerals
• Speeds up metabolism
• Packed with antioxidants

Health Benefits of Avocado

• Healthy fatty acids
• Lowers cholestarol
• Good for your skin- (improves your skin tone, maintains good moisture, reduces redness)
• Antioxidants good for vision

Health Benefits of Tomatoes

• Good for skin
• Good for vision
• Detoxifies the body
• Good stomach health

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