Karyn's Quinoa Chicken Crock-Pot

CalgaryHealthyCook's Note:

A co-worker gave me this recipe. It is wheat, gluten, egg and lactose free for those out there with allergies.

• Total Time: 4 hrs 10 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 3 chicken breasts
• 1/3 cup quinoa
• 4 ounces chickpeas
• 2 tablespoons light peanut butter
• 1/2 cup salsa
• 3 teaspoons orange juice concentrate
• 1/2 garlic clove
• 1/4 onion
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 cup water

Directions:

1. Place all ingredients in crockpot and stir.
2. Cook on medium for 4 hours or low for 8 hours.
3. Optional - put 1 red pepper chopped in for the last hour.

Reviews

[Chef #1410743]

unusal blend of flavors, very tasty. Used 2/3 cup canned chick peas, as it doesn't specify canned or dry. Also used 3 whole boneless breasts, or 6 pieces, which also was not specified. But even my son who is suspicious of quinoa came back for seconds.

[JenniCat]

This was a great comfort meal. I made some changes to the recipe. I doubled the amount of quinoa, salsa, OJ and water, and replaced the peanut butter with Almond Butter. I'm going to make this again this week!

[Blissful74]

This was good. I was looking for ways to use my crockpot and quinoa. I used a whole can of chickpeas and in place of the salsa, I used a can of spicy diced tomatoes with chilis. I used half of a red onion, 1.5 tsp of cinnamon and worcestershire sauce in place of the soy sauce because upon inspection my soy sauce was REALLY old! I served with some shredded cheese, green onion and cilantro.