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Chicken, quinoa and grilled veggie protein bowl

An everyday dish for 2, ready in 40 minutes, around $5.15 a serving. People actually plan it with Popotam, and it's in season in October.

40mintotal
≈ $5.15a serving
619kcalper serving
52gof protein
In season in OctoberFreezes well
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Step-by-step recipe

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  1. Rinse the quinoa

    Pour the 150 g of quinoa into a fine-mesh strainer and rinse it under cold water, stirring with your hand, to get rid of the bitterness without losing any grains.

    Tip · Really rub the quinoa under the water, rinsing gets rid of the bitterness. A strainer with mesh that's too wide will let the grains slip through.
  2. Start the quinoa

    Put the quinoa in the saucepan with 300 ml of water and a pinch of salt. Bring to a boil, cover, turn the heat all the way down and cook for 15 min while you prep the rest.

  3. Cut the veggies

    Cut the zucchini into half-moons and the half bell pepper into thin strips. Thinly slice the half red onion.

  4. Cut the chicken

    Cut the 300 g of chicken breasts into 2 cm cubes. Season with salt and pepper.

  5. Grill the veggies

    Heat half the olive oil in the skillet over high heat. Cook the zucchini, bell pepper and onion for 8 to 10 min, stirring, until they're golden. Season with salt and pepper and move them to the plate.

    Tip · Don't overfill the skillet and don't stir nonstop, or the veggies release their water and boil instead of browning.
  6. Cook the chicken

    Add the other half of the oil to the same skillet over medium-high heat. Cook the chicken cubes for 6 to 8 min, flipping them, until they're golden and white all the way through, no pink, with clear juices.

  7. Fluff the quinoa

    Off the heat, leave the quinoa covered for 2 min, then fluff it with a fork.

  8. Build the bowls

    Split the quinoa between two bowls and add the grilled veggies and the chicken. Crumble the 60 g of feta over the top, half in each bowl.

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The questions you're asking

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How many calories in a serving?

One serving has about 619 kcal. 32% comes from carbs, 33% from protein and 31% from fat.

50 gCarbs
52 gProtein
21 gFat
Per serving (the dish for 2, divided by 2)
Energy619 kcal
Protein51.8 g
Carbs49.5 g
of which sugars5.3 g
Fat21.2 g
of which saturated fat7.4 g
Fiber8.4 g
Salt0.9 g

Worked out ingredient by ingredient with the ANSES Ciqual 2025 table, never written by an AI. It's an estimate: veggie sizes and brands make the numbers vary.

How much does it cost?

About $5.15 a serving, adding up the average prices of the ingredients you need to buy.

≈ $10.31for 2 people
≈ $5.15a serving

Pantry salt, oil and spices aren't counted. Your store and your brands will move the total, but the ballpark is right.

How long does it keep?

2 days in the fridge, in a closed container, once cooled within two hours. After that, into the freezer it goes.

2 daysin the fridge
Yesin the freezer, thaw it in the fridge the day before

Times Popotam uses for meal prep, based on ANSES guidance, rounded down. The details: how long cooked dishes keep.

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