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.
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.
Cut the veggies
Cut the zucchini into half-moons and the half bell pepper into thin strips. Thinly slice the half red onion.
Cut the chicken
Cut the 300 g of chicken breasts into 2 cm cubes. Season with salt and pepper.
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.
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.
Fluff the quinoa
Off the heat, leave the quinoa covered for 2 min, then fluff it with a fork.
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.
And there you go, it's readyCheck off every step to celebrate.
The questions you're asking
short answers, numbers you can check
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)
Energy
619 kcal
Protein
51.8 g
Carbs
49.5 g
of which sugars
5.3 g
Fat
21.2 g
of which saturated fat
7.4 g
Fiber
8.4 g
Salt
0.9 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