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Quinoa salad with grilled chicken and crunchy veggies

An everyday dish for 2, ready in 25 minutes, around $3.87 a serving. People actually plan it with Popotam, and it's in season in October.

25mintotal
≈ $3.87a serving
653kcalper serving
44gof protein
In season in OctoberFreezes well
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  1. Cook the quinoa

    Rinse the quinoa under cold water in a colander. In the saucepan, bring 400 ml of water to a boil with a pinch of salt. Add the quinoa, turn down the heat and cook for 15 min, covered, without stirring.

    Tip · For nice fluffy quinoa, use twice as much water as quinoa and don't lift the lid while it cooks.

  2. Prep the veggies

    Seed the bell pepper and cut it into small dice. Wash the cucumber and cut it into thick rounds. Set them on the cutting board.

  3. Cook the chicken

    Slice the chicken breast into two flat fillets. In the hot nonstick skillet with 1 tablespoon of olive oil, cook the fillets for 5 min per side over medium heat. Season lightly with salt and pepper.

    Tip · If the chicken is too thick, flatten it a little with the palm of your hand so it cooks evenly.

  4. Combine everything

    Add the drained, warm quinoa to the serving bowl. Add the diced bell pepper and the cucumber rounds. Slice the chicken fillets into strips and stir them in.

  5. Dress the salad

    Drizzle with the lemon juice and the rest of the olive oil. Toss gently with the wooden spoon. Taste and adjust the salt and pepper if needed.

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How many calories in a serving?

One serving has about 653 kcal. 40% comes from carbs, 27% from protein and 29% from fat.

65 gCarbs
44 gProtein
21 gFat
Per serving (the dish for 2, divided by 2)
Energy653 kcal
Protein43.8 g
Carbs65 g
of which sugars5 g
Fat21.2 g
of which saturated fat3.3 g
Fiber9.8 g
Salt0.4 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 $3.87 a serving, adding up the average prices of the ingredients you need to buy.

≈ $7.73for 2 people
≈ $3.87a 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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