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Quinoa salad with grilled chicken and roasted veggies

An everyday dish for 2, ready in 35 minutes, around $4.24 a serving. People actually plan it with Popotam, and it's in season in October.

35mintotal
≈ $4.24a serving
690kcalper serving
51gof protein
In season in OctoberFreezes well
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Step-by-step recipe

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  1. Preheat the oven

    Turn the oven on to 220 °C and line the baking sheet with parchment paper.

  2. Cut the veggies

    Cut the zucchini and yellow bell pepper into pieces of about 2 cm. Spread them on the baking sheet with 1 tbsp of olive oil, salt and pepper.

  3. Roast the veggies

    Slide the sheet into the oven at 220 °C and stir halfway through. They should be tender and lightly golden.

  4. Cook the quinoa

    Rinse the 200 g of quinoa in the fine-mesh strainer. Put it in the saucepan with 400 ml of salted water, bring to a boil, cover and cook over low heat until the water is absorbed.

    Tip · Rinse the quinoa well under cold water to remove its bitterness, and measure the water: twice its volume, no more.
  5. Grill the chicken

    Cut the 300 g of chicken into two thinner cutlets and season with salt and pepper. Cook them in the skillet with 1 tbsp of olive oil over medium-high heat, 5 to 6 min per side, until the juices run clear and the center reaches 74 °C.

    Tip · Only flip the chicken once it releases from the skillet on its own, or it sticks and tears.
  6. Let the quinoa rest

    Off the heat, leave the quinoa covered for 5 min, then fluff it with a fork.

  7. Slice the chicken

    Let the chicken rest for 3 min, then cut it into strips. Check that there's no pink left anywhere.

  8. Toss the salad

    In the salad bowl, toss the quinoa, roasted veggies and chicken. Drizzle with 1 tbsp of balsamic vinegar, then adjust the salt and pepper.

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The questions you're asking

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How many calories in a serving?

One serving has about 690 kcal. 38% comes from carbs, 29% from protein and 29% from fat.

65 gCarbs
51 gProtein
22 gFat
Per serving (the dish for 2, divided by 2)
Energy690 kcal
Protein50.6 g
Carbs65.3 g
of which sugars6.8 g
Fat22 g
of which saturated fat3.5 g
Fiber9.2 g
Salt0.2 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 $4.24 a serving, adding up the average prices of the ingredients you need to buy.

≈ $8.48for 2 people
≈ $4.24a 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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