Рецепт Healthy Chicken Adobo with Quinoa
Healthy Chicken Adobo with Quinoa
Whenever I see that chicken’s on sale, I immediately think Chicken Adobo! This week at Smart & Final's Smart Savings, the family pack of Foster Farms fresh bone-in chicken breasts at $ .99/pound is just perfect for this easy chicken recipe.
Chicken Adobo, which we call “Pootie Chicken” (long story) was one of the first dishes my husband cooked for me. Not only is it easy and inexpensive to make, but it’s healthy, too, as long as you do a few things:
- remove the chicken skin
- use a low sodium soy sauce
- serve with steamed veggies like summer squash or broccoli and quinoa instead of white rice
- Healthy Chicken Adobo with Quinoa
- Ingredients:
- 3 to 4 Foster Farms fresh bone-in chicken breasts (one per person – those with smaller appetites can split a breast)
- 2 to 3 small onions, chopped
- 1 cup low sodium soy sauce
- 1 cup white vinegar
- 2 cups water
- 3 cloves garlic, peeled
- Sides ingredients:
- 1 cup uncooked quinoa
- water to cook quinoa per package directions
1 bag frozen vegetables
Directions:
Remove chicken skins from the breasts. Put them in a freezer bag and save them for the next time you make homemade chicken broth.
Place chicken, chopped onions, and garlic in a medium to large cooking pot. (I used my 3.5 quart Le Creuset French Oven.)
Add soy sauce, vinegar and water. The liquids should cover the chicken. If not, add a little more water.
Bring to a boil on high heat. Cover and lower temperature. Simmer for 30 minutes.
While chicken is cooking, prepare frozen vegetables and quinoa.
Serve and enjoy!
Weight Watchers POINTS
1 ounce of chicken breast = 1 POINT
1 cup of cooked quinoa = 4 POINTS
vegetables are “free”
A healthy meal would be 6 ounces of Chicken Adobo, plus 1/2 cup of quinoa, plus 1 cup (or more) or steamed vegetables - 8 Weight Watchers POINTS.