Sunshine Chicken Quinoa Power Bowls

Bright and flavorful bowls packed with shredded rotisserie chicken, fluffy quinoa, and crisp summer vegetables, all tossed in a zesty lemon-herb dressing for a quick, high-protein, and high-fiber meal.

• Prep: 15 min
• Cook: 15 min
• Total: 30 min
• Servings: 7
• Cuisine: American
• Difficulty: Easy
• Cost: $4.24/serving

Dietary

• Gluten-Free
• Dairy-Free
• Nut-Free
• Soy-Free
• Egg-Free
• High-Protein
• High-Fiber

Tags

• quick
• healthy
• fresh
• savory
• comfort food
• boil

Ingredients

• 2 cup quinoa
• 4 cup water
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 rotisserie chicken (large, shredded)
• 15 ounce black beans (rinsed and drained)
• 15 ounce corn (drained or thawed)
• 1 yellow bell pepper (diced)
• 1.5 cup cherry tomatoes (halved)
• 1 cucumber (diced)
• 0.25 red onion (finely diced)
• 0.5 cup fresh cilantro (chopped)
• 0.25 cup olive oil
• 2 lemons (juiced)
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 0.5 teaspoon black pepper

Instructions

1. Combine 2 cups quinoa with 4 cups water or vegetable broth and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer for 15 minutes, or until all liquid is absorbed and quinoa is fluffy. Set aside off the heat, keeping covered for 5 minutes.
2. While the quinoa cooks, prepare the vegetables and chicken. Shred the rotisserie chicken. Rinse and drain the black beans and corn. Dice the yellow bell pepper, cherry tomatoes, cucumber, and red onion. Chop the fresh cilantro.
3. In a small bowl, whisk together 1/4 cup olive oil, the juice from 2 lemons, 1 teaspoon dried oregano, 1/2 teaspoon black pepper, and the remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt to create the lemon-herb dressing.
4. Once the quinoa is cooked, fluff it with a fork. In a large mixing bowl, combine the cooked quinoa, shredded rotisserie chicken, black beans, corn, yellow bell pepper, cherry tomatoes, cucumber, red onion, and chopped fresh cilantro.
5. Pour the lemon-herb dressing over the quinoa and chicken mixture. Toss gently to combine all ingredients thoroughly. Serve immediately or store for later.

Notes

These bowls are excellent for meal prep and taste great chilled. You can adjust the amount of red onion to your family's preference.

Nutrition (per serving)

• Calories: 689
• Protein: 58.2 g
• Carbohydrates: 60.8 g
• Fat: 24.6 g
• Fiber: 9.6 g
• Sodium: 1286 mg
• Saturated Fat: 5.2 g
• Sugar: 9.4 g
• Cholesterol: 136 mg