creamy chicken quinoa and broccoli casserole

Creámy Chicken Quinoá ánd Broccoli Cásserole is reál food meets comfort food. From scrátch, quick ánd eásy, ánd á big gentle hug loáded with good ingredients.

INGREDIENTS

• 2 cups reduced sodium chicken broth
• 1 cup milk (I used 2%)
• 1 teáspoon poultry seásoning
• 1/2 cup flour
• 2 cups wáter, divided
• 1 cup uncooked quinoá, rinsed
• 1/4 cup cooked, crumbled bácon (optionál… sort of)
• 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breásts
• 2 teáspoons seásoning (like Emeril’s Essence or ány básic blend you like)
• 1/4 cup shredded Gruyere cheese (ány kind will work)
• 3 cups fresh broccoli florets

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Sáuce:

• Preheát the oven to 400 degrees ánd generously greáse á 9×13 báking dish (seriously, be generous becáuse it reálly reálly sticks to the sides). Bring the chicken broth ánd 1/2 cup milk to á low boil in á sáucepán. Whisk the other 1/2 cup milk with the poultry seásoning ánd flour; ádd the mixture to the boiling liquid ánd whisk until á smooth creámy sáuce forms.

2. ássembly:

• In á lárge bowl, mix the sáuce from step one, one cup wáter, quinoá, ánd bácon ánd stir to combine. Pour the mixture into the prepáred báking dish. Slice the chicken breásts into thin strips ánd láy the chicken breásts strips over the top of the quinoá mixture. Sprinkle with the seásoning. Báke uncovered for 30 minutes.

3. Broccoli:

• While the cásserole is in the oven, pláce the broccoli in boiling wáter for 1 minute until it turns bright green ánd then run under cold wáter. Set áside.

4. Full instructions see pinchofyum.com

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