Rotisserie Chicken & Quinoa Bowl Family Recipe

  • Time: 30 minutes
  • Servings: 2 Gastric Sleeve + 4 Regular
  • Stage: Post-Recovery

INGREDIENTS:

  • Red onion - 1/2 medium (75 grams)
  • Vegetable broth, low sodium - 3 cups (720 grams)
  • Quinoa, uncooked - 1 1/2 cups (255 grams)
  • Chicken rotisserie, whole - 1 medium-large (should yield about 540 grams of meat, no bones, remove skin)
  • Peas, frozen - 3 cups (400 grams)
  • Broccoli - 3 cups (300 grams)
  • Sesame seeds - 6 tsp (18 grams)
  • Scallions - 2 stalks (30 grams)

INSTRUCTIONS:

  1. Chop the red onion.
  2. Place the vegetable broth in a large pot over high heat and bring to a boil. Once boiling, add the quinoa and the chopped red onion, stir with a spoon, cover and reduce the heat to medium-low. Cook for about 12 minutes or until all the water has been absorbed.
  3. While the quinoa cooks, extract all the meat from the rotisserie chicken and set aside. The chicken should yield about 540 grams of meat.
  4. Lightly steam the peas and broccoli. If using frozen simply unfreeze in the microwave or in a pot with a bit of boiling water.
  5. Once the quinoa is ready, add the chicken to it and mix gently.

*Gastric sleeve servings: Serve 165 grams of the chicken and quinoa mix. Garnish with 1 tsp of sesame seeds and chopped scallions to taste. Do not add any broccoli or peas. Enjoy!

*Regular servings: Equally divide the remaining food by the listed number of regular servings. Garnish with scallions and sesame seends. Enjoy!

Note: Stays fresh in the refrigerator for 3-4 days. Can also be frozen for up to 2 weeks.

NUTRITION FACTS per Gastric Sleeve serving:

  • Calories 245
  • Protein 22 grams
  • Carbs 23 grams
  • Fat 7 grams
  • Fiber 3 grams
  • Sugar 1 grams
  • Iron 12% DV
  • Calcium 6% DV
  • Sodium 11% DV

NUTRITION FACTS per Regular serving:

  • Calories 480
  • Protein 42 grams
  • Carbs 54 grams
  • Fat 12 grams
  • Fiber 11 grams
  • Sugar 9 grams
  • Iron 29% DV
  • Calcium 14% DV
  • Sodium 24% DV

DV = Daily Value, Based on diet for healthy adults

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*The picture is meant for illustrative purposes and may sometimes not be representative of the serving size. For a precise serving size please follow the list of ingredients carefully, using grams as the most exact measurement.