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Eating Healthy: Black Beans & Quinoa Curry Chicken Bowl

Paige Blades, Health First Clinical Dietitian shares healthy recipe to help you get results for dinner.

Curry bowl (WKMGNewstar)

ORLANDO, Fla. – News 6 anchor Bridgett Ellison on Wednesday interviewed Paige Blades, a clinical dietician with Health First, to discuss healthy eating during Black History Month.

Blades shared the following recipe to help you get results for dinner.

Black Beans & Quinoa Curry Chicken Bowl

Serving Size: 1 cup quinoa mix, 4 oz chicken, 2 slice plantains, 1 slice avocado # of Servings: 4

Calories: 541 | Fat: 14g | Carbohydrates: 62g | Protein: 41g | Sodium: 179mg | Cholesterol: 100mg | Dietary Fiber: 12g

Total Cost: $25.00 | Cost Per Serving: $ 4.03

Ingredients:

Quinoa Mix:

1 cup dried Quinoa. Cooked per package directions. .

1-15oz can low sodium Black Beans. Rinsed and drained.

1 bunch Collard Greens or Kale, chopped

½ Onion, small diced

2 cloves Garlic, minced

1 red Bell Pepper, small diced

1 tsp crushed Red Pepper flakes.

1 tbsp Olive oil

Chicken:

1 lb. Chicken Breast, medium diced

1 tsp Thyme, dried

1 tsp Ancho Chile powder

1 tsp Coriander powder

½ tbsp Curry powder

1 clove Garlic, minced.

½ Onion, medium diced

1 Habanero pepper, washed.

¼ cup Cilantro

1 tbsp Olive oil

Salt & Black pepper as needed.

Toppings:

1 Avocado, sliced

1 whole ripe Plantain, sliced and grilled on each side (coat pan with canola oil)

Directions:

Quinoa Mix:

⦁ In a large saucepan on medium heat, bring the olive oil, crushed red pepper flakes, onion, and garlic to sauté until onion is translucent.

⦁ Add chopped greens, stir, and let cook on medium for 6 minutes. Next, add black beans and let cook for another 3 minutes.

⦁ Finally, stir in cooked quinoa and diced red bell pepper and let cook for an additional 3-5 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Chicken:

⦁ Bring together all the spices and herbs and rub on the chicken breast.

⦁ In a large sauté pan, heat olive oil on medium. Once heated add the seasoned chicken and cook until brown.

⦁ Next, stir in garlic, onion, cilantro, and one whole Habanero pepper. Cook until chicken reaches proper internal temperature (165°F), adding ¼ cup of water at a time as needed to prevent meat sticking to the pan.

Plating:

⦁ Prepare toppings as directed above.

⦁ To serve, place the quinoa mix in a bowl, add curry chicken, and top with plantain and avocado slice.


About the Author

Cathleigh is a newscast producer and has been with News 6 since 2014. She graduated from the University of North Florida with a degree in communications, with a focus in broadcast journalism. Cathleigh produces the 5:30 a.m. and 6:30 a.m. newscasts.

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