Quinoa and Honey Mustard Chicken Slow Cooker Meal recipe

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Ingredients

1 cup quinoa
hot water to cover
3 tablespoons nutritional yeast flakes
1 tablespoon chopped chives
1 ½ teaspoons sea salt, or to taste
1 teaspoon onion powder
¼ teaspoon dill weed
⅛ teaspoon ground turmeric
1 ¾ cups water
1 tablespoon butter
1 teaspoon red wine vinegar
3 tablespoons spicy brown mustard
1 tablespoon honey
4 frozen skinless, boneless chicken breast halves

Nutrition Info

344.3 calories
carbohydrate: 34.7 g
cholesterol: 66.2 mg
fat: 8.7 g
fiber: 4.6 g
protein: 31.8 g
saturatedFat: 2.9 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 883.7 mg
sugar: 4.5 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Soak quinoa in a bowl with enough hot water to cover for 5 minutes, drain.

  2. Mix yeast flakes, chives, sea salt, onion powder, dill, and turmeric together in a bowl. Stir drained quinoa, yeast flake mixture, 1 3/4 cup water, butter, and vinegar together in a slow cooker.

  3. Place chicken breasts on top of quinoa mixture, season lightly with salt. Combine mustard and honey in a bowl, spoon over chicken breasts.

  4. Cook on High for 3 hours.

Recipe Yield

4 chicken breasts

Recipe Note

This goes into the cooker quickly, with no precooking and chicken straight from the freezer. I like to put it in before we leave for church so I can come home to a nice meal. Serve with a green salad and some steamed veggies.

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