Blue Apron: Spicy Chicken & Quinoa “Fried Rice”

Cooking 2 Minutes

 

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Total time

  • 30-40 minutes

 

Ingredients (in order of use)

 

Materials

 

Directions

1. Prep Equipment and Ingredients

  • Boil Water covered on high for [Step 2]
  • All Produce (snow peas, peppers, scallions): Wash and dry
  • Chicken: Pat dry, roughly chop, and season with salt and pepper; Set aside
  • Snow Peas: Halve crosswise; Set aside
  • Sweet Peppers: Cut and discard the stems; remove the cores; thinly slice crosswise into rings; Set aside
  • Scallions: Thinly slice, separating the white bottoms and the green tops; Set aside both parts separately
  • Garlic: Peel and roughly chop; Set aside

 

 2. Make the Vegetable Mix

  • In a large bowl, mix together the peas, peppers, garlic, and white portion of the scallions
  • Season with salt and pepper as desired
  • Set aside for [Step 4]

 

3. Cook the Quinoa (5 min prep, 14-16 min cook)

Red Quinoa
1/2 cup Red Quinoa
  • Once the water is boiling, cook the quinoa, uncovered, on high for 14-16 minutes
  • When done, drain and use in [Step 5]

 

4. Cook the Chicken and Vegetable Mix (3 min prep, 7-10 min cook)

Ingredients required: Chopped and Seasoned Chicken, Vegetable Mix

  • In a medium pan, heat 1 teaspoon of olive oil
  • When hot, add the seasoned, chopped chicken in an even layer and cook 3-4 minutes
  • Add the vegetable mix, stirring occasionally for 2-3 minutes
  • Add the soy sauce and as much of the sambal oelek as desired, stirring occasionally for 2-3 minutes (or until chicken is thoroughly cooked)
  • When done, transfer to a large bowl and keep warm

 

5. Make the Quinoa Mix (2 min prep, 1.5-3 min cook)

  • Crack the egg into a bowl and beat until smooth
  • Add the sesame oil to the same pan as above and heat on medium-high until hot
  • Once hot, add the quinoa in an even layer and cook, without stirring, for 1-2 minutes
  • Move the quinoa to one side of the pan and add the beaten egg to the other side
  • Cook the egg, stirring constantly, for 30 seconds to 1 minute
  • Stir the egg and quinoa together

 

6. Serve! (1 min prep)

Ingredients required: Quinoa Mix, Chicken and Vegetable Mix

  • In a bowl, combine the quinoa mix with the chicken and vegetable mix
  • Serve in a bowl or on a plate as desired
  • Garnish with the sliced green portion of the scallions

 

Post-Meal Assessment

TBD

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