Avgolemono Quinoa with Chicken
A deconstructed Avgolemono with the richness and brightness of the traditional Greek soup, but featuring quinoa and chicken for a protein-packed breakfast. The egg is replaced with silken tofu.
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Ingredients
- 1 cup Quinoa
- 4 cups Chicken Broth
- 1.5 cups Cooked Chicken
- about 113 g Silken Tofu
- 1/4 cup Lemon Juice
- 2 tablespoons Olive Oil
- 2 tablespoons Fresh Dill
- 1/2 teaspoon Salt
- 1/4 teaspoon Black Pepper
Original measure retained: its cup/spoon or fluid-volume standard is unspecified.
Instructions
- 1Measure 1 cup of quinoa into a fine-mesh sieve and rinse under cold running water for 1 minute. Place the rinsed 1 cup of quinoa into a medium saucepan. Add the 4 cups of chicken broth to the saucepan. Bring the mixture to a boil over high heat, then reduce the heat to low, cover the saucepan, and simmer for 15 minutes, or until the liquid is absorbed and the quinoa is tender.
- 2While the quinoa is cooking, measure the about 113 g of silken tofu and the 1/4 cup of lemon juice into a blender. Blend on high speed until the mixture is completely smooth and creamy, with no lumps remaining.
- 3Once the quinoa is cooked, remove the saucepan from the heat. Add the 1.5 cups of cooked chicken, the blended silken tofu and lemon juice mixture, the 2 tablespoons of olive oil, the 2 tablespoons of fresh dill, the 1/2 teaspoon of salt, and the 1/4 teaspoon of black pepper to the saucepan with the quinoa. Stir everything together gently until all ingredients are evenly combined.
- 4Place the saucepan back on the stove over low heat. Heat the mixture gently for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, making sure that the tofu mixture does not come to a boil. The mixture is ready when it is warmed through and the flavors have melded.
- 5Serve the Avgolemono Quinoa with Chicken warm.
Substitutions
Egg → Silken Tofu
Silken tofu provides a creamy texture and aids in binding the dish, mimicking the thickening effect of egg without the allergen.
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