Chimichurri Chicken w/ Quinoa & Roasted Green Beans

Prep time: 10 minutes

Cook time: 20 minutes

Serves 2

Ingredients:

1 lb chicken breast

1 cup quinoa

3/4 lb fresh green beans

3 tbsp premade or homemade chimichurri

2 tbsp olive oil

Salt, pepper, & garlic powder to taste

How-To:

Quinoa:

1. Rinse quinoa, then in a medium size saucepan, cook according to package instructions.

* Prepare the rest of the meal while the quinoa is cooking; when finished, remove from heat and set aside.

Green beans:

1. Preheat oven to 400 fahrenheit.

2. Trim green beans, then line a baking sheet with aluminum foil and spray with nonstick cooking spray. Put beans on the tray, toss in 1 tbsp olive oil, and season with salt, pepper, and garlic powder.

3. Once oven is heated, roast beans for 10-15 minutes (until they begin to wrinkle).

4. When finished roasting, remove from oven and set aside.

Chicken:

1. Dice chicken into 1.5" portions, and season with salt, pepper, and garlic powder.

2. In a large nonstick frying pan, heat remaining 1 tbsp olive oil over medium-high heat. Once pan is hot, add diced chicken. Cook evenly, and take temperatures of all of the largest/thickest pieces of chicken; once all of those pieces consistently reach 165 fahrenheit, remove chicken from pan.

Serve chicken over the quinoa with a good amount of chimichurri on top and green beans on the side.

Enjoy!