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Quinoa Crusted Chicken with Goat Cheese

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This easy Quinoa Crusted Chicken with Goat Cheese is quick, healthy and gluten free! A perfect meal for busy weeknights that both kids and adults will love!

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(Photos updated Sept 2018, originally post in 2014. Narration not changed)

You know what’s fun?

Putting the TV on mute and then making up your own narrative.

Not that I am currently sitting at my computer, with the TV on mute, narrating to myself while I type.

I just thought you might need a good date night idea sometime, or something.

Don’t say I don’t look out for you.

Also, I will allow you to judge my lame, 27-year-old self for thinking that watching a mute TV is an acceptable date night. How the Huberoni puts up with me, I don’t know.

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I think it’s the food. Scratch that. I KNOW it’s the food.

You know what else is fun, and also a lot less lame? Eating your side dish and your main dish TOGETHER. Liiiiike, at. The. Same. Time.

Mind blown?  That’s what I thought.

Ever since those Potato Poppers where I failed miserably at using quinoa as a breading, I have been determined to make some sort of crusted quinoa chicken recipe work. Which we WON when we ate that jalapeno popper chicken with quinoa crust!

Who would have thought that quinoa breaded chicken would actually be SO SO DELICIOUS. I mean, between you and me, I pretty much thought that quinoa hit its ceiling at something more “traditional” like a quinoa chickpea avocado salad.

JOKES ON ME because quinoa’s ceiling? It is made of GLASS and it CRUSHES it when hugged around a juicy piece of chicken in a magical combo of side dish meets main dish AT ONCE.

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True life fact: If anything can make a chicken breast recipe a winner, it’s goat cheese. I mean, have you tried makes goat cheese stuffed chicken breasts? Or really, have you just tried goat cheese in general? It can even make a goat cheese CHEESECAKE.

It’s GOLD.

You guys, this is probably one of the easiest dinners you will EVER make in all the dinners of your life. Yes, I know I say that a lot, but this proves it:

Mr. FFF was watching me create this recipe and he said that he thought that even HE could make it.

If he can do it, so can you.

I mean, he would burn Cheerios if that was somehow a possibility. LOVE YOU BABE.

Anyway. Back to easy, yummy quinoa crusted chicken.

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Besides being super stinking easy your Cheerio-burning husband could make it, it also feels EQUALLY fancy in the sense that you’re pulling out your MARTHA STEWART chops and making your own BREADED CHICKEN.

I mean, she probably doesn’t eat breaded chicken. Probably only super-fancy duck or something, but you get it.

If you wanted to make it feel a little more “kid friendly,” I bet you could slice the chicken into quinoa crusted chicken strips too.  <– Told you. Glass ceiling. The sky is TRULY the limit.

As if you needed more reasons to make this quinoa crusted chicken for dinner TONIGHT – guess what – you probably even have all the ingredients…because there ain’t very many.

Healthy Carbs? Check. Healthy Fat? Double Check. Protein? CHECK CHECK CHECK

Mic. DROP.

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Quinoa Crusted Chicken with Goat Cheese

This easy Quinoa Crusted Chicken with Goat Cheese is quick, healthy and gluten free! A perfect meal for busy weeknights that both kids and adults will love!

Course Dinner
Cuisine Italian
Keyword gluten free, gluten free dinners, healthy chicken recipes, quinoa recipes
Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings 2 People
Calories 430 kcal
Author Taylor

Ingredients

  • 1/2 Cup Water
  • 1/2 Cup Uncooked quinoa divided
  • 1/2 Cup Extra-Aged Goat Cheese Grated and divided*
  • 1 1/4 tsp Italian seasoning
  • 1/4 tsp Garlic powder
  • Salt/pepper to taste
  • 1 Large egg white
  • 1/2 Lb Chicken breasts 2 medium breasts
  • Sliced roasted red peppers for garnish (From a jar, or I have a tutorial HERE)
  • Sliced fresh basil for garnish

Instructions

  1. Bring 1/2 cup of water to a boil and stir in 1/4 cup of the uncooked quinoa. Cover, turn the heat to low and cook until all the water is absorbed (about 15-20 minutes.) Set aside to let the quinoa cool.

  2. Preheat your oven to 400 degrees and lightly grease a baking sheet with cooking spray. Set aside

  3. Place the remaining 1/4 cup of uncooked quinoa into a spice grinder (or a magic bullet!)** and process until ground into a fine flour. Pour the quinoa flour into a large, shallow plate.

  4. Transfer the cooled, cooked quinoa into a large bowl and add in 1/4 cup of the grated Goat Cheese, the Italian seasoning, garlic powder, and season to taste with salt and pepper. Mix well and pour into a large, shallow plate.
  5. Pour the egg white into a large shallow plate.

  6. Dredge each breast into the quinoa flour, pressing to get it evenly coated. Then, transfer each breast into the egg white, also making sure to evenly coat it. Finally, transfer the breasts into the cooked quinoa/cheese mixture, really making sure to coat each side. You will really have to press the quinoa in to make it stick. You will probably have leftover quinoa flour and cooked quinoa!

  7. Place the breasts onto the prepared baking sheet and lightly spray with cooking spray.
  8. Bake until lightly golden brown and crispy, about 20-25 minutes.
  9. Turn your oven to high broil, sprinkle the remaining 1/4 cup of grated cheese on the chicken and broil until melted, only about 2 minutes.
  10. Garnish with sliced roasted red pepper and basil and DEVOUR

Recipe Notes

*Extra-aged goat cheese is hard like a cheddar cheese, it is not creamy and crumbly like the goat cheese you may be familiar with. The creamy, crumbly, traditional goat cheese will not work in this recipe!

If you can't find it, use aged Parmesan

**you need a VERY small blending device for this, or the quinoa will not grind.

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Nutrition Facts
Quinoa Crusted Chicken with Goat Cheese
Amount Per Serving
Calories 430 Calories from Fat 118
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 13.1g 20%
Saturated Fat 7g 35%
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.2g
Monounsaturated Fat 2.3g
Cholesterol 93.8mg 31%
Sodium 202.6mg 8%
Potassium 301.6mg 9%
Total Carbohydrates 30.7g 10%
Dietary Fiber 3g 12%
Sugars 1.7g
Protein 39.5g 79%
Vitamin A 9.9%
Calcium 26.6%
Iron 13%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Weight Watchers Points Per Serving: Freestyle SmartPoints: 8 Points+: 10. Old Points: 9

(per 1 chicken breast, using all the quinoa but you will probably end up not using some)

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  2. Not sure if I should admit this or not, but my husband and I have been known to put the TV on a spanish station (since we both don’t speak it) and make up words for what they’re saying! Pretty funny when doing that with soap operas! 🙂 This chicken looks amazing, Taylor! I love your use of quinoa and extra-aged goat cheese. Looks so easy to whip up! Pinned!

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    • HAHA! Oh my gosh, I need to try that next Gayle – too funny! Soap operas would be SO good!
      It truly is SUPA easy! Thanks lady! 😀

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  9. ohhhhh giiiiiiirl! This is such a beautiful meal! I’m all about the crispety crusty chicken, and did someone say “aged goat cheese?” Please and thank you!

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  21. OMG! Goat cheese anything sounds yummy, but quinoa crusted chicken, WOW, yes yes yes! Definitely pinning this, and I’m going to tell my husband that he needs to make it for me…and that we need to have a date night where we create our own narrative to the TV lol…I just see wins with this recipe (and I’m obsessed with Sartori Cheese)! Oh, and the photos are STUNNING! LOOOOVE!

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    • Haha! I am so glad you agree on chicken and tv narration – it’s totally fun girl 😉
      Isn’t Sartori the GREATEST?! So many awesome flavours!
      Thanks lady!!

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  22. So…my daughter and I have a slight addiction to The Gilmore Gals – and they would mute the TV and make up their narrative to these old black and white movies – used to leave us in hysterics!!! Oh to have been a fly on the wall at your home when this was going on… 🙂
    P.S. Quinoa crusted chicken – OH MEEOMY!! I haven’t stopped drooling since I saw this on FB last night!

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    • Haha! Well maybe you should re-create the scenario with your daughter? 😉 It’s totally fun and not weird I promise!
      You are da sweetest (as always!) You would totally lurve this..and I THINK goat cheese is lactose free? So you could eats it! YAY!
      Thanks my dear!

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  24. It would be helpful if the recipe noted that you need to have a TINY food processor in order to do this. Not a normal size one. Ugh.

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    • I used a medium sized 3 cup food processor with no problem at all…I am sorry you had problems!! 🙁

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  25. I don’t have access to a food processor at all, but that is not going to keep me from trying this recipe tonight. Thanks to my daughter Nikki for sending me this link.

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    • Oh no! I hope it still works out for you. It’s supposed to be chunky, so fingers crossed! Please let me know how it goes! 😀

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    • Haha! Thanks Emma, I try to keep it interesting. Please let me know if you like it!
      Side note: I used a small, 3 cup food processor to grind the quinoa. A huge one won’t work!

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  27. Hello Taylor,

    I see you are all people big lovers of goat cheese. I love that recipe and I intend to cook chicken coated quinoa tonight, but the problem is that I can’t stand goat cheese, it tastes like the smell of goat sweat. What cheese could be a substitute without overpowering the other tastes involved?
    Thank you so much!

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    • Hi Maria!
      How do you feel about Parmesan Cheese? I think that would be SO good here too! If you try it, please let me know! 😀

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      • Once again, thank you so much! I postponed our dinner till tonight. I used Parmesan Cheese and it was just wonderful. The whole recipe so healthy and nutritious. It’s perfectly fit to our fiber diet. My husband was just as happy as I am.

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        • YAY! I am SO SO glad to hear that, I thought Parmesan would be a winner! So glad you liked it and thanks for letting me know! 😀

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  32. This was SO yummy! Thanks for the recipe! I had all the ingredients – surprisingly!! I could not get my food processor to make the flour and ended up having to substitute Wundra – which worked! I’ll master the quinoa flour next time – plan to do a bit of research on what I’m doing wrong. ????

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  33. Loved this recipe, but when I pulled the chicken off the pan all of the quinoa crust on the bottom came right off. I had a feeling that might happen so I was very generous with oiling the pan. I really pressed the quinoa on the chicken as well so I’m not sure what else I can do… Any tips for keeping it all together?

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  34. Just made this recipe and it was delicious! I didn’t have the aged goat cheese that was hard, so I automatically used the Parmesan cheese instead and I didn’t have the Italian seasoning either, so I just used Oregano. The final product was wonderful! Light, filling, tasty, unique. Thank you for posting the video about how to make the quinoa flour in the blender, it was a total breeze. Definitely going to be making this recipe many times 🙂

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    • I am SO excited that you love this! The aged goat cheese is hard to find and Parmesan is a great sub! Thanks for letting me know and I am glad the recipe video helped! 🙂

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  36. OHMYWORD!! i cant wait to try this!! I LOVE LOVE goat cheese ( like in you pomegranate and cheese stuffed chicken). It’ll be a hit for sure!!

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  39. Love the idea of using quinoa as a breading! My family (other than me) doesn’t like quinoa in the ways that I have prepared it in the past so maybe crunchy is the way to go…

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