Cheesy Chicken Quinoa

I got to go out to Lunch the other day with my friend to First Watch. They had the most amazing thing on their menu that I immediately decided that I would try to make it.

Cheesy Cherry Chicken Quinoa

Ingredients

2 cups Quinoa, rinsed 

2 Chicken breasts

2 Zucchini, diced

1 Red Onion, peeled and diced

4 oz of Mushroom, diced

1/4 cup of Almonds, crushed

1/4 cup Dried Cherries, halved

Salt and pepper to taste

4 oz Goat Cheese, crumbled

Method:

Cook up the Quinoa (reserve about 1/4 cup of starchy water) and Chicken and then shred Chicken.

While Quinoa and Chicken are cooking, dice and peel the veggies necessary.

Lightly toast crushed almonds in a pan, then remove the almonds from the pan.

Lightly soften the Zucchini, Onion, and Mushrooms in the pan you toasted the almonds.

When everything is done cooking, mix together al the ingredients, blend the cheese in well with the other ingredients. If needed, add a little bit of the starchy water to help the cheese blend nicely and the cherries to lightly rehydrate.

Not the best picture to demonstrate how yummy it is...

This turned out very nicely and was a hit with the whole family, even Papa G as he doesn't care for Goat Cheese.
Until next time...Cook it up!