This air fryer pesto chicken quinoa bowl is a hearty dinner, with air fried, seasoned chicken and zucchini spears atop fluffy, whole-grain quinoa, fresh tomatoes, and crumbled feta.
Ingredients
- 2 teaspoons pesto
- 0.25 teaspoons garlic powder
- 1 pound boneless chicken breasts
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 0.13 teaspoons crushed red pepper flakes
- 0.13 teaspoons salt
- 0.13 teaspoons ground black pepper
- 1 zucchini
- nonstick cooking spray
- 2 cups cooked quinoa , see Note
- 10 basils leaves
- 1 cup grape tomatoes
- 0.25 cups feta cheese
Instructions
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1
Mix together pesto and garlic powder in a bowl. Add chicken to bowl and stir until evenly coated.
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2
In a separate bowl mix together olive oil, pepper flakes, salt, and black pepper. Add zucchini to the bowl and stir until evenly coated.
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3
Preheat an air fryer to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
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Lightly spray air fryer with nonstick spray. Place chicken on one side, and place seasoned zucchini on the other side.
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Fry in the preheated air fryer until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center of chicken reads 165 degrees F (74 degrees C), about 10 minutes.
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Mix cooked quinoa and chopped basil leaves together.
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In a bowl place 1 cup quinoa, ½ cup chopped tomatoes, half the chicken breasts, and half the zucchini spears. Top each bowl with half the feta cheese and serve.
Nutrition Facts
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