Light Chicken Dinner Summer
This light chicken dinner is suitable for summer evenings when you want a satisfying meal that is not heavy. A lighter dinner helps keep your evening meals balanced.
Equipment
- Skillet
- Pot
Ingredients
- 2 chicken breasts
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 cup green beans
- 1/2 cup cherry tomatoes
- 1/2 cup quinoa
- to taste salt
- to taste pepper
- lemon juice
Instructions
- Season the chicken breasts with salt and pepper.
- Cook the chicken in a skillet with olive oil for 5 to 6 minutes per side until fully cooked.
- Steam the green beans for 5 minutes.
- Prepare the quinoa according to package directions.
- Assemble the plate by arranging the quinoa, sliced chicken, green beans, and cherry tomatoes.
- Drizzle the plate with olive oil and lemon juice.
- Garnish the plate with lemon slices for presentation.
Notes
By Grace Williams, contributor at Recipes by Betty.