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Lemon herb chicken quinoa

Quinoa topped with lemon-herb chicken and sautéed courgette.

Sliced lemon-herb chicken over quinoa and green courgette.
363 kcal per servingPrep time: 18 minServings: 1LunchChicken lunchLemon and herbs

Ingredients

  • 120 g chicken breast
  • 60 g quinoa
  • ½ courgette, sliced
  • ½ lemon
  • 1 tbsp chopped parsley

Method

  1. Simmer the quinoa for 15 minutes and drain any excess water.
  2. Sear the chicken with lemon zest for 5 minutes per side, then rest and slice.
  3. Sauté the courgette, then serve it with quinoa, chicken, parsley and lemon juice.

Calories in context

At 363 kcal per serving, this dish is about 18% of a 2000 kcal daily reference intake — the standard reference amount used on nutrition labels, not a personal target.

Eaten as the midday meal in a three-meal day, it is one part of a day whose real total depends on your own body, activity level and goals, not on any single recipe. For a calorie range that reflects those, rather than a generic reference figure, the tools below can help.

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