It was one of those evenings....I had no clue what I could throw together for dinner and had a limited amount of time to come up with something creative. After an inventory of the fridge and pantry, my eyeballs kept going to the jar of Sweet Baby Ray's BBQ sauce I have stocked up. Being VERY pregnant, I really wanted to guzzle down the sauce itself but thought perhaps I could come up with something the whole family may enjoy. I didn't think the hubs or toddler would be as excited about eating a condiment for dinner as I was. I had quinoa (always, I always have quinoa), chicken, some kale (again, always with the kale), and of course my BBQ sauce and a ready supply of cheese. Enter: BBQ chicken quinoa bake! This recipe turned out SOOOOO good and it was so incredibly satisfying and filling and most importantly, my toddler loved it!
Ingredients:
3 cups cooked quinoa
2 cups of corn, cooked from frozen bag
1 cup of diced red onion
2-2.5 cups of shredded chicken. You can easily use rotisserie chicken but I had some chicken breasts on hand that I threw in my pressure cooker for 15 mins and voila! Shredded chicken.
Extra dose of veggies is optional but I threw in some kale and spinach because...why not??
2 cups of shredded Colby cheese or Sharp cheddar
2 cups of BBQ sauce of your choice, but I love Sweet Baby Ray's!
Directions:
Preheat your oven to 375 degrees.
Spray some non stick spray in your casserole dish
Assemble your chicken, corn, quinoa, diced onion, and kale in the dish.
Add your BBQ sauce and 1 cup of cheese. Mix well. I used my hands because I love getting my hands messy while cooking!!
Add your remaining one cup of cheese on top
Pop it in the oven for around 15 minutes
Drizzle some more BBQ sauce on top before serving. Cut into squares and dive in!!!
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