Quinoa Crusted Baked Chicken

Last night I made a super yummy meal that I had never made before and I was super pleased with the outcome. It was one of those last minute experiments that kinda got thrown together. I love those! The best part was that I was able to turn it into baby food for my 6 month old. The first time we all ate the same dinner together. The above final picture was taken in such a rush and is actually Daniel's serving, hence the Diego place mat  Everyone was so starving that when I tried to get a good final photo the food was half eaten. I'll take this as a good sign. :)

Here's what you do. Start by boiling  1 cup of quinoa. (keen-wa)

Add Italian style breadcrumbs to the quinoa till fluffy. Then add salt, black pepper and garlic powder or Adobo to taste. It will look like this.

Cut your chicken into strips any size you like. I chose smaller sized strips for my son. Coat your chicken with quinoa mix. This part was almost like coating the chicken in dough since the quinoa is sticky and crumbly. Fill a pan with olive oil and fry till brown. About 5 minutes. 

Once all the chicken is fried, place them all in the oven to bake for 15 minutes. With that I added cheesy potato julienne as a side dish in single serve loat pans.I have been looking for an excuse to use them. The were only a dollar at Micheal's!

I warmed a pot of pasta sauce and poured on top of the chicken then served.  Yummy!

 

For the baby, I grabbed one crusted chicken put it in the food processor, added 2 oz of formula and blended. 

 Liam LOVED it. Dinner for all was a success AND it was healthy. 

Happy eating!

The Doctor!

My son brought his sonic screwdriver to school today, sneaking it in by his pocket. This made me realize that tomorrow is the last episode of the season of Doctor Who. So excited yet it is bitter sweet. Does anyone else watch this show? My son loves the Doctor and I won't lie, but this is a full Whovian household. One of the best sci-fi shows on TV. For Daniel's 4th birthday we had a special Doctor Who theme. I made him this awesome rice krispies "cake" in the shape of the TARDIS! Most fun I ever had! I am definitely making a cake again like this in the future. I have been meaning to post a tutorial on how to make one. That is coming soon!

The cake topper on the left I bought from a store on eBay,  Help-A-Kid-Smile. They have so many cute edible icing cake toppers to choose from and the best part is that it helps Smile Train, for children born with cleft palates. 

Isn't that wonderful!