Friday, November 29, 2013

Roasted Cauliflower/Tomatoes/Chicken and Quinoa Pasta


I made this tonight! Inspired by my weekend with my friend Celeste. We had roasted cauliflower at a cute Bistro and she told me how she roasts her tomatoes. I did both and put them together. This was so DELISH!

1 large head of cauliflower pulled apart
15 cherry tomatoes (halved)
2 cooked chicken breasts cubed
1 cup quinoa pasta (cooked)
olive oil and seasonings
1 minced garlic clove

Place cauliflower and a 2 TB. olive oil and seasonings (I like 21 seasoning salute from Trader Joe's) and the minced garlic in a large bowl and coat by hand each piece well.
Transfer to a baking sheet and bake at 375F for about 20 minutes turning at least once to make sure it browns on both sides.

Same method for the tomatoes except use 1 tablespoon olive oil.
You can roast both at the same time on the same baking sheet. One on each side. I stuck it under the broiler for a few minutes watching carefully to brown it up even more after the first 20 minutes.

This makes two servings. Divide the quinoa pasta by 1/2 cup servings and place in 2 shallow salad bowls. Top with cauliflower, tomatoes, add 1 cut up chicken breast to each bowl. Drizzle with a little more olive oil and about one tablespoon balsamic vinegar to each. Salt and pepper to taste. (thought) Wouldn't roasted garlic be so good on it as well? Next time!
Photo: ROASTED CAULIFLOWER/TOMATOES WITH CHICKEN BREAST AND QUINOA PASTA (Gluten free)

I made this tonight! Inspired by my weekend with my friend Celeste. We had roasted cauliflower at a cute Bistro and she told me how she roasts her tomatoes. I did both and put them together. This was so DELISH!

1 large head of cauliflower pulled apart 
15 cherry tomatoes (halved)
2 cooked chicken breasts cubed
1 cup quinoa pasta (cooked)
olive oil and seasonings
1 minced garlic clove

Place cauliflower and a 2 TB. olive oil and seasonings (I like 21 seasoning salute from Trader Joe's) and the minced garlic in a large bowl and coat by hand each piece well.
Transfer to a baking sheet and bake at 375F for about 20 minutes turning at least once to make sure it browns on both sides.

Same method for the tomatoes except use 1 tablespoon olive oil. 
You can roast both at the same time on the same baking sheet. One on each side. I stuck it under the broiler for a few minutes watching carefully to brown it up even more after the first 20 minutes.

This makes two servings. Divide the quinoa pasta by 1/2 cup servings and place in 2 shallow salad bowls. Top with cauliflower, tomatoes, add 1 cut up chicken breast to each bowl. Drizzle with a little more olive oil and about one tablespoon balsamic vinegar to each. Salt and pepper to taste. (thought) Wouldn't roasted garlic be so good on it as well? Next time!

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