Butternut Squash Chicken & Kale Power Bowls with Apple-Maple Vinaigrette
These tender, sweet roasted butternut squash power bowls with tender chicken breasts, toasted pecans, quinoa and Salad Girl's Apple-Maple vinaigrette make a perfect dinner or make ahead power lunch!
Difficulty:
Easy
Time:
30-35 min
This dish is Gluten-Free
This dish is a true health-forward power bowl that’s full of flavor and served over tender quinoa. The sweet Minnesotan butternut squash and fresh kale compliment the vinaigrette’s apple maple-y flavors! Roasting at a high temperature allows you to get great caramelization on the outside but with tender insides. Talk about an energizing make ahead lunch or dinner!
Ingredients
Quinoa
Pecans
Kale
Butternut Squash
Chicken breast
Crisp apple maple dressing
Featured Ingredient Partners:
crisp apple maple dressing:
Salad Girl - Willernie, MN
Kale:
Harmony Valley Farm
Cooking terms for this recipe
Sear
To cook the surface of meat very quickly with intense heat.
Roast
To cook food with dry heat in an oven or over a fire.
Toast
To lightly heat grains in a sauté pan or pot until they are lightly toasted and aromatic.
What you need
Medium sauté pan
Medium pot with lid
Medium mixing bowl
Baking sheet