This One-Skillet Creamy Chicken Quinoa with Peas is so easy to make and so tasty! You can have dinner on the table in just about 30 minutes with this simple family-friendly dinner recipe.
With chicken, quinoa, and peas all in one dish, it’s pretty much a complete meal all in one. It’s a hearty warm dish that’s perfect for a chilly evening but honestly, we find it perfect to serve all year long.
One-Skillet Creamy Chicken Quinoa with Peas
Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 20 minutes
Serves: 4
Ingredients:
4 thick-cut slices bacon, diced
1 lbs. boneless, skinless chicken breasts, sliced
½ t. onion powder
½ t. garlic powder
Sea salt and black pepper, to taste
1 c. white quinoa, rinsed and drained
2 c. chicken broth
1½ c. frozen peas
¼ c. half & half
4 oz. cream cheese, cut into chunks
½ c. Parmesan cheese, freshly grated
½ c. fresh parsley, chopped (optional)
Directions:
- Add bacon to a large, high-sided skillet set over medium-high heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, for approximately 2-3 minutes. Remove from heat and carefully drain excess bacon grease from skillet.
- Return skillet to medium heat and add sliced chicken, onion powder, and garlic powder. Season with salt and black pepper, to taste, and stir to combine. Cook, stirring occasionally, until chicken starts to develop some color, approximately 2-3 minutes.
- Add the quinoa and chicken broth and stir to combine. Increase heat to high and bring to a boil, and then immediately reduce heat to medium-low. Cover and simmer until the chicken and quinoa are cooked through, approximately 10-12 minutes.
- Uncover and stir in frozen peas, half & half, cream cheese, and half of the freshly grated Parmesan cheese. Stir to combine and remove from heat. Cover and let sit for another minute or two or until the cheese is completely melted.
- Remove cover and stir in fresh parsley. Season with additional salt and black pepper, if desired, and serve immediately with remaining Parmesan cheese. Enjoy!
One-Skillet Creamy Chicken Quinoa with Peas
Ingredients
- 4 thick-cut slices bacon diced
- 1 lb boneless, skinless chicken breasts sliced
- 1/2 tsp
onion powder

- 1/2 tsp
garlic powder

- Sea salt and black pepper to taste
- 1 cup white quinoa rinsed and drained
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 1.5 cups
frozen peas

- 1/4 cup
half & half

- 4 oz cream cheese cut into chunks
- 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese grated
- 1/2 cup fresh parsley (optional) chopped
Instructions
- Add bacon to a large, high-sided skillet set over medium-high heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, for approximately 2-3 minutes. Remove from heat and carefully drain excess bacon grease from skillet.
- Return skillet to medium heat and add sliced chicken, onion powder, and garlic powder. Season with salt and black pepper, to taste, and stir to combine. Cook, stirring occasionally, until chicken starts to develop some color, approximately 2-3 minutes.
- Add the quinoa and chicken broth and stir to combine. Increase heat to high and bring to a boil, and then immediately reduce heat to medium-low. Cover and simmer until the chicken and quinoa are cooked through, approximately 10-12 minutes.
- Uncover and stir in frozen peas, half & half, cream cheese, and half of the freshly grated Parmesan cheese. Stir to combine and remove from heat. Cover and let sit for another minute or two or until the cheese is completely melted.
- Remove cover and stir in fresh parsley. Season with additional salt and black pepper, if desired, and serve immediately with remaining Parmesan cheese. Enjoy!
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