Chicken with a Quinoa & Garbanzo Bean Salad

I made this dish the other night, it was inspired by a similar recipe by Melissa d'Arabian from The Food Network.  But I changed it a bit and I'm not quite sure what to call this chicken.  Maybe just "Very Yummy Marinated Chicken that my Kids Really Liked"  that may be too long I'll stick with  Chicken served with a Quinoa and Garbanzo Bean Salad.   I marinated my chicken for 15 minutes and while it was marinating I made the quinoa.  Then after I threw the chicken in the oven I went ahead and chopped and assembled the salad.  My "Sweet Girl" helped me make this salad and we had a lot of fun throwing it together.  A funny side note and how I know I'm successfully raising a little foodie, after I handed her a piece of mozzarella to taste, she stopped before eating it and went over to the salad bowl and said, "wait first I need to grab a piece of basil it tastes good with basil."  Enjoy!!

What you need:

For Chicken

1 pound of chicken (I used boneless and skinless thighs but you can use tenders or breast)

1 tablespoon olive oil

juice from 1/2 lemon

2 tablespoons barbecue sauce

salt and pepper to taste

For Salad

1 cup of uncooked Quinoa (cook according to package directions)

1 cup drained and rinsed garbanzo beans

1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley and basil

1 seeded and chopped tomato

2 chopped scallions

1/2 cup chopped mozzarella

juice from 1/2 a lemon

3 tablespoons olive oil

salt and pepper to taste

What you do:

For Chicken

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.  In a medium bowl combine olive oil, lemon juice, barbecue sauce, salt and pepper.  Add chicken and toss to coat.  Marinate for 15 minutes.  Bake chicken on a cookie sheet for 15 minutes, turn and cook for 15 minutes more.

For Salad

Add all ingredients to a large bowl.

Toss to combine.

How cute is my helper?

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