Do you explain unhealthy eating with a lack of time, a high cost, or a poor taste of healthy dishes? No more excuses!
I will show you that you can cook quickly, healthy, tasty, and very easily! Today, I propose a recipe that is a lifesaver when there is "nothing to eat" and is also a big hit in my home. It does not require complicated products and can be freely modified depending on what you have in your refrigerators. Despite the relatively small contribution of work to this dish, the effect is really surprising!
Groatto with turkey and zucchini
What is that groatto, you may wonder? Well, I called it that way because the dish is similar to risotto but instead of rice, I've used groat for it.
Ingredients (for 4 servings)
- 1 small zucchini
- 2 large onions
- 300 g of groats, I used spelled, but pearl groat, buckwheat, millet, or barley will be fine
- any spices, I used: oregano, basil, rosemary, herbes de Provence
- 500g chicken or turkey breast
- 3 tablespoons of olive oil
- black olives (can be omitted)
- a glass of white wine (can be omitted)
Preparation
Cut the onions, zucchini and chicken into small cubes.
Fry the olive oil in a large pan or pot. Add the chicken, fry it lightly, add sliced onion and spices (herb de Provence, oregano, basil and the other Mediterranean). Add salt.
When the onion slightly softens and the chicken gets white, add the sliced zucchini.
Sauté for a moment to heat the zucchini. Add the groats to the pan. mix it with all ingredients and add more spices if necessary. Sauté dry groats for about a minute. Then add 3 glasses of water. Cover the pan or pot and wait until it boils.
Reduce the heat and mix the contents of the pan, especially taking care for the groats not to stick to the bottom and not to get burnt. As the cooking progresses, the groats will absorb water. As you will notice, there is little liquid left, add a glass of water stirring. You can also replace one glass of water with white wine. It will add a deeper taste to the dish. Check if the dish is salty enough and add salt and pepper if necessary.
When the groats are soft, but not overcooked (you must try to rate it), turn off the burner. Put on plates. The ready dish can be sprinkled with black olives and necessarily some kind of greens!
Nutritional values (1 serving provides)
472 kcal
37 g of protein
13 g fat
55 g carbohydrates
Bon Appetit!