Quinoa Buffalo Chicken Bites

As many people know, I love buffalo chicken…I love buffalo wings, I love buffalo chicken sandwiches, I love buffalo chicken dip, and now I have found a new love…buffalo chicken bites made with quinoa.  I stumbled across a blog while looking up new recipes called ‘So Very Blessed’ and found some great recipes using quinoa all in bite sized pieces.  As I am writing this it is bringing up great memories of grabbing dinner with my friend Susan in college at First Run…they had great buffalo chicken sandwiches!  Anyways, quinoa is a great grain (along with oats – what what) and has been coming back in vogue the past few years because of its nutritional benefits. 

I made a slight change to the recipe by adding blue cheese crumbles instead of the mozzarella cheese (because I didn’t have blue cheese dip).  It makes about 24 bites. 

Ingredients:

1 cup cooked quinoa

1 large egg

1/4 cup chopped onion

1 cup finely chopped cooked chicken

1/4 cup buffalo sauce (we used Frank’s)

1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese (or blue cheese)

1/2 cup panko bread crumbs

1/2 tsp minced garlic

salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

1.  Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2.  Mix together all ingredients. 
3.  Distribute mixture into a greased mini muffin tin, filling each cup to the top (1 heaping Tbs each), and press down gently to compact.
4.  Bake for 25-30 minutes.

Recipe Source: www.soveryblessed.com

Picture Source: www.soveryblessed.com & Lindsay Klindt