

Buffalo Chicken Quinoa Bowl
 SERVINGS 5
Ingredients
- 1.25 lbs chicken breasts
- 1 ¼ cup celery
- 1 ¼ cup carrots
- 1 ¼ cup green bell pepper
- 1.25 cup non fat greek yogurt
- 1 tsp ranch dressing seasoning mix
- ¼-½ cup buffalo sauce
- 1 ¼ cups quinoa
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- salt & pepper
Instructions
FOR THE QUINOA
- Cook enough quinoa to have 1 ¼ cups of cooked quinoa. 1 cup of uncooked quinoa will yield around 3 cups of cooked quinoa. Rinse the quinoa prior to cooking until the water runs clear. Cook using the same method you would use for rice.
FOR THE CHICKEN
- Butterfly (or pound with a meat tenderizeyour chicken so that it is not so thick and it will cook faster. Cut all the way through so you have 2 pieces. If it is still fairly thick, you may want to pound it until it is ½ inch thin or less. (Butterfly means to cut down the middle so you can open it like a book).
- Lightly season the chicken with salt and pepper.
- Add 1 Tbsp of olive oil to a grill pan or skillet over medium high heat and cook the chicken in batches if necessary to prevent overcrowding. It has finished cooking when the inside is no longer pink and reaches an internal temperature of at least 165°F.
- Let it rest for a few minutes after cooking and cut into a medium dice.
- Add to a bowl and mix with ¼-½ cup buffalo sauce to coat evenly.
FOR THE VEGETABLES
- Wash and cut your pepper and celery into a small dice. You need to have a total of 1 ¼ cups each.
- Measure out 1 ¼ cups of shredded carrots.
- You don’t need to cook any of these as they will cook in the microwave.
FOR THE RANCH DRESSING
- Mix together 1 cup of Greek yogurt and 1 tsp of ranch dressing mix. Store in separate, smaller containers.
Nutrition
Calories: 272kcalCarbohydrates: 18gProtein: 33gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 76mgSodium: 794mgPotassium: 790mgFiber: 3gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 5537IUVitamin C: 16mgCalcium: 112mgIron: 2mg
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