Shake Up Your Salad: Buffalo Chicken Quinoa Salad
Friends don’t let friends eat boring salads. Turn up the heat on your green routine with this quick and easy lunchtime hero.
What You Need:
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts, cubed
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- 1 cup broccoli florets
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 3/4 cup buffalo hot sauce
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 3 cups cooked quinoa
- 1 1/2 cup cabbage and carrot mix (coleslaw), shredded
- 1/2 cup blue cheese, crumbles, plus more for garnish
- 1/2 cup green onions, chopped, plus more for garnish
How It’s Made:
- In a large skillet add vegetable oil, chicken, salt and pepper, and saute over medium‐high heat until chicken is just cooked through, about 5 minutes.
- Add broccoli and sauté an additional 3‐4 minutes or until broccoli starts to soften, but is still al dente. In a small bowl combine olive oil, buffalo sauce, and onion powder. Stir in about half of dressing mixture into chicken, and cook until mostly absorbed, about 5 minutes.
- In a large bowl, add chicken mixture, quinoa, carrots, cabbage, bleu cheese crumbles, green onions, and dressing, and toss well until evenly combined.
- Serve with additional bleu cheese crumbles and green onions, and enjoy!
Nutritional Facts:
Calories 505
Total Fat 28g
Protein 31g
Total Carbs 29g
Fiber 5g
Added Sugars 3g
Sodium 950 mg
Chol 53 mg
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