Good Eats - Buffalo Chicken Quinoa

Sunday! Fun-day! Tried out this recipe for game-day. As always, I'm trying to get us to eat a little healthier. Figured this particular meal would be appropriate, with chicken and hot sauce, to have while watching the Redskins play.

Overall, this was a pretty good. The hubby went back for seconds so I think he would agree with that statement.

Buffalo Chicken Quinoa Salad
Below are my modifications for the recipe (original recipe here) 

• 3 cups cooked quinoa, cooled
• 1 pound chicken, cooled and chopped
• 1 cup grated carrots
• 1 cup broccoli 'sprinkles'
• 1 bunch scallions, chopped
• 1 cup hot suace
• 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 1 cup gorgonzola (blue cheese would work well too)

Start by baking your chicken. Next get your quinoa on the stove; for this recipe I used chicken broth. While those two ingredients are cooking start grating your carrots and cutting up the broccoli and scallions. For the broccoli 'sprinkles' you're aiming to get just the spouts at the top, no stalk. Get your cheese out and ready (try not to steal a few crumbles).

In a large bowl combined the quinoa and chopped chicken. Place in the fridge for 5 minutes (or until it's cooled down). Add in the grated carrots, broccoli 'sprinkles' and 3/4 the scallions. Mix well. Whisk together the hot sauce and olive oil, and pour the sauce on. Mix well, add 3/4 of the cheese. Mix once more, and top with the remaining scallions and cheese.

Only change I'd make for next time is instead of broccoli sprinkles I'd dice up some celery; seems only natural.