Buffalo Chicken Quinoa Bake
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A creamy, spicy buffalo chicken and quinoa casserole with blue cheese and vegetables, baked until bubbly. It's hearty and comforting at around 300 calories per serving. A lighter take on classic buffalo chicken that still delivers bold flavor.
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Nutrition & ingredients
Ingredients
serves 6- ¾ cup plain fat free yogurt
- ½ cup light blue cheese dressing (such as Marie’s Chunky Lite or Marzetti Chunky Lite)
- 1 oz 1/3 less fat cream cheese (softened)
- 1/3 - ½ cup Buffalo Wing sauce (the actual wing sauce, not straight hot sauce – ½ cup is spicy)
- 10 oz cooked shredded chicken breast ((this is about how much I got from cooking 1 lb raw))
- ½ cup diced carrots
- ½ cup diced celery
- 3 cups cooked quinoa (about ¾ cup uncooked quinoa makes about 3 cups cooked)
- 4 oz 50% reduced fat sharp cheddar (shredded (I used Cabot brand))
- 1 oz crumbled blue cheese
At a glance
PER SERVING · TIME 35M
BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV
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- Prep
- 15m
- Cook
- 20m
- Sodium
- 1302mg
- Total sugar
- 5g
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Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving.
Vitamins & minerals
- Potassium
- 396mg
- Calcium
- 250mg
- Iron
- 2mg
Estimated from ingredients; USDA coverage varies by food.
- PREP
- 15M
- SODIUM
- 1302MG
- ESTIMATE
- COMPLETE
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.