Buffalo Chicken Quinoa Bowls

About This Recipe

These Chicken Quinoa Bowls are incredibly versatile. Pictured here is a Buffalo Chicken Bowl with Greek yogurt ranch. You could also make a Salsa Chicken Bowl or BBQ Chicken.

Ingredients

• 2.5 lbs boneless skinless chicken breast
• 1.25 cup celery (diced)
• 1.25 cup shredded carrots
• 1.25 cup green peppers (diced)
• 1 cup plain non fat Greek yogurt
• 1 tsp ranch dressing seasoning mix
• 0.25 cups buffalo sauce
• 2.5 cups cooked quinoa
• 2 Tbsp olive oil
• Salt and pepper

Instructions

1. Cook enough quinoa to have 2 ½ 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.
2. 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).
3. Lightly season the chicken with salt and pepper.
4. Add 1-2 Tbsp of 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.
5. Let it rest for a few minutes after cooking and cut into a medium dice.
6. Add to a bowl and mix with ¼-½ cup buffalo sauce to coat evenly.
7. Wash and cut your pepper and celery into a small dice. You need to have a total of 1 ¼ cups each.
8. Measure out 1 ¼ cups of shredded carrots.
9. You don’t need to cook any of these as they will cook in the microwave.
10. Mix together 1 cup of Greek yogurt and 1 tsp of ranch dressing mix. Store in separate, smaller containers.
11. This recipe makes 5 servings. Add ½ cup of quinoa and ¼ carrots, celery, and peppers to each container. Divide the chicken equally and add 1 of your ranch dressing cups to each container.