Buffalo Quinoa Mac and Cheese is the perfect blend of spice and cheese! The last month or so we have been on a healthy food kick at our house. We haven't really been indulging in the usual pasta, pizza, and cheese laden dishes. I have been pretty good at making really healthy recipes for dinner, but when I saw a recipe for Buffalo Quinoa Mac and Cheese I almost had a heart attack. How could I have never thought of this before?? I love quinoa. I love buffalo anything. I love cheese. Hmmm.....DING DING DING, we found ourselves a winner! ...
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Buffalo Quinoa Bites with Bleu Cheese Dip
Quinoa is seriously one of my favorite foods in the world. It is so versatile and can be used in recipes that call for other ingredients such as rice, cous cous 0r some sort of filling. I recently saw a recipe where it was used in making lasagna, in place of real noodles...genius! Another one of my favorite things ever, is buffalo sauce. At points in my life I have contemplated opening a restaurant with just buffal0 flavored foods...I think it would be a great success, because it seems like anything can be turned 'buffalo' style, and it's always delicious. I ...
Buffalo Quinoa ‘Mac’ and Cheese….with Broccoli!
So this is just an update of a previous recipe, but it's still worthy of a post! I followed the recipe for Buffalo Quinoa Mac and Cheese, and added broccoli. Lets take a look back at the original Buffalo Quinoa 'Mac' & Cheese....mmmm Anyway, I realized that you can add any veggie you like in regular mac and cheese, to bulk up and add extra healthy filling to this protein packed recipe. Last night I even tried it with cauliflower, and I couldn't even tell the cauliflower was in there...the texture was almost identical to the quinoa! With this recipe being under 500 ...