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Buffalo Chicken Quinoa Skillet

October 31, 2016 by Denise 7 Comments

This Buffalo chicken quinoa skillet dish is spicy, creamy and delicious. Try this warm and comforting casserole for an easy week night dinner.

This Buffalo chicken quinoa skillet dish is spicy, creamy and delicious. Try this warm and comforting casserole for an easy week night dinner.

As I may have mentioned before, my husband I love hot peppers and grew a lot this summer. He came to me with a bunch of Anaheim peppers that I stuffed for a big family party we were having the next day. Well he really loved them (and they will soon be on the blog) so I played around a little with the ingredients and came up with this Buffalo chicken quinoa skillet dinner. 

I forgot how much I like quinoa. I made two dry cups and had so much left over. I’ve been eating it for breakfast, lunch and dinner (recipes coming soon). Leftover cooked quinoa really works well in salads, side dishes (like my vegetable quinoa pilaf) and casseroles. 

This Buffalo chicken quinoa skillet dish is spicy, creamy and delicious. Try this warm and comforting casserole for an easy week night dinner.

This dish is a bit spicy. You can alter the heat by cleaning out your peppers well. That is cleaning out all the ribs on the inside and of course the seeds. That will take out some of the heat. Also you can use less hot sauce if you like. We love the heat and coupled with the creaminess of the cheeses and the quinoa, it was just perfect for us. 

Buffalo Chicken Quinoa Skillet

This Buffalo chicken quinoa skillet dish is spicy, creamy and delicious. Try this warm and comforting casserole for an easy week night dinner.

I used rotisserie chicken and cooked quinoa so this dish didn’t take much time at all. You essentially saute the onions and peppers, then add the tomatoes, cream cheese and spices and mix until it all melds together. Lastly you mix in the quinoa and chicken, sprinkle the cheddar on top and bake until it’s done. 

This Buffalo chicken quinoa skillet dish is spicy, creamy and delicious. Try this warm and comforting casserole for an easy week night dinner.

I hope you like this as much as we did. My hubby is really digging the quinoa which is a nice change from rice or pasta. It’s full of protein and other good things but I just like it because it’s something different for us. I think this recipe would freeze well and the leftovers were just as good the next day. So I hope you give it a try and if you do, please stop back and let me know. Enjoy!


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This Buffalo chicken quinoa skillet dish is spicy, creamy and delicious. Try this warm and comforting casserole for an easy week night dinner.
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Buffalo Chicken Quinoa Skillet

This Buffalo chicken quinoa skillet dish is spicy, creamy and delicious. Try this warm and comforting casserole for an easy week night dinner.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 6
Author Denise Wright (MyLifeCookbook.com)

Ingredients

  • 1 Tablespoon oil
  • ½ cup onion chopped
  • 1 cup Anaheim chiles chopped
  • 1 can diced tomatoes fire roasted if possible
  • ¼ cup hot sauce sauce
  • 2 cloves garlic crushed
  • 4 oz cream cheese
  • 2 cups quinoa cooked
  • 2 cup chicken cooked
  • 1 cup cheddar cheese shredded

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degree F.
  2. Add oil to a large oven safe skillet and heat to medium high heat.
  3. Put in the onions and peppers and saute for 10 minutes or until the onions are translucent and soft.
  4. Add in the tomatoes, hot sauce, garlic and cream cheese.
  5. Mix well until all the cream cheese is melted.
  6. Add in the chicken and quinoa and mix well.
  7. Sprinkle cheddar cheese over the whole thing and pop into the oven for 20 minutes.

 

This Buffalo chicken quinoa skillet dish is spicy, creamy and delicious. Try this warm and comforting casserole for an easy week night dinner.

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Nutritional information for the recipe is provided as a courtesy and is approximate only. You should always do your own calculations if you are concerned about the accuracy of this or any recipe. I use the Lose It app for all of my nutritional information because I have for years.

Comments

  1. Atim | EffiFit

    November 19, 2016 at 11:06 pm

    This looks absolutely delicious! Thanks for sharing at the I heart naptime link party!

    Reply
  2. Charlotte Burkholder

    November 13, 2016 at 10:06 pm

    Yummy great combo! Thanks for sharing at Family Joy Blog linkup. And quinoa is a superfood too.

    Reply
  3. Helen at the Lazy Gastronome

    November 13, 2016 at 4:53 pm

    Not a huge fan of quinoa but this looks good! Thanks for sharing on the What’s for Dinner Link up!

    Reply
  4. Karly

    October 31, 2016 at 7:42 pm

    Now this looks DARN good. Anything that’s buffalo chicken and halfway healthful is a winner in my book! I need to try this recipe ASAP!

    Reply
    • Denise

      November 01, 2016 at 6:33 am

      Thanks Karly! I’m a big buffalo chicken fan too!

      Reply
  5. Patti Estep

    October 31, 2016 at 3:09 pm

    Oh my gosh. My daughter loves everything buffalo so I’m definitely going to need to make this for her.

    Reply
    • Denise

      November 01, 2016 at 6:34 am

      I hope she likes it Patti!

      Reply

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