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Looking for an appetizer recipe that you can feel good about eating? Then these Quinoa Buffalo Bites are for you. Baked quinoa with the flavors of Buffalo chicken wings and served with Greek yogurt blue cheese dip. This appetizer is nutritious, gluten free and vegetarian!
These Quinoa Buffalo Bites are what I serve on game day!
Okay, I’m totally lying. I don’t watch football. But if I did, these would definitely make the menu!
It can be difficult to stick to an eating plan on the big game day. All of the fried food, cheesy dips and carb-loaded appetizers are hard to avoid. Endless Buffalo wings, bacon wrapped bacon and deep fried cheese. I can easily eat a weeks worth of calories in one afternoon.
Food is everywhere! And there is so much of it.
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Quinoa Buffalo Bites
Ingredients
Quinoa Bites
- 1 Cup Cooked Quinoa
- 2 Large Eggs
- 1/4 Cup Grated Carrot
- 1/4 Cup Finely Chopped Celery
- 3 Tablespoons Buffalo Wing Sauce
- 1/4 Cup Shredded Cheddar Cheese
- 1/4 teaspoon Salt
Blue Cheese Dip
- 1/2 Cup Nonfat Plain Greek Yogurt
- 2 Tablespoons Crumbled Blue Cheese
Instructions
Quinoa Bites
- Preheat oven to 350°F
- Spray 12 mini muffin tins with nonstick spray. Set aside.
- Combine all ingredients and transfer to mini muffin tins.
- Bake for 30-35 minutes.
- Immediately transfer to cooling rack.
Blue Cheese Dip
- Combine Greek yogurt and blue cheese. Stir vigorously to incorporate.
Notes
This recipe makes 12 quinoa bites. Each Quinoa Buffalo Bite equals 1 Weight Watchers Point.
The entire batch of Blue Cheese Dip equals 4 Weight Watchers Points.
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1 pt per bite? That’s amazing! These Buffalo Quinoa Bites look so tasty!
Thanks, Alida! I’m obsessed with Buffalo Sauce and Quinoa!!!
I need to dream up an occasion to make these…like, it’s Thursday night or I finished all of the laundry today. 🙂 Seriously, I could eat these little bites any time of the day!
Haha! I might finish my laundry if I have a yummy treat to look forward to. Great Idea 😀
What delicious, spicy nibbles!!! Love this!
I have leftover quinoa in the fridge and am obsessed with Buffalo sauce! Guess what’s for lunch tomorrow! Pinned to my Quinoa Obsession Board!
I am now obsessed with Baked Quinoa Bites! Enjoy! and Thanks for Pinning 😀
I can’t believe these are only 1 point! I’m adding them to my menu for next week. I may or may not eat 27 of them and call it a day. 😉
Haha! I like the way you think!
oh I just love recipes that look totally indulgent but aren’t. These are going on the top of my list to make!
Love how moorish and addictive these little quinoa buffalo bites look. Love savoury nibbles like this!
I had no buffalo sauce, so i used my homemade bbq sauce, and substituted 2 egg whites to cut the fat even further. The flavour was good but the muffins stuck to the pan. Not sure why, but I love a 1 pt side dish. Thanks for the recipe.
Your changes sound delicious! Every pan seems to be different. Next time try greasing your pan with extra nonstick or oil.
Do you cook the quinoa and then use 1 cup of the cooked quinoa or is it one cup of uncooked quinoa, cooked? I took it as one cup of already cooked quinoa. I ended up not having enough for all 12 muffins. Oops!
It is 1 cup of already cooked quinoa. I do that sometimes too. If I am heavy handed with the servings I end up with less than 12 bites. It’s all good 🙂
can we make this without cheese. I’m on a diet and I can not eat any cheese?
The cheese helps to bind it all together. If you decide to give it a try without cheese the may just break apart easily is all.
I made these for Super Bowl yesterday and they were so delicious! Thanks for the great recipe! 🙂
Awesome!
They were a bit vinegary for me, but I love the base. I’m thinking I may use Sriracha next time, or go with a parmesan/Italian twist. I think there’s lots of room for experimentation!
Oh, that does sound great!
Thanks for the recipe! I get they are 1pt each, what is the calorie count?
I don’t include calorie/nutrition info on my recipes yet. I’m working on it. You can always use an online tool. I’ve heard of many people using this one → https://www.myfitnesspal.com
Can these be made a day ahead and reheated?
Yes. These quinoa bites reheat fairly well 🙂
Good morning Nicole,
OMG delish! I made mine with sriracha since I didn’t have buffalo sauce. I plan to make another batch tonight.
Thank you so much for posting!
Awesome!
Has anyone tried these using flax egg?