What’s for Dinner? Buffalo Chicken Quinoa Bowls

How about a one bowl meal that can literally be thrown together in minutes that’s filling, nutritious, and has healthy carbs, protein, fat, and vegetables? I’ve got a great one for you, and it’s super easy and delicious! It’s truly a macro complete meal, and it can be tweaked to use those leftovers you’ve got hanging around in your fridge or freezer.

Introducing…the Buffalo Chicken Quinoa Bowl!

Here’s the oh-so-easy recipe:

Buffalo Chicken Quinoa Bowl

Ingredients:

1/2 cup cooked quinoa
3 ounces cooked chicken breast, shredded
3/4 cup broccoli slaw, chopped
1 tablespoon feta cheese crumbles
1 tablespoon Buffalo Wing Sauce (I like Sweet Baby Ray’s)

Directions:

1. Place chicken and quinoa in a microwave-safe bowl and heat in the microwave.
2. Top with broccoli slaw, feta cheese, and buffalo wing sauce.
3. Enjoy!

Nutrition information: 259 calories, 5g fat, 24g carbs, 27g protein

Of course, you can add more of these ingredients if you’d like, although I don’t recommend more than 1 tablespoon of buffalo wing sauce unless you like things super duper hot—like turn-your-face-red-and-make-you-sweat hot. We learned that one the hard way.

And you can get creative with these other options:

• Chopped carrots, cucumbers, celery, peppers, cauliflower, etc.
• Leftover cooked vegetables, chopped (broccoli, cauliflower, asparagus, green beans, etc.).
• Leftover meat, shredded or chopped
• Canned chicken
• Chopped avocado
• Scrambled eggs/egg whites
• Blue cheese crumbles
• Your favorite cheese shredded
• BBQ sauce
• Your favorite sauce or dressing
• And so many others…

To make things even easier, here are two meal prep tips that work perfectly with these bowls and more:

Quinoa: Cook some quinoa, then freeze it in 1/2 cup portions in these cute little containers. Thaw and use as needed!

Meat: We grill a lot of meat on Sunday—chicken breast, pork loin, and steak are our favorites, then we’ll eat it for lunches and/or dinners the following days. If any is left Wednesday night, we wrap individual pieces in plastic and foil and put them in the freezer. When we need a quick and easy meal, we take out what we need, defrost it in the fridge or microwave, and voila!

What are your favorite quick meals? Please share in a comment below—I’m always looking for new options!