Buffalo Chicken & Quinoa Salad

What's not to love about buffalo chicken anything?!? Someone even recently emailed me to say they took my BBQ Chicken Pita Pizza and turned it into Buffalo Chicken Pita Pizza!! Genius!! Anyway, back to the salad...this one is light and fresh, can be eaten hot or cold, and is very easy to meal prep in bulk for the week. Obviously that makes it a winner in my book!!

Ingredients:


     1 C. quinoa
     2 C. water
     3/4 lb. chicken breast, cut into bite-size pieces
     1 Tbsp. olive oil
     1/2 C. hot sauce (I used Frank’s)
     1 C. cabbage/carrot/broccoli slaw mix (your choice)
     4 green onions, sliced
     Blue cheese crumbles (optional)




Instructions:

1.  In a medium saucepan, bring the water & quinoa to a boil. Cover and simmer on low for 20 minutes. Remove from heat and fluff.

2. Meanwhile, brown the chicken in olive oil in a skillet. Add hot sauce to coat.

3. Add cabbage/slaw mixture and green onions to skillet. Stir to incorporate.

4. You can either add the quinoa to the skillet and stir everything together, or put the quinoa down on the bottom of a container/plate and top with the chicken/cabbage mixture.

5. This dish can be eaten cold or hot.