Buffalo chicken Quinoa

 Since we are trying to not each as much rice as possible for various reasons, Quinoa has become my go to grain for many dishes.

This is a new recipe I made up and it turned out pretty good.

Buffalo chicken Quinoa (Quinoa with buffalo sauce chicken)

Buffalo Chicken Quinoa

Ingredients:

1. 1 cup Quinoa cooked according to package directions. Do not add any salt.
2. 1 8 oz canned chicken breast or 1 chicken breast cut into small bite size pieces
3. 1 tablespoon oil
4. 1/2 tablespoon  butter
5. 2-3 tablespoons red hot buffalo sauce (depending on how spicy you can handle)
6. 1 medium clove garlic chopped fine
7. 1 teaspoon dry ranch dressing (optional)
8. 1-11/2 cups cauliflower cut into 1 inch or smaller florets
9. Carrots and Ranch to serve on the side

In a pan heat the oil and cook the chicken if using raw chicken with a pinch of salt and pepper (7-10 minutes) Drain and set aside.

In the same pan add the butter and the cauliflower and cover and cook for 7-8 minutes until tender on medium low heat. Add garlic and stir to combine. add the canned chicken (drained) or the previously cooked chicken and fry for 2 minutes on medium high. Add the Quinoa and dry ranch dressing (if using) and hot sauce and combine. Stir well.

Serve with Ranch and Carrots on the side and enjoy!!!

Buffalo chicken rollups from scratch

 These buffalo chicken roll ups are so easy to make and so delicious to make, I think I found my new favorite.

You can use the pillsbury crescent rolls or pizza dough if you do not want to make the dough from scratch . But because I did not want to use the pillsbury crescent rolls and they are a bit sweet for me for this recipe, I made my own dough, which is also super simple to make

Buffalo chicken rollups from scratch

Buffalo Chicken Rollups

Ingredients for Buffalo Chicken Filling

1. 1 12.05oz canned chicken breast drained completely
2. 3-4 tablespoons Frank's hot buffalo sauce
3. 1 tablespoon each of ranch dressing mix, sour cream or mayo
4. 2 tablespoons parmesan cheese

Recipe for the Dough

Mix all the ingredients for the chicken filling .

Divide the dough into 2 equal parts and roll it into 8X6 inches rectangle about 1/3 inch thick. Lay the filling on the sheet about 1 inch away from all side. Roll it jelly roll like.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees

Cut the log into 1 inch bites and lay them 1 inch apart in a prepared sheet to bake. Bake them 30 minutes .

If you want you can melt 2 tablespoons of butter with a tablespoon of Italian seasoning and a pinch a salt and apply to the sides of the roll ups. Enjoy!!!

Here is another recipe Chicken Stromboli

Chicken stuffed bread

Long long time ago I made stromboli...at that time I was a novice at baking and I felt it was very difficult to knead the dough and all. But now I have become a pro - baking things for kids lunches every single week.

So, today I made buffalo chicken stuffed garlic bread and man its delicious. And I made green and orange confetti soup to go with it. The combination was sooo filling and great on a cold night. SO here you go

Chicken stuffed bread (Shredded chicken stuffed in bread and baked)

Turkey Stromboli with caramelized onions and mushrooms

Ingredients:
For Shredded chicken:

1. 1 chicken breast butterflied
2. 1/2 teaspoon each of salt, lemon pepper, ground cumin
3. 1 teaspoon garlic powder, onion powder, coriander powder

Sprinkle the chicken with all the ingredients and set aside for atleast 15 minutes. Spray a pot with tight fitting lid with cooking spray. On medium heat fry the chicken on each side for 3 minutes. Add 1/2 cup hot water to the pot and reduce the heat to low and simmer, covered for 8-10 minutes. Drain, let cool and shred

recipe for dough

After the dough is ready, divide the it into 2 part. roll the dough on a clean counter until it is 12 inch thick and 8x6 flat. Spread half of the chicken, top with it 1/2 cup mexican 3 cheese blend, roll the edges 1/2 inch and the roll it the longer side. Put it on a prepared baked sheet seam side down. Poke the bread a few times.

NOTE: for spice loving adults, I added 1/2 cup spicy salsa to the shredded chicken before using it to top the dough

Set it in a warm place for 20 minutes.

Pre heat the oven to 350 degrees and bake for 30 minutes. Brush the bread with 2 tablespoons butter and 1 teaspoon finely chopped garlic and 1/4 teaspoon salt

One other way of shredding chicken

Ingredients for Turkey Stromboli with caramelized onions and mushroom:

1. Oven roasted deli turkey
2. 1/2 cup  onions chopped
3. 4 oz button/cremini mushrooms sliced
4. 1 teaspoons olive oil
5.  for filling along with turkey provolone cheese and feta cheese

In a pan heat the oil and add the onions and mushrooms and cook on low heat for 7-8 minutes. Let cool and assemble the stromboli with laters of turkey , cheese, little marinara sauce, some onions and mushrooms and repeat. Make into stromboli, let rest for 20 minutes and bake and enjoy with marinara sauce on the side