Buffalo Chicken Quinoa Fritters

Buffalo Chicken Quinoa Fritters requires about 35 minutes from start to finish. This recipe serves 4. This main course has 272 calories, 19g of protein, and 13g of fat per serving. For 90 cents per serving, this recipe covers 13% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Plenty of people made this recipe, and 11722 would say it hit the spot. Head to the store and pick up water, oil, shredded chicken, and a few other things to make it today. It is brought to you by Closet Cooking. Overall, this recipe earns a pretty good spoonacular score of 67%. Try Buffalo Chicken Quinoa, Buffalo Chicken Quinoa Salad, and Buffalo Chicken Quinoa Salad for similar recipes.

Servings: 4

Preparation duration: 10 minutes

Cooking duration: 25 minutes

 

Ingredients:

1/4 cup blue cheese, crumbled

1 egg

1/4 cup hot sauce or to taste

oil for frying

1/4 cup onion, finely diced

1/4 cup panko breadcrumbs

1/2 cup quinoa, rinsed

salt and pepper to taste

1/2 cup cheddar, shredded

1 cup chicken, cooked and shredded

1 cups water

Equipment:

paper towels

frying pan

Cooking instruction summary:

Simmer the quinoa in the water until the liquid has been absorbed and the quinoa is tender, about 15 minutes and let cool enough to handle.Mix the cooked quinoa with the chicken, hot sauce, onion, cheddar cheese, blue cheese, egg, breadcrumbs, salt and pepper, adding more breadcrumbs if required to allow it to hold its shape.Heat the oil in a pan over medium heat.Spoon the mixture into the pan and form patties of any size that you desire and cook until golden brown on both sides, about 2-4 minutes per side, and set aside on paper towels to drain.

 

Step by step:


1. Simmer the quinoa in the water until the liquid has been absorbed and the quinoa is tender, about 15 minutes and let cool enough to handle.

2. Mix the cooked quinoa with the chicken, hot sauce, onion, cheddar cheese, blue cheese, egg, breadcrumbs, salt and pepper, adding more breadcrumbs if required to allow it to hold its shape.

3. Heat the oil in a pan over medium heat.Spoon the mixture into the pan and form patties of any size that you desire and cook until golden brown on both sides, about 2-4 minutes per side, and set aside on paper towels to drain.


Nutrition Information:

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271k Calories
19g Protein
13g Total Fat
17g Carbs
7% Health Score
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Calories
271k
14%

Fat
13g
21%

  Saturated Fat
5g
37%

Carbohydrates
17g
6%

  Sugar
1g
1%

Cholesterol
88mg
29%

Sodium
869mg
38%

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Protein
19g
38%

Phosphorus
301mg
30%

Selenium
17µg
26%

Manganese
0.5mg
25%

Calcium
179mg
18%

Vitamin B3
3mg
17%

Vitamin B2
0.28mg
17%

Vitamin B6
0.33mg
17%

Magnesium
60mg
15%

Folate
58µg
15%

Vitamin C
11mg
15%

Zinc
2mg
14%

Iron
1mg
11%

Vitamin B1
0.16mg
10%

Copper
0.19mg
9%

Vitamin B5
0.93mg
9%

Potassium
294mg
8%

Fiber
1g
7%

Vitamin B12
0.43µg
7%

Vitamin E
0.96mg
6%

Vitamin A
307IU
6%

Vitamin D
0.35µg
2%

Vitamin K
2µg
2%

covered percent of daily need
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