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Buffalo Quinoa Bites with Bleu Cheese Dip

Ingredients

  • Cooking spray
  • 2 cups quinoa cooked
  • 2 large eggs
  • 3 green onions thinly sliced
  • ½ cup Franks buffalo sauce
  • 2 small celery stalks diced small
  • ½ cup shredded cheddar cheese I used extra sharp white
  • 4 ounces Neufchâtel cheese softened (also sold as ⅓ Less Fat Cream Cheese, or you can use regular cream cheese)
  • 2 tablespoons whole wheat flour
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Ingredients For the dip

  • 1 cup low-fat plain Greek Yogurt
  • 2 tablespoons fresh chopped parsley
  • ½ cup crumbled blue cheese
  • 2 tablespoons milk
  • 2 green onions sliced thin
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

  1. In a small bowl, mix together all the dip ingredients until well incorporated. Place in the fridge while you prepare the bites.
  2. Preheat the oven to 350°. Spray the cups of a mini muffin tin with cooking spray and set aside.
  3. In a large bowl, mix together all remaining quinoa bite ingredients until well mixed.
  4. Spoon about two tablespoons of the mixture into each of the cups of the mini muffin tin. (for me it was helpful using the actual tablespoon) Press bites down with back of a fork.
  5. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until the bites are set and beginning to brown on top.
  6. Let cool for five minutes in the pan, then remove from pan and serve warm with the dip.

Recipe Notes

Serving size: About 3 bites and 2 tablespoons dip.
Servings per recipe: 8
Nutrition per serving (about): 213 calories, 13g fat, 14g carbs, 10g protein