Cheese. Spicy. Sweet potatoes. These are a few of my favorite things. I also adore quinoa ... For such a little guy, it packs such a nutritional punch! Good source of plant based protein, packed with antioxidants and anti inflammatory phytonutrients and so adaptable for tons of meals.
Quinoa burgers are incredibly adaptable and you can easily play around with a variety of great tastes and flavors. Now the cheese I use in this particular recipe does make it a little more decadent than normal, but hell ... its cheese. These would still be good and even healthier if you nixed the cheese ... but I'm not quite ready for that sacrifice. If you dare to be cholesterol free and/or vegan to do the cheese-less route, tell me what you think!
To me, its a combo that lets me enjoy the delish badness of cheese and buffalo wing sauce, but without feeling as guilty as I used to when I could easily eat a dozen wings. Try it as a substitute for the Superbowl! Here's one of the spins I like to do when making quinoa burgers ... Enjoy!!
Ingredients
(I made this with enough sweet potato fries for 4 servings, and the burgers came out to 7 servings)
Sweet Potato Fries
-3 medium sweet potatoes
-1 tsp chipolte powder
-1 healthy shake of "Jamaica Me Crazy" (this is "shut the front door" amazing with sweet potatoes ... plus its sodium free and packed with flavor)
-1/4 tsp garlic salt
-1 tbsp organic brown sugar
-1 tbsp melted coconut oil (I also adore coconut oil with sweet potatoes .. it accentuates the natural sweetness oh so good)
1. Preheat your oven to 400. Slice your sweet potatoes into lil fry cuts.
2. Place your cut fries into a bag or a container with a lid. Then pour the rest of the ingredients on top & shake until well distributed.
3. Spray a cooking pan with coconut oil, and place your fries on your pan. Cook until browned, approx 20-30 min.
Nutritional Information
Servings: 4
Calories: 146
Fat: 3.5
Saturated Fat: 3
Poly: 0.1
Mono: 0.2
Trans: 0
Cholesterol: 0
Sodium: 133.8
Carbs: 27
Dietary Fiber: 2.2
Sugars: 8.2
Protein: 1.5
Vitamin A: 390%
Vit C: 37.5%
Buffalo Blue Quinoa Burgers
-2 cups uncooked quinoa, cooked & cooled
-5 cloves garlic, minced & 1 shallot, minced - I recommend browning in a pan with a splash of EVOO before adding with the rest of the ingredients
-1 tsp chipolte powder
-1 can Trader Joe's Cannelini beans, mashed (a great way to mix in fiber & good stuff all while not affecting the flavor and helping keep the burgers together!)
-1 egg
-1/2 cup Frank's Buffal Sauce
-1/2 cup panko bread crumbs
-3/4 cup 2% Mexican blend cheese
-1/2 cup blue cheese (I also highly recommend buying a block of blue and cutting it yourself ... Oh so amazing!)
1. Get a large mixing bowl and mix all your ingredients. Blend together just as you would regular hamburgers or meatballs.
2. Heat a large pan over medium-high flame & add a light splash of EVOO and evenly distribute over the surface of the pan.
4. Place your quinoa patties in your pan and cook on one side til browned (approx 6-8 min?). Cook on each side.
5. I serve mine naked with avocado slices. This is also great with additional cheese topping, grilled onions, guac, ranch or ketchup.
Nutritional Information
Servings: 7
Calories: 379
Fat: 10.5
Saturated: 4.9
Cholesterol: 23.6
Sodium: 904.9
Potassium: 33.3
Carbs: 50.5
Fiber: 8.6
Sugars: 4
Protein: 18.8 g
Calcium: 26
Iron: 18.8%
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