Buffalo Quinoa Bites

Buffalo quinoa bites are a crowd pleasing snack even non vegetarians will love.
Perfectly crispy, straight from the air fryer with a melty blue cheese center.

Servings: 16 bites

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American Vegetarian

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healthy snacks buffalo sauce Vegetarian Meals buffalo quinoa

🧂 Ingredients

2 cups cooked quinoa
1 cup cannellini beans

mashed
3/4 cup panko bread crumbs
1 large egg lightly beaten
1/2 cup buffalo wing sauce

divided
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pepper
2 oz. crumbled blue cheese

Instructions

1 In a large bowl combine the quinoa, mashed cannellini beans, bread crumbs, egg,
salt, pepper and 1/4 cup buffalo sauce.
2 Mix well to moisten the ingredients and then form into 16 equal size balls. (I
used a 2 tablespoon cookie scoop)
3 Flatten each ball into a pancake shape in the palm of your hand. Place a pinch
of blue cheese crumbles into the center, then fold the sides up to enclose the
cheese in the center of the ball. Squeeze tightly to seal.
4 Air fry balls in a single even layer at 375 degrees for 8 minutes. Rotate the
balls and continue air frying for 8 more minutes until crispy.
5 Toss quinoa bites into remaining buffalo wing sauce. Serve.