Buffalo Cauliflower Quinoa Balls

Ingredients

• Quinoa

  Uncooked

  1 cup or 170g

• Water

  Plain, clean water

  2 cup or 473g

• Cauliflower

  Raw

  1 head medium or 588g

• Garlic

  2 cloves raw - Whole Foods Market

  2 cloves, raw or 6g

• Bread crumbs

  Dry, grated, plain

  ¾ cup or 81g

• Oregano

  Spices, dried

  ½ tsp, ground or 0.9g

• Wheat flour

  Whole-grain

  1 tbsp or 8g

• Pepper or hot sauce

  Ready-to-serve

  8 tbsp or 115g

• Smart balance light buttery spread

  Margarine-like spread

  4 tbsp or 56g

• Garlic powder

  Spices

  1 tsp or 3g

• Chili powder

  Spices

  1 tsp or 3g

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375°.
2. Cook quinoa according to instructions on the package (with water over stovetop); at the same time, cook chopped cauliflower in a separate pot over stovetop with some water to steam.
3. While those are cooking, prepare the buffalo sauce: melt butter either in microwave or over stove and then stir in hot sauce, garlic powder and chili powder; set aside.
4. Once the quinoa is done cooking, set aside; once the cauliflower is done cooking, drain and place HALF the cauliflower, along with the garlic, into the food processor and pulse for 5-10 seconds.
5. Remove and pour cauliflower into a bowl before adding the second half of cauliflower to the food processor and repeating the process, removing and placing into the bowl.
6. Stir quinoa, breadcrumbs, oregano, and HALF of the buffalo sauce together with the cauliflower and then place the bowl in the refrigerator for 10-15 minutes, allowing everything to cool off a bit.
7. After 15 minutes, remove from refrigerator and, using your hands, form mixture into golf ball-sized meatballs, placing the meatballs directly onto a large skillet. If the mixture is too wet, add additional flour 1 tbsp at a time.
8. Drizzle 1 tbsp of olive oil on the skillet and then cook meatballs on medium-high heat, making sure to be careful when flipping them over, until they're golden brown on all sides.
9. Pour a small amount of the rest of the buffalo sauce overtop of each meatball, making sure they all get covered with the sauce but you don't want them to be soaked with sauce or else they will get soggy.
10. Remove meatballs from skillet and place on a baking sheet; bake for approximately 15 minutes. Remove from oven and enjoy!