All the flavor of pizza with none of the crust. These bake in a muffin tray with cooked quinoa, chopped spinach and marinara, and they hold together well enough to go into a lunchbox cold the next morning. One tray makes twelve, which in this house lasts about two days.
Let them cool in the liners before you lift them out. I have learned that one the hard way.
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Ingredients
1 cup quinoa (makes about 2 cups cooked)
Vegetable broth (or water) to cook the quinoa
1 cup chopped spinach
½ cup marinara sauce
2 eggs
2 egg whites
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
1 tsp oregano
1 tsp garlic powder
⅓ tsp salt
⅛ tsp ground pepper
Shredded Parmesan cheese for sprinkling on top
1Cook quinoa and broth according to package directions.
2Preheat oven to 400F. Line a muffin tray with silicone liners.
3In a large bowl, mix the cooked quinoa with all the other ingredients. Sprinkle the Parmesan cheese on top.
4Fill the 12 muffin liners with the quinoa mixture.
5Bake for 15-20 minutes or until the edges start to turn golden.
6Let the muffins cool in the muffin liners otherwise they will fall apart when removed (I speak from experience!). Remove from liners and enjoy!
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Ingredients
Products We Used
Ingredients
1 cup quinoa (makes about 2 cups cooked)
Vegetable broth (or water) to cook the quinoa
1 cup chopped spinach
½ cup marinara sauce
2 eggs
2 egg whites
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
1 tsp oregano
1 tsp garlic powder
⅓ tsp salt
⅛ tsp ground pepper
Shredded Parmesan cheese for sprinkling on top
Directions
1Cook quinoa and broth according to package directions.
2Preheat oven to 400F. Line a muffin tray with silicone liners.
3In a large bowl, mix the cooked quinoa with all the other ingredients. Sprinkle the Parmesan cheese on top.
4Fill the 12 muffin liners with the quinoa mixture.
5Bake for 15-20 minutes or until the edges start to turn golden.
6Let the muffins cool in the muffin liners otherwise they will fall apart when removed (I speak from experience!). Remove from liners and enjoy!
We loved these! My daughter is 4 1/2! I did them in the Air Fryer! 15minutes!
So glad to read this! We’ll definitely have to try them in the air fryer… such a great idea!! Thanks for the recommendation!
Made these today and picky 14 month old liked them! Thanks!
So glad to hear it! My 2 year old is super picky, and he loves them too… such an easy meal idea!