Quinoa Pizza Bites packed up for the fridge
to add to my lunchbox throughout the week.
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Makes 24 Quinoa Pizza Bites
Recipe from jessicainthekitchen.com
Husband-Tested in Alice’s Kitchen
These are just fun and easy to make
and quite tasty too. They make a great
appetizer or snack for a casual party. I
make them to have on hand for my lunchbox.
Did you know that you can freeze cooked quinoa? Cook up a couple of batches of quinoa on the
weekend and once the quinoa is cool, pack it in 1- or 2-cup freezer containers
and pop them in the freezer. Then, when you are ready to make Quinoa Pizza Bites or Sriracha Quinoa Bites, just thaw the
quinoa in the fridge and mix in the remaining ingredients.
2 cups cooked quinoa** (Recipe follows.)
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
2 large eggs
½ teaspoon salt, or to taste
1 teaspoon freshly ground
pepper
6 Tablespoons marinara or
pizza sauce
1 teaspoon garlic powder
6 teaspoons Italian
seasoning
¼ to ½ teaspoon crushed red
pepper flakes
4 Tablespoons shredded
mozzarella cheese (optional)
Cooking spray for greasing
muffin pan
Preheat oven to 400F. Grease mini muffin pan(s) with cooking
spray. Mix all the ingredients together
(except the 4 Tablespoons cheese.) Put a
Tablespoon of the mixture into each muffin tin, packing it in a bit. Bake for 12-15 minutes. Remove from the oven and top with the
remaining 4 Tablespoons cheese, if using.
Broil for 1 minute, watching carefully so they don’t burn. After broiling, remove the pan from the oven
and allow them to cool on a wire rack for about 15 minutes. Remove the pizza bites from the pan. Serve or store for later.
**How
to Prepare Quinoa
Cooked quinoa will keep for three or four days in the
refrigerator. You can also freeze cooked quinoa. Just 1 cup of uncooked quinoa will yield almost 4 cups cooked.
1 cup uncooked quinoa
2 cups water for cooking
Place 1 cup of uncooked quinoa in a sieve
(strainer.) Quinoa has a bitter coating
that must be rinsed off. An
effective method for rinsing off the bitter coating is to place the quinoa
seeds in a fine-meshed strainer and run cold water over the quinoa while gently
rubbing the seeds together in your hands. Place the rinsed quinoa in a saucepan
and add 2 cups water. Bring the cooking liquid to a rolling boil. Turn down the
heat to a simmer. Place a tight-fitting lid on the saucepan. Cook for 15 to 20
minutes. (Set a kitchen timer to 15 minutes so you won't forget to check for
doneness.) Fluff the cooked quinoa with
a fork.
1 comment:
these sound tasty, thanks for the freezing suggestions for lunchboxes, etc. I love pizza for breakfast, I first thought of pinning this on my breakfast board.
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