Cheesy Veggie-Quinoa Bites recipe

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Ingredients

2 teaspoons vegetable oil, or as needed
1 ⅓ cups water
⅔ cup quinoa
½ cup cauliflower florets, or more to taste
3 carrots, shredded
1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese, or more to taste
2 large eggs
¼ cup chopped fresh kale
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon flax seeds
1 tablespoon chia seeds
2 teaspoons minced garlic
2 teaspoons onion powder
salt and ground black pepper to taste

Nutrition Info

43.3 calories
carbohydrate: 3.9 g
cholesterol: 15.3 mg
fat: 2.2 g
fiber: 0.7 g
protein: 2.1 g
saturatedFat: 0.9 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 37.2 mg
sugar: 0.5 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a mini muffin tin with oil.

  2. Bring water and quinoa to a boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until quinoa is tender, 15 to 20 minutes. Drain any excess liquid and let cool briefly.

  3. Place a steamer insert into a saucepan and fill with water to just below the bottom of the steamer. Bring water to a boil. Add cauliflower, cover, and steam until tender, 2 to 6 minutes.

  4. Mix cooked quinoa, steamed cauliflower, carrots, Cheddar cheese, eggs, kale, flour, flax seeds, chia seeds, garlic, onion powder, salt, and pepper together in a bowl. Spoon mixture into the muffin cups and press down lightly.

  5. Bake in the preheated oven until edges are light brown, 10 to 12 minutes. Let cool in pan, about 5 minutes. Remove bites from pan and let cool, about 5 minutes more.

Recipe Yield

32 bites

Recipe Note

This is by far my favorite vegetarian quinoa recipe. My 2-year-old went crazy eating them. He couldn't even tell there were veggies in it! He asked for seconds... and thirds.

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