Quinoa Pizza Bites
By Jessica Hylton -
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These Easy Quinoa Pizza Bites will satisfy your every pizza cravings. They are protein packed, delicious, and great for parties!
This might be my last Quinoa post for January (yeah right), because I think I’m all Quinoa-ed out! I’ve been eating it on the down low and I am officially adding it to my list of grains to eat endlessly.
These Quinoa Pizza Bites were such a hit! First of all, if I had my own way I would host a Super Bowl party will all of these delicious healthy stuff including of course my Sticky Sesame Cauliflower Wings but that would be in a perfect world…I still plan to sneak in some healthy treats without these shouting men knowing!
I will admit that I ate all of these…my mom got one. Being a huge pizza fan, I thoroughly enjoyed these. They’re perfectly chewy and like mini pizzas in a bite (duh Jessica) PLUS you get additional sauce to dip them in. I can’t get enough of pizza sauce, it’s like crack to me! I even started taking smaller bites so that I could get more pizza sauce. 🙂 . Good thing it’s healthy! If you like these, you’ll definitely love my Cauliflower Pizza Bites too.
I also added melted cheese on top by turning on my broiler which gave these a delicious crust. They were the perfect lunch and are so great if you are on the go. I’m trying to look more into quick lunches since on my drive home I fought off the fast food thoughts and quickly rushed to the kitchen to cook something healthy aka Whole Grain Baked Mac & Cheese.
Ah, I think I hear it beeping that it’s ready! While I go indulge in some “healthy” but delicious food, please try these! They are so good! Have an amazing weekend!
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Quinoa Pizza Bites (Gluten Free)
These Easy Quinoa Pizza Bites will satisfy your every pizza cravings. They are protein packed, delicious, and great for parties!
Ingredients
- 1 cup cooked quinoa
- 1/2 cup vegan or regular shredded cheese + 2 tablespoons of cheese
- 1 flax egg or egg
- 1/4 teaspoon salt to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon ground pepper
- 3 tablespoons of marinara sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 3 teaspoons italian seasoning
- 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes optional
- Marinara Sauce for dipping
Instructions
Instructions
How to Cook Quinoa
- 1. Mix 1/2 cup uncooked and washed quinoa with 1 cup water and a pinch of salt. Bring to a boil first and then lower heat. Cook the quinoa for about 15 minutes until fluffy. You should get about 1 1/2 cups of cooked quinoa (you only need 1 cup for the recipe, so you could always make extra pizza bites or use it another time).
Quinoa Pizza Bites
- 2. Preheat oven to 400 ° F/ 205° C.
- 3. Grease a 12 mini muffin tin pan OR line it with parchment paper with strips over the sides. I found the parchment paper worked best for me!
- 4. Mix all of the ingredients together, except the extra 2 tablespoons of cheese.
- 5. Put a tablespoon into each muffin tin, packing them in.
- 6. Bake for 12-15 minutes.
- 7. Remove from oven and top with remaining 2 tablespoons of cheese. Broil for about 30 seconds to 1 minute (please watch them, they burn easily).
- 8. After broiling, allow to cool on a wire rack for about 15 minutes and then remove from pan.
- Serve with Marinara Sauce. Enjoy!!
NOTES
Notes
HOW TO STORE
This can last for about one week in the fridge in an air-tight tupperware container . You can freeze these items and pop them in the oven to heat them up.
If you’re making this for kids or you don’t like spice, the red pepper flakes can get really spicy when baked, so you can leave it out.
If you try these Quinoa Pizza Bites please let me know in the comment section below, or tag me on instagram with the hashtag #jessicainthekitchen! For more exclusive recipes follow me on Instagram AND on Snapchat: jessinkitchen.
Nutrition
Calories: 41kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 117mg | Potassium: 52mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 37IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 16mg | Iron: 1mg
by Jessica
Thanks for sharing! Quinoa is really one of the best superfoods, here I’d like to share its health benefits I read online.
https://myeasychoices.com/health-benefits-of-quinoa/
These are absolutely delicious and it totally hit the pizza craving spot! Thanks for sharing, it’s going into my family recipe collection 🙂
Hi Claire,
Aww so happy to hear that!! You’re so welcome and thanks so much for your feedback!! 🙂
Can you please explain how to use strips of parchment paper in the mini muffin pan? I lost so much of each pizza bite when I greased the pan.
Hi Katie, I’ll be glad to explain how to use parchment paper in this recipe. Cut the parchment paper in 4×4 inch squares then press the squares into the section that holds the muffin. After that you’re free to place the mixture into the parchment paper lined tin. I hope this helps and I’m sorry to hear about your previous mishap.
It’s so good, extremely healthy and just tastes incredible.
Thanks Dave. We’re glad you like it!
This looks and sounds amazing! I wouldn’t be able to keep my hands off it 🙂
Thank you so much Michele. We’re happy that you like the recipe! Thanks again for reading!
Delicious but mine didn’t hold their shape! They ended up being mushy and fall apart at the bottom. What did I do wrong? I want to nail this recipe!
Hey Justin,
I’m so glad you enjoyed the taste! Let me help re the falling apart at the bottom. Did you ensure your flax eggs were properly set up first, and use parchment strips?
Delicious and sooo easy! Made mine with a regular egg and they held together perfectly, even got a little crispy on the outside!
If you’re not a huge fan of Italian seasoning or the taste of oregano (like my mother), you can swap it for basil / mix of basil & other herbs. Definitely making again!!
We’re so happy that you enjoyed this recipe Thomas! Thank you so much for reading and leaving such a nice comment!
This recipe is FANTASTIC! I followed it exactly and these pizza bites are amazing. I’m definitely sharing this with my whole family, thank you so much for sharing it with us! If you’re thinking about trying it, DO IT! (:
You’re so incredibly welcome Shannon and I’m so happy to hear that!!
I never leave comments on recipes but these were AMAZING! We had a bunch of leftover quinoa in the fridge so I was looking for creative ways to use it up and WOW. Will definitely be making these again – such a delicious snack.