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 caloriescarbohydrate: 3.9 gcholesterol: 15.3 mgfat: 2.2 gfiber: 0.7 gprotein: 2.1 gsaturatedFat: 0.9 gservingSize: -sodium: 37.2 mgsugar: 0.5 gtransFat: : -unsaturatedFat: : -
Directions Cheesy Veggie-Quinoa Bites
Directions
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a mini muffin tin with oil.
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.
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.
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.
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.