One of the most important parts of making clean eating a lifestyle versus a temporary change is learning to make your favorite foods clean. One thing I'm totally obsessing over lately is clean pizza and cauliflower pizza, and now I have another clean pizza recipe to throw in the mix! These quinoa pizza bites are great because they give me a way to incorporate quinoa into my diet which I really need to start doing more often. Quinoa is one of those super foods with an endless list of benefits but for some reason it's never been a staple in my kitchen. This easy recipe incorporates all the flavors of pizza we all love with none of the fat or grease!
Ingredients
1 cup dry quinoa
1 egg 1 egg white
1/3 cup cottage cheese
1/2 tsp oregano
1 tsp Italian spices
1 tsp paprika
Turkey pepperoni cut into quarters (you can use as many as you'd like)
Clean marinara sauce for dipping (I like Monte Bene)
Optional: low fat mozzarella cheese for topping
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Place quinoa along with 2 cups of water in a pot and bring to a boil. Cover and turn down to simmer until water has cooked off.
3. Allow quinoa to cool for a few minutes so that the eggs don't cook when you combine ingredients.
4. Combine all ingredients except marinara sauce and mozzarella cheese.
5. Placed into a prepared muffin tin and bake for 20 minutes.
6. If adding mozzarella, add to top and place back in oven for 2-3 minutes.
7. Serve warm with warm marinara for dipping.
Love this idea! looks delicious:D
ReplyDeleteI LOVE quinoa!! I tried making a pizza crust one time by adapting a recipe I saw but it was an epic failure!! I will definitely have to try this! LOOKS GREAT!! Thank you!
ReplyDeleteHow many of these would you eat per serving?
ReplyDeleteI love the fact that these are easy to grab and go! I think I'd even throw some on top of a salad:)
ReplyDeleteJust made these with a little bit of salsa instead of meat, they are amazing, I love your recipes x
ReplyDeleteWhat could i replace the cottage cheese with? :)
ReplyDeleteWhich brand of turkey pepperoni do you use? All the ones I have found have BHT and other preservatives. :(
ReplyDeletemmm those look yummy! I am always trying to find easier and healthier ways to make anything with the word pizza in it! (:
ReplyDeleteSo I didn't have quinoa or enough turkey pepperoni, so I combine this with your clean pizza. I did 1 cup oats instead of quinoa and 1 turkey sausage instead of pepperoni. YUM! Thanks for the idea.
ReplyDeleteThese look so good! Can't wait to try them!
ReplyDeleteI would have never thought about combining these ingredients! Thanks. I'll have to try these!
ReplyDeleteSounds delicious, I can't wait to try it!!
ReplyDeleteWe made these this week and they were great! Thanks for the recipe!
ReplyDeleteYay! I looooove so many of recipes! I just made a batch of quinoa and wasn't sure what to do with it. Problem solved! I'm like you- I've never had it as a staple. I tried it once a couple years ago in a soup and it was a disaster, I think I was a bit scarred! I finally took the plunge again though and I'm convinced my experience will be much better this time around, especially thanks to your recipe! =)
ReplyDeleteSounds yummy. I am vegan and love finding ways to make a clean pizza. My favorite is using a nice big portabello mushrooms and loading it with sauce, veggies and sprinkling it with nutritional yeast (gives it a cheezy flavor).
ReplyDeleteI love quinoa. My favorite way to eat it is in the morning like oatmeal w/ cinnamon, almond milk and a piece of banana for sweetness.
Just made this for dinner and these bites are AMAZING! SO delicious ! Thank you!
ReplyDeleteHi! I made these and followed the recipe however the when I tried to take them out of the cupcake tray they fell apart... any advice??
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