Easy Quinoa Sweet Potato And Broccoli Bites

Easy Quinoa Sweet Potato And Broccoli Bites

Posted 2015-02-10 by Samantha Jeffree follow

These bites are great for an easy meal, nice cold for lunchboxes or work lunches, and very versatile.

Have a vegetarian friend or relative and not sure what to cook for them?

Cook these up and serve them with vegetables or salad.

I didn't precook the broccoli as it cooked quite fast in the oven but some other vegetables might need to be precooked.

Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time: 25 minutes (plus time to cook quinoa and sweet potato)
Makes: 12 muffin size portions

Ingredients
400g sweet potato
3/4 cups uncooked quinoa (I used white but you could use any variety)
1 cup broccoli cut up small
1tsp vegetable stock powder
1 1/2 cups grated cheese (or more if you want it extra cheesy - less if you want to be healthier)
1 tsp paprika (optional)
1/4 tsp chilli flakes (optional)
Salt and pepper to taste



Method
  • Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius

  • Boil sweet potato (in microwave or on stove top) and mash. Set aside to cool.

  • Cook quinoa on stove top according to directions.

  • Tip: cooking it with vegetable stock powder in the water gives it a nice taste and means you don't really need to add salt to the mixture when combining all ingredients.



  • Combine all ingredients in a bowl and mix well.

  • Season with salt and pepper to taste.

  • Grease 12 hole muffin tip with cooking spray - as you can see I have a square muffin tin, but round is more common and will work just as well.



  • Fill tray with mixture. This can be firmly pressed into the holes as the bites aren't going to rise like cake mix so there's no need to leave space.

  • Place in oven and cook for 25 minutes or until the bites have started to crisp on the top.

  • Remove from oven and allow to stand in tray for 5 minutes.

  • Carefully remove bites with spoon and place on plate to cool.



  • These are really versatile. Use sweet potato or something similar as a base to hold the ingredients together, add quinoa, brown rice or anything to give the bites a bit more texture and then add your favourite vegetables.

  • Use leftovers, experiment with different ingredients and enjoy.

  • Categories
    #vegetarian
    #healthy
    #easy
    #broccoli
    #quinoa
    [INTRO These bites are great for an easy meal, lunchboxes or work lunches, and are very versatile.]

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