Kale and Quinoa Bites are a great healthy snack! This vegetarian recipe is gluten free and packed with nutritious ingredients!
Well, let’s start 2016 on the right foot. After all that holiday fudge I am needing some light and healthy recipes!
These Kale Bites are fantastic because they are very easy to make, taste great and are packed with nutritious ingredients. I sure do love my kale and quinoa so it is not surprising that I love these little bites, too. If you aren’t sure about the whole kale trend, no biggie. Check out my Pizza Quinoa Bites or Buffalo Quinoa Bites!
Eating healthier in 2016 . . . we got this!
Make these Kale Bites and dip them in Healthy Homemade Ranch!
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Baked Kale and Quinoa Bites
Ingredients
- 1 Cup Cooked White Quinoa
- 3 Large Eggs
- 1 Cup Shredded Mozzarella Cheese
- 1 Cup Finely Chopped Fresh Kale
- 1/4 teaspoon Sea Salt
- 1/8 teaspoon Ground Pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon Garlic Powder
- 1/4 teaspoon Dried Italian Seasoning
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F
- Spray 12 mini muffin tins with nonstick spray. Set aside.
- Combine all ingredients and transfer to mini muffin tins.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes or until browned.
- Immediately transfer to cooling rack.
- Serve with Homemade Healthy Ranch Dressing.
Notes
Store leftovers in refrigerator. Reheat in oven, 350°F for about 10 minutes.
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Just found your website… What have I been missing?!? These bites looks so great… I love kale and quinoa, but never would have thought to use them this way! Very clever! 🙂 Going to sign up for your email updates now!
Awesome! Glad to meet another kale/quinoa fan. I hope you find more recipes that you like 🙂
Where can I find the nutrition information for this recipe. I too love kale and quinoa, but the carbs are usually quite substantial and I need to limit carbs for diabetes reasons.
Hi Nicole:
Never mind. I just found them at the bottom when I went back to the simple directions. Thanks for providing a great new recipe.
Kathy
You’re welcome Kathy. I’m glad you found the nutrition info. I hope you enjoy 🙂
Ive been lookin for the SIMPLE DIRECTIONS to find the nutrition info but i cant find it can u please send them to me. These look sooo good cant wait to try it ty Nicole
I don’t have much experience with nutrition info sites (I prefer to remain ignorant of the fat and calories, lol) But, I have heard good things about this website: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/recipe/calculator
Just discovered this recipe, thanks for sharing I will definitely try this. Kale is not my favourite vegetable, so anyway thats going to make it more appealing is a bonus.
thanks again.
I hope you enjoy! I love Kale 🙂
Okay, I cooked a cup of quinoa but I think it actually made more than I needed. Just to clarify, you are measuring the actual cooked quinoa, correct? Thanks! Looks delish.
I emailed you directly, so I hope you received my response. It is 1 cup of cooked quinoa. Enjoy!
Hi Nicole,
Excited to make this. Any difference in directions if I use a full sized muffin tin?
I have always made this in mini muffin tins because I prefer small bites. You will need to bake a bit longer to ensure the middle gets cooked through. Enjoy 🙂
can you tell me how many calories are in this dish
Apologies, I don’t have nutrition info on my site. But, I know a lot of folks that use and love this site for nutrition info: https://www.myfitnesspal.com
I work long hours and hardly get any time to cook on weekdays. Therefore, I am planning to cook them on Sunday and freeze them for the rest of the week to use. Can you please suggest how long should I put them in oven after I take them out of the freezer?
Apologies, I have never tried freezing these so I can’t say for sure.
I made these yesterday (delicious by the way!) and I have some leftovers in the fridge – Can I ask how long they will keep for?
Apologies, I just found your comment. The quinoa bites keep well for 3-4 days in the refrigerator.
Do I have to use white quinoa??
No, use what you have on hand