Quinoa Pizza Bites

Here is another recipe I tried. I found this on pinterest so I'm not going to take credit for it. However, I did make minor changes....

This is a great way to prep for the week. Make these bites on Sunday night and you have your meals prepared for the week.(or at least for a few days) I find that if I prepare my meals on Sunday it helps me not cheat. Quinoa has great benefits and what better way then to make little pizza bites out of it. :) The recipe calls for a "mini-cupcake pan" but I used the regular size. I wanted this to be a meal instead of a snack. However, this is a great snack to have if you're having a get together or if you're in the mood for a mini snack :)

If you guys can and don't mind, if you make any of the recipes I post, please posts pics or comments of your thoughts. Or if you did something different to tweak the recipe, please let me know! :)

Recipe:

Quinoa Pizza Bites

Makes ~14 (with a regular size cupcake pan)

• 2 cups cooked quinoa - (If you can try to find the "pre-washed" Quinoa to avoid having to spend the time cleaning it.)
• 2 large eggs
• 1 cup chopped onion (I used a green onion and chopped it extremely fine)
• 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese (I used vegetarian cheese- but the regular kind wont hurt you)
• 2 tsp minced garlic
• 1/2 cup fresh basil, chopped (I actually used crushed and it came out the same)
• 1 cup chopped pepperoni slices (~1/2 of a 7 oz bag) (I found turkey pepperoni slices and they were just as great. I chopped these extremely fine as well.)
• 1/2 tsp seasoning salt
• 1 tsp paprika
• 1 tsp dried crushed oregano
• pizza sauce for dipping

1.  Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2.  Mix together all ingredients, except pizza sauce, in a medium mixing bowl.

3.  Distribute mixture into a greased mini muffin tin, filling each cup to the top (1 heaping Tbs each), and press down gently to compact. 

4.  Bake for 15-20 minutes.

Nutritional Information for 5 bites per My Fitness Pal: Calories - 175, Fat - 10g, Protein - 9g, Fiber - 2g, Calcium - 10mg, Carbs - 12g

Here is a pic of my quinoa pizza bites. .....

Dinner is served!

 

Eggwhites Omelet Muffin

Helloooo! I know, I've been slacking. I'm trying to post something once a week but my schedule is cray! However, I got something for ya'll this week. I recently tried making two things, eggwhites omelet muffins and quinoa pizza bites. I figured I'd find some recipes that are strictly on portion control(which is the key to dieting). Here is what I tried recently...

I cooked these recipes using a cupcake pan. It's a great portion size and you can have up to two. Yay!

Breakfast:
Eggwhite Omelet Muffins:
1 dozen eggs

1 bag of Jimmy Dean (the mix has potatoes, onions, bell peppers and sausage)
1 bag of vegetarian cheese

Cook the Jimmy Dean bag until sausage browns(I cooked mine till the veggies were soft)

In a separate bowl crack the eggs using only the egg whites. (in a previous post I demonstrated how to take the yoke out)- You can buy a bottle of egg whites if you prefer. I just think its pricey and by me manually doing this I know its all egg whites and not some random thing mixed with it....
In the bowl with the eggwhites, pour the Jimmy dean mix and vegetarian cheese. Mix all together.



Spray the cupcake pan with healthy heart canola oil or whatever type of oil you would like to use. I use this brand because its ZERO everything.
Next pour all the ingredients into the cupcake pan. Cook in the oven for about 15 minutes (or when the muffins start to fluff) at 350 degrees.

This is what I prefer to use

Tadaah! Here are the muffins :)