mini baked quinoa patties

Ingredients

• Servings: 18
• 3 cups water
• 1 cup quinoa
• olive oil cooking spray
• 1 cup frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained
• 1 cup dry bread crumbs
• 4 eggs, whisked
• 1/3 cup shredded colby cheese

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 35 mins Ready Time: 50 mins


• bring water and quinoa to a boil in a saucepan. reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until quinoa is tender and water has been absorbed, 15 to 20 minutes.
• preheat oven to 400 degrees f (200 degrees c). spray a baking sheet with olive oil cooking spray.
• stir quinoa, spinach, bread crumbs, eggs, and colby cheese together in a bowl. drop spoonfuls of the quinoa mixture the prepared baking sheets and press to desired thickness.
• bake in the preheated oven until the bottoms of the patties are golden, about 15 minutes. flip patties and bake until golden, about 5 minutes more.