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Goat Cheese Stuffed Quinoa Nuggets

Quinoa bites stuffed with goat cheese, greens, and herbs. They're a protein-packed filling meal and they make great leftovers.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings: 6
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: American
Calories: 300
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups of cooked quinoa
  • 2 eggs [whisked]
  • 1 c. chopped greens [spinach or baby chard work well]
  • 2 tsp. sea salt
  • 2 tsp. fresh black pepper
  • 1/2 Tbsp. dried thyme
  • 2 Tbsp. brown rice flour
  • 1/3 c. gluten-free breadcrumbs
  • 3 cloves of garlic [minced]
  • 2 oz. goat cheese

Method
 

  1. Cook quinoa – you'll need two cups for the recipe. After it is cooked, set it aside to cool in a large bowl.
  2. Preheat oven to 350º. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  3. In a small bowl, whisk eggs then add salt, pepper, and thyme. Add eggs, greens, and minced garlic to the bowl of quinoa and mix together.
  4. In a separate bowl, mix together brown rice flour and breadcrumbs.
  5. Form the quinoa mixture into balls, about 1/4 c. in size.
  6. Stuff with small chunks of goat cheese, about the size of of a grape.
  7. Rolls quinoa balls in the breadcrumb/rice flour mixture to lightly coat.
  8. Bake for 35-40 minutes, until golden brown.