by Lindsay 50 Comments
Hi Friends!
As promised, things are back on schedule today! I was going to write my FNCE recap but I ended up spending most of the day yesterday playing catchup- on sleep, on emails, on hubby time. This upcoming weekend will be the first weekend in a month that hubby and I have both been at home together. I can’t wait! Anyways, I whipped up the tasty little bites pictured above for dinner last night and just HAD to share them today!
One of the things I miss most when I’m traveling is cooking my own food. I’m a sucker for being in control so I can only tolerate eating out so many times before I get a little stressed out. So, even though I hadn’t been grocery shopping, I headed straight to the kitchen last night to see what I could come up with. The end result was delicious and that’s good news for me because it means that all of the ingredients are things that I almost always have on hand, no matter whether I’ve just gone grocery shopping or haven’t gone for a few weeks.
Mexican Quinoa Bites
Throw your taste buds a miniature fiesta with these easy Mexican bites.
- Author: Author: Lindsay
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 35 minutes
- Yield: 24 1x
Ingredients
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- 1/2 c quinoa, uncooked
- 1 c black beans, cooked
- 1/4 c avocado, smashed
- 1 egg
- 1 red pepper, diced
- 1/2 c corn kernals, cooked
- 1/2 c onion, diced
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
- 1/3 c ground pepitas (or breadcrumbs)
- 1/2 c low-fat mexican shredded cheese
Instructions
- Rinse quinoa and cook according to package directions.
- Combine beans, avocado, peppers, corn and onion in a small bowl and mix well.
- Add spices and stir to combine.
- Add cooked quinoa (cooled slightly), egg and ground pepitas and mix well.
- Spray mini muffin tins with cooking spray and spoon in quinoa mixture.
- Bake at 375 degrees for 15 minutes.
- Remove from oven and let cool 5-10 min in pan.
- Gently remove from pan and serve with bbq sauce or salsa.
Aren’t they cute? I’m love bite-sized foods. These would make a great party appetizer, tailgate snack or dinner entree!
I dipped mine in bbq sauce,
hubby topped his with sriracha.
Next time I might try mixing the bbq sauce in before baking!
Let’s chat!
Bite-size or full-size?
What’s your favorite appetizer?
Enjoy!
–Lindsay–
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Lindsay Livingston is a Registered Dietitian and new mom from Columbus, Ohio. On her blog, she shares simple, healthy recipes, nutrition tips, workouts and snapshots of her life. Follow her on Twitter @LeanGrnBeanBlog and Instagram @TheLeanGreenBean and be sure to subscribe via RSS or email so you never miss a post!
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Sandra Laflamme saysThose look delicious. I just love quinoa but my husband is not ao sure. Perhaps these would make a great app for my next book group. thanks for sharing this recipe!
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such a cool idea to smack the avocado in this! I love bite-sized goodies… maybe a little too much at times. LOL!
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I am obsessed with muffin tin recipes because #1 they are so easy and #2 they are the perfect size and #3 they are perfectly shaped which makes my life a heck of a lot easier to make appetizers that look appealing for guests! I will have to try this baby out! I just made turkey muffins check out my blog for the recipe I think you will really enjoy them. Love and Shine CourtStar
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- Miz says
I LOVE my minimuffin tins too.
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- Julie @ ROJ Running says
These look really amazing. Makes me sad I can’t have quinoa! But what a great idea for taking to a party.
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- HollieisFueledByLOLZ says
Those look absolutely Delicious. Holy moly will I have to be trying those!
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- lindsay says
welcome home friend. glad you are getting some quality time with the hubs and doggies soon. These are just brilliant. I shall make and put an egg on top!
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Love this recipe! These are so cute and would make such a cute appetizer! I’ve been loving quinoa lately and am always looking for new ways to prepare it!
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- Lindsay says
awesome! hope you like them!
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- Andrea says
These are precious!! Adding them to my ‘to make’ list!
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- Linz @ Itz Linz says
I love all your “bite” recipes!! They are perfect for appetizers! I’m more of a full size kind of person for dinner… but these bites are perfect to bring to someones house!
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- Mo says
YUM!!! I am the same way – I can only stand eating out so much before I NEED to return home & cook. Nothing beats a home cooked meal!
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how cute!! pinning now!
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- Laura says
Just pinned! They are the cutest… and we’re hosting friends next weekend, I think I’m going to make these as an appetizer!
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- Lindsay says
yay!!! let me know how it goes!!
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These look so freaking good!!
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- Lindsay says
thank you!!!!!! aren’t they cute 🙂
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- Alexis @ Hummusapien says
I NEED a mini muffin tin! Everything is better pre-portioned…even if it means I eat like ten 🙂 These look awesome, Lindsay!
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- Lindsay says
oh girl, yes you do! go buy one ASAP!
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- Allie says
I definitely love bite-sized for appetizers or any time there are a lot of different food options–then I can taste it all! But regular meals? I love to go gigantic, haha. Ridiculously large omelets, giant bowls of salad, oh yes!
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- Lindsay says
haha i seem to like either mini or giant! in between is just boring!
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Oh man, I’m so excited to see another quinoa recipe. I <3 quinoa. Now I have an excuse to buy a mini muffin tin!
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- Lindsay says
everyone needs mini muffins!
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These look amazing!!!! Yum!
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Ohhhhh, I’m makin’ these babies in the next day or two!!! I’ll take pics.;)
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- Lindsay says
yay!!! can’t wait!!
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- Lauren says
Yum! I may try these out tonight! My husband won’t often eat vegetarian, so when he’s gone at work, that’s my pleasure. I’m really liking the look of your blog! It’s much cleaner and easier on my eyes! 🙂
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- Lindsay says
hope you like them!
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- Iris says
These are adorable! And they look delicious too – I would definitely add Sriracha like your husband did (I’m a Sriracha fiend). 😉
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Yes! I am pinning this now so I can remember it. I saw your instagram and have been dying to see the recipe!
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Gosh these sound insanely delicious, Lindsay!
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These look awesome!! Can’t wait to hear your recap!!
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i made something like this over the summer. i’m sure they are great!
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- Kierston says
Love mini bites! These look delish! Pinning 🙂
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- Lindsay says
thanks so much!!
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- Katie Z says
Oh my gosh. You are officially a genius. This is so perfect!!
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- Lindsay says
enjoy!!
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YUM! Look good to me!
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This look amazing. I love everything quinoa, so these look like such happy little quinoa muffins!
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Yum! These look delicious 🙂
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- Lindsay says
thank you!
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Those look SO GOOD! I love all your recipes…. Just another fun thing to try with quinoa thats not SALAD! Thanks for sharing!
Dani
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- Kam says
Dan and I (from Perth) made these for lunch yesterday, they were a hit! Thanks for the great idea. Sending foodie love from down under!
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- Lindsay says
ahhhh! yay! so glad to hear it 🙂
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- Kristi Rimkus says
It’s recipe is on my appetizer list for sure. What a great way to get the family to eat quinoa.
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- Roughly A Runner says
This is genius. Abso-effing-lutely genius.
That is all.
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- Lindsay says
haha well thank you 🙂
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- Pam says
These look amazing! Can these be baked a day in advance? I have a Mexican themed Potluck lunch at work and wont be able to make them “fresh” that same day. What do you think?
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- Lindsay says
I think they’d be ok. I’ve reheated leftovers before and they were fine.
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- Pam says
Awesome! Thanks for your quick response. I’ll let you know how they turn out. 🙂
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