I love keeping things simple...and things with 5 ingredients? They are super simple! So here's how to stock up your freezer with veggie packed yumminess, quickly and easily...and get a protein hit into the kids at the same time. 5 ingredient eggy quinoa cups are perfect for the lunchbox!
These are a bit of a choose your own adventure kind of snack, because you can top them with whatever you like, I've done some with broccoli, some with tomato and some with mushroom, but don't stop there, you could use zucchini, salami, bacon, ham, tuna, carrot, sundried tomatoes, olives, kale...whatever you like really!
If your kids aren't fans of quinoa, this might be a good starter recipe, as it is absorbed by the eggs and the flavour of the cheese, just making them a little crunchier than quiche. The quinoa also tends to sink, making it more of a crust for the cups.
Miss 6 was an immediate fan of these and wants them in her lunchbox. They are also perfect for popping in the fridge for self service breakfast...imagine if the kids could grab breakfast from the fridge on the weekend and eat it without waking you up? SOLD!
I cooked the quinoa for these in my rice cooker and it came out perfectly, but you could also buy the prepared quinoa cups and use those if you are feeling lazy. I find the best way to cook quinoa is in the rice cooker with 1 cup of quinoa to 2 cups water.
It's important with these that you think outside of breakfast, they are perfect afternoon snacks and because they are easily transportable, would be perfect in a toddler or school lunchbox. They are also perfect for cooking with the kids, as they are a mix, dump, top, bake kind of easy recipe!
Don't forget quinoa is naturally gluten free too!
Below are some other quinoa recipes I take pride of. Yummy at the same time, healthy.
- Crunchy quinoa and rice arancini balls- leftover bolognaise series
- Chicken, quinoa and vegetable hand pies
- Coconut and quinoa chicken strips
5 ingredient eggy quinoa cups
Ingredients
- 6 eggs
- 1 cup cooked quinoa it's about half a cup before cooking
- 1 cup cheddar cheese
- 1 teaspoon italian herbs
- garnishes: tomatoes mushrooms, baby spinach, broccoli (you only need a tiny bit of each- like a ¼ cup. You could also choose to put ham, parmesan cheese, salami etc on top)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180 degrees.
- Mix the eggs, cheese, italian herbs and quinoa together with a whisk.
- Pour into a 12 muffin pan.
- Top with your chosen toppings.
- Bake for 15 minutes at 180 degrees.
Melissa Reynolds says
Grateful to find some low sugar breakfast ideas and looking forward to trying these! One question - Is 180 temp correct? I've been cooking mine for 30 minutes on 180, and they are still jiggily and uncooked.
Kylie says
180 degrees celsius. I am in Australia!
Melissa Reynolds says
OH!! Makes sense now. Thank you!! 🙂
Nikki says
These sound amazing, But do you eat them cold? Or do you heat them up?
Kylie says
My kids eat them cold! But they are also yummy hot!