Eat healthy this Super Bowl Sunday

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Thursday, February 4, 2016
Healthy Super Bowl

Each pizza bite is less than 30 calories.

Ingredients (for 24 mini muffins)

2 cups cooked Quinoa (approximately 1/2 cup uncooked)
6 Tbsp Pizza/Marinara Sauce (plus extra for dipping)
2 tsp onion powder
2 tsp garlic powder
2 tsp oregano powder

1 tsp sea salt
10 fresh basil leaves, chopped
2 egg (or flax seed substitute with 2 Tbsp ground flax + 6 Tbsp water)
1 cup shredded Italian blend cheese

Directions

Cook Quinoa - Rinse quinoa through a sieve till the water runs clear.
Transfer it to a small or medium sized pot and add two cups of water
and a dash of salt. Bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer. Simmer until
quinoa has absorbed all of the liquid and is fluffy (about 15-20 minutes).
Allow to cool.

Preheat oven to 400

Lightly spray muffin tin with olive oil

Mix all ingredients together in a bowl

Put a tablespoon of mixture in each muffin tin, packing tightly

Bake for 12-15 minutes until golden brown on edges.

Allow to cool, remove and serve with sauce

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