Pineapple-Bacon Quinoa Bites

Ingredients

• ½ cup diced cooked bacon or cubed ham
• 2 cups quinoa, cooked
• 2 large eggs
• 1 Tbsp dried basil
• 1 Tbsp dried oregano
• ¼ tsp kosher salt
• 1 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded
• ½ cup pineapple slices canned in 100% juice, diced and drained
• 1 jar (14oz) Pasta Sauce

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 400°F. Coat a mini muffin pan with nonstick cooking spray. Or, layer parchment paper on a pan
2. In a large bowl, whisk the eggs with dried basil, dried oregano, and salt.
3. Stir in cooked quinoa, bacon/ham, mozzarella cheese, and pineapple until well-mixed.
4. Spoon the mixture evenly into the prepared mini muffin pan or baking sheet.
5. Gently press down with clean fingers or the back of a spoon.
6. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until the cheese has melted, the tops of the quinoa bites are starting to turn golden brown, and everything is hot.
7. Remove from the oven. Cool for 5 minutes or until cool enough to handle. Remove from the muffin tin.
8. Serve quinoa bites warm with warmed pasta sauce.

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