Vegetable quinoa bites - Real Recipes from Mums

These vegetable quinoa bites are a healthy snack or lunchbox treat.

Ingredients (makes 40 Bites)

2 cups White Quinoa, cooked
1 cup mashed pumpkin
1 small zucchini, grated
1 small carrot, grated
2 Tbsp corn kernels
¼ cup wholemeal flour
150g feta, crumbled
1 large egg
Salt And Pepper, to taste

Method

Preheat oven to 180C. Mix all ingredients together. Shape into bite-size balls.
Bake for 30-45 minutes or until cooked through and starting to turn golden.

Notes

When Nutrition Australia unveiled its 'new and improved' healthy food pyramid, legumes was the one food group that appeared twice! Rich in protein, carbohydrates, dietary fibre, minerals and vitamins, these healthy and cost effective vegetables should form part of a daily diet for both children and adults alike. These days the obesity levels in children are rising and Australian kids are eating more foods high in fat and sugars. Cleverly incorporating legumes and other healthy vegetables into their daily diet is one way of improving overall health and wellbeing.

85 Comments

- - TraceyGail said
  - 25 Jul 2024
    7:52 am
I’ve printed this one out to try. They look great.

- - mom480417 said
  - 25 Jan 2022
    11:21 am
Nice recipe!! As I am a lacto vegetarian I will just leave out egg. It’s my son’s first year of primary school and I keep thinking what all he can take for his lunch.

- - Ellen said
  - 22 Jan 2022
    9:09 am
This is lovely for the lunchbox indeed ! But I suspect my kids would prefer to eat them warm
- Ellen replied
  
  30 Jan 2024 , 5:14 am
  They’re nice for a site for dinner as well, or as a party snack
- - meedee said
  - 31 Jul 2021
    9:46 am
Isnt it amazing that we have all these ingrediants that we had never heard of when we were kids.

- - shanika said
  - 28 Jun 2021
    11:18 am
Would love to try this healthy recipe.

- - tessie said
  - 25 Jun 2021
    11:34 am
I’ve never tried quinoa before and this seems like an easy recipe to give it a try

- - rovermum said
  - 21 Jun 2021
    2:05 pm
I love this recipe. I want to eat quinoa because it’s supposed to be so good for me but never know what to do with it. I love all of these ingredients. Thank you.

- - mom468034 said
  - 21 Jun 2021
    12:45 pm
great to have a recipe that is easy AND has the superfood quinoa in, thanks for sharing!

- - mom101628 said
  - 19 Jun 2021
    11:44 pm
Wow, what a great way to use this grain. Thanks for sharing.

- - Zmijka86 said
  - 19 Jun 2021
    8:49 am
That looks super healthy. Good to know that I can make something like that using this unique grain

- - littlehandsofmine said
  - 19 Jun 2021
    8:43 am
These look super healthy and would be really great for the whole family to eat, good way to include veggies as well.

- - mom474510 said
  - 28 May 2021
    9:02 pm
How easy I love these mix everything together recipes.

- - mom348878 said
  - 24 Jan 2021
    8:13 am
Yummy bugger my kids I’m eating these myself thanks!!

- - mom268263 said
  - 24 Oct 2020
    9:20 pm
Really creative healthy snack and easily a veggie burger or meal if you add bread or salad.

- - nadine_hill said
  - 12 Jun 2020
    11:19 am
A lovely and healthy snack!

- - mom101628 said
  - 22 Apr 2017
    10:04 pm
Lovely alternative to the standard biscuits. Thanks for sharing.

- - mom112023 said
  - 14 Apr 2017
    1:44 pm
Thanks for the recipe. These bites look very yummy.

- - rachel1970 said
  - 06 Apr 2017
    11:10 am
delicious, will have to sub the normal flour for GF flour, but can’t wait to try. LOVE quinoa

- - Ellen said
  - 06 Apr 2017
    2:42 am
Lovely !
Do you measure the 2 cups quinoa uncooked or cooked ??

- - rovermum said
  - 05 Apr 2017
    2:32 pm
I’ve never used or eaten quinoa, but I love these bites. They look fantastic.