Quinoa Egg Bake Recipe

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Ingredients:

Serving

1/2 cup uncooked quinoa
8 eggs
1 1/4 cups milk
1 tbsp chopped garlic
1 tsp chopped thyme
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
2 cups packed baby spinach, roughly chopped
1 cup finely shredded romano cheese
cooking spray or butter or margarine , to grease pan

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350°F Spray 8 x 8 baking dish with cooking spray or use butter/margarine. Be generous.
Put quinoa into a fine strainer and rinse and drain well.
In a large bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, garlic, thyme, salt, pepper and quinoa. Stir in spinach, then pour into prepared dish.
Cover tightly with foil thenshake dish gently so quinoa settles on the bottom in a fairly even layer. (Don't stress about it, though.)
Bake until just set, about 45 minutes. Remove foil and sprinkle top evenly with cheese. Return to oven and bake, uncovered, until golden brown and crisp, 10 to 15 minutes more.
Set aside to let cool briefly, then slice and serve.

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Nutrition Facts

Per Serving Per 100 g

Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories	502.14 Kcal (2102 kJ)
Calories from fat	234.71 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	26.08g	40%
Cholesterol	390.41mg	130%
Sodium	1293.4mg	54%
Potassium	1373.51mg	29%
Total Carbs	28.4g	9%
Sugars	4.44g	18%
Dietary Fiber	5.03g	20%
Protein	40.91g	82%
Vitamin C	48.6mg	81%
Iron	8.6mg	48%
Calcium	956.4mg	96%

Amount Per 100 g
Calories	120.04 Kcal (503 kJ)
Calories from fat	56.11 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	6.23g	40%
Cholesterol	93.33mg	130%
Sodium	309.2mg	54%
Potassium	328.35mg	29%
Total Carbs	6.79g	9%
Sugars	1.06g	18%
Dietary Fiber	1.2g	20%
Protein	9.78g	82%
Vitamin C	11.6mg	81%
Iron	2.1mg	48%
Calcium	228.6mg	96%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

11.4

Points
13

PointsPlus

Good Points

saturated fat free

Bad Points

High in Sodium

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