AuthorRebeccaEmma loves this meal so much. When I make it, she eats half a 9x13 baking dish of casserole and she enjoys leftovers so so much! I puree broccoli but you can do so many others and combine purees. My kids expect so many vegetables in this but cheese and quinoa masks the taste.
Rinse quinoa. I hate this step because it's such a pain in the neck. I rinse it in a large liquid measuring cup because I haven't found a good strainer for quinoa. If you don't rinse it, you could have gastrointestinal problems because the outer layer of quinoa is tough on tummies.
Place quinoa in a pot with the water amount and time recommended on the package directions. When the quinoa is cooking, I pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
Microwave frozen broccoli. After it's cooked, put in food processor and puree.
Shred cheese.
Put cooked quinoa in a bowl to cool slightly. I wait five minutes to cool so the eggs don't cook on top of the quinoa. Then add cheese, pureed broccoli, eggs, and a tsp of garlic salt. I like to add about 3 tbps of flax meal or chia seeds at the time, too. This is optional.
Spread in a greased 9x13 baking dish and place in oven. Bake for 20 - 30 minutes. I usually go for 20 minutes and then check it to see how firm it us!
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Rinse quinoa. I hate this step because it's such a pain in the neck. I rinse it in a large liquid measuring cup because I haven't found a good strainer for quinoa. If you don't rinse it, you could have gastrointestinal problems because the outer layer of quinoa is tough on tummies.
Place quinoa in a pot with the water amount and time recommended on the package directions. When the quinoa is cooking, I pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
Microwave frozen broccoli. After it's cooked, put in food processor and puree.
Shred cheese.
Put cooked quinoa in a bowl to cool slightly. I wait five minutes to cool so the eggs don't cook on top of the quinoa. Then add cheese, pureed broccoli, eggs, and a tsp of garlic salt. I like to add about 3 tbps of flax meal or chia seeds at the time, too. This is optional.
Spread in a greased 9x13 baking dish and place in oven. Bake for 20 - 30 minutes. I usually go for 20 minutes and then check it to see how firm it us!