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Golden gluten-free quinoa pizza bites on a wooden board with marinara dipping sauce and fresh basil

Gluten-Free Quinoa Pizza Bites

One-bowl quinoa pizza bites that bake up crispy on the outside and chewy inside. Naturally gluten-free and ready in about 40 minutes.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 265
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 300 g cooked quinoa, cooled about 1.5 cups; rinse before cooking
  • 2 large eggs
  • 120 g low-moisture shredded mozzarella about 1 cup
  • 60 ml thick pizza sauce or marinara about 4 tbsp
  • 30 g grated Parmesan about 3 tbsp
  • 1 tsp dried oregano
  • 0.5 tsp garlic powder
  • 0.25 tsp salt
  • 0.25 tsp black pepper
  • 40 g mini pepperoni optional topping; about 20 pieces
  • olive oil spray for greasing the tin

Method
 

  1. Heat the oven to 200 C / 390 F. Spray a 24-cup mini muffin tin thoroughly with olive oil spray.
  2. Combine the cooled quinoa, eggs, mozzarella, Parmesan, pizza sauce, oregano, garlic powder, salt, and pepper in a medium mixing bowl. Stir until everything is evenly coated and the mixture holds together when pressed.
  3. Spoon the mixture into the muffin cups, filling each one level with the top. Press down firmly with the back of a spoon or your fingertip so there are no gaps.
  4. If using pepperoni, press one piece on top of each cup.
  5. Bake on the middle rack for 20 to 25 minutes, until the edges are golden brown and the tops feel set when lightly touched.
  6. Remove from the oven and let the bites cool in the tin for 5 minutes. Run a small offset spatula or butter knife around each cup, then lift them out gently.
  7. Serve warm with extra pizza sauce for dipping.

Notes

For crispier bites, let the tin sit in the turned-off oven with the door ajar for an extra 5 minutes after baking. This firms the edges without over-browning.