4 Ingredient Cheesy Quinoa Nuggets
Photo by Amy Angelo
These 4 ingredient Quinoa Nuggets are going to be a staple in your house — trust me, I literally make them multiple times every week. This dish comes together in about 15 minutes and is perfect for when you got nothing in the fridge. Trust me kids and adults alike will LOVE this dish!
It’s so simple to make these nuggets, simply combine hot cooked quinoa with nutritional yeast, salt, and green onions, form into nuggets and sear in hot oil — that’s it! I love dipping them in ketchup + mustard but would be amazing with ranch or BBQ sauce too.
Cheers,
katie :)
Yield: About 20 nuggets
4 Ingredient Cheesy Quinoa Nuggets
1 cup dry quinoa
1/2 cup nutritional yeast
4 green onions, white + green part, finely minced
1 + 1/2 teaspoons salt
1-2 tablespoons high heat oil (I like refined coconut oil)
Cook quinoa according to package directions. *** It works best if the quinoa is cooked with a little more water and cooked on the stovetop as opposed to the instapot.
Combine HOT cooked quinoa with nutritional yeast, green onions, and salt. Salt to taste. Using a cookie dough scoop TIGHTLY form into desired nugget shapes.
Heat a non-stick pan over medium heat. Once hot add oil, once oil is hot add nuggets, being sure not to crowd the pan (you may need to make in 2 batches).
Chef’s Notes:
1. Be sure to use HOT cooked quinoa, as the hot quinoa is actually the binder to this recipe. Re-heated previously cooked quinoa will not work in this recipe.
