Quinoa Meatball Pizza Cups: A Gluten-Free Appetizer or Dinner Idea

Forget going out to eat or ordering takeout every time you crave Mediterranean food. Try making Quinoa Meatball Pizza Cups: A Gluten-Free Appetizer or Dinner Idean at home. One serving contains 177 calories, 11g of protein, and 10g of fat. This recipe serves 12. For 78 cents per serving, this recipe covers 9% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A couple people made this recipe, and 77 would say it hit the spot. It is brought to you by Weary Chef. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 1 hour and 30 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and fodmap friendly diet. If you have water, italian seasoning, parmesan, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. Overall, this recipe earns a solid spoonacular score of 49%. If you like this recipe, take a look at these similar recipes: Meatball Cups (not strict paleo – gluten free), Mint Chocolate Chip Brownie Pizza + Pizza Bar Dinner Nights (dairy-free and gluten-free!), and Gluten-Free Greek Appetizer Pizza.

Servings: 12

Preparation duration: 60 minutes

Cooking duration: 30 minutes

 

Ingredients:

3 eggs

2 tsp. Italian seasoning

12 Farm Rich frozen meatballs (any variety)

1½ c. mozzarella cheese

¾ c. grated parmesan

1 c. pizza sauce (plus more for dipping if desired)

1 c. quinoa, rinsed

½ tsp. salt

2 c. water

Equipment:

sauce pan

muffin tray

stove

bowl

oven

measuring spoon

muffin liners

knife

Cooking instruction summary:

Bring quinoa, water, and salt to a boil in a small saucepan. Cover, and reduce heat to low. Cook for 20 minutes. Remove cover, fluff with a fork, and allow to cool. (I cooked my quinoa in the morning and left it on the stovetop until I was ready to make the pizza cups.)Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Spray a muffin tin generously with cooking spray.In a medium bowl, beat egg, and stir in parmesan, Italian seasoning, and cooked quinoa. Stir until well combined.Place c. of quinoa mixture in each muffin cup. Scoop a tablespoon of pizza sauce in a round-bottom measuring spoon, and press the bottom of the spoon into the quinoa to make a little well. Fill with the sauce. Repeat for all 12 cups.Press a frozen meatball into the sauce for each pizza cup. Sprinkle about a tablespoon of cheese over the top of each meatball, and bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes. Carefully sprinkle a little more cheese on top of each one for the last 10 minutes of baking if you like extra cheese.Allow muffin cups to cool almost completely in muffin tin. Run a knife along the edge of each pizza cup, and carefully lift out of the muffin tin. Serve with more warm pizza sauce for dipping if desired.

 

Step by step:


1. Bring quinoa, water, and salt to a boil in a small saucepan. Cover, and reduce heat to low. Cook for 20 minutes.

2. Remove cover, fluff with a fork, and allow to cool. (I cooked my quinoa in the morning and left it on the stovetop until I was ready to make the pizza cups.)Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Spray a muffin tin generously with cooking spray.In a medium bowl, beat egg, and stir in parmesan, Italian seasoning, and cooked quinoa. Stir until well combined.

3. Place c. of quinoa mixture in each muffin cup. Scoop a tablespoon of pizza sauce in a round-bottom measuring spoon, and press the bottom of the spoon into the quinoa to make a little well. Fill with the sauce. Repeat for all 12 cups.Press a frozen meatball into the sauce for each pizza cup. Sprinkle about a tablespoon of cheese over the top of each meatball, and bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes. Carefully sprinkle a little more cheese on top of each one for the last 10 minutes of baking if you like extra cheese.Allow muffin cups to cool almost completely in muffin tin. Run a knife along the edge of each pizza cup, and carefully lift out of the muffin tin.

4. Serve with more warm pizza sauce for dipping if desired.


Nutrition Information:

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176k Calories
11g Protein
9g Total Fat
10g Carbs
5% Health Score
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Calories
176k
9%

Fat
9g
15%

  Saturated Fat
4g
28%

Carbohydrates
10g
4%

  Sugar
1g
1%

Cholesterol
66mg
22%

Sodium
418mg
18%

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Protein
11g
23%

Phosphorus
209mg
21%

Selenium
11µg
17%

Calcium
168mg
17%

Manganese
0.34mg
17%

Vitamin B2
0.2mg
12%

Vitamin B1
0.17mg
11%

Magnesium
41mg
10%

Zinc
1mg
10%

Vitamin B12
0.59µg
10%

Folate
36µg
9%

Vitamin B6
0.18mg
9%

Iron
1mg
8%

Copper
0.13mg
7%

Potassium
222mg
6%

Vitamin A
299IU
6%

Fiber
1g
6%

Vitamin E
0.85mg
6%

Vitamin B3
1mg
5%

Vitamin B5
0.49mg
5%

Vitamin K
2µg
3%

Vitamin D
0.31µg
2%

Vitamin C
1mg
2%

covered percent of daily need
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