Quinoa and Cremini Mushroom Balls
Servings: 20 balls
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup dry quinoa
- 1 1/2 cups of water
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 cup chopped white onion
- 4 garlic cloves
- 10 oz approx 12 pieces cremini mushrooms, finely chopped
- 7 whole stems of parsley finely chopped
- 2 tablespoons Parmesan cheese
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup panko crumbs
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- Pepper to taste
You will also need
- cooking oil, in spray
- baking sheet
Instructions
- Rinse quinoa, according to instructions in the package. Bring the water to a boil and add quinoa, cover, lower temperature and simmer for 15 minutes. Turn off heat, fluff and let it rest, covered for another 15 minutes.
- While quinoa is resting. Heat olive oil in a medium pan and cook onion and garlic until soft (approx 3 minutes) add mushrooms and cook until soft, you will notice they will shrink in size. Turn off the heat let them rest for 3 minutes and drain the liquid.
- Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Spray baking sheet with oil.
- In a glass bowl, combine cooked quinoa, mushrooms, parsley, Parmesan cheese, eggs, panko crumbs, salt and pepper. Form balls of 1" in diameter and put them on the baking sheet.
- Spray a light layer of cooking oil on top of them and bake for 25 minutes.
Notes
Enjoy!
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