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Grilled Vegetable Pizza

I have always wanted to make pizza on the grill. I have to admit I was a little nervous to throw the dough right onto the grill. I kept envisioning the dough falling down through the grates and making a huge mess. Thankfully that didn’t happen! Whew!

Now I am wondering why I didn’t try this sooner. It was so easy and oh so yummy!

grilled vegetable pizza

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Quinoa Pizza Bites

Did I ever mention that I’m a snacker?  Alright, a huge snacker! I like to think it’s because I exercise a lot and work up an appetite, but no, I really just love to eat. Since I am constantly snacking on something I need to make sure it is healthy, and these quinoa pizza bites do the trick. You can add any of your favorite pizza toppings, which makes these a great appetizer for parties.

quinoa pizza bites

Ingredients

  • 1 cup quinoa, cooked
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded
  • 1 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese, save extra for topping handful fresh basil, chopped
  • 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Directions

  1. Pre heat oven to 350 degrees. Spray mini muffin pan with cooking spray.
  2. Cook quinoa according to package directions, let cool for a few minutes.
  3. In a large bowl combine all ingredients and mix well.
  4. Scoop into muffin pan and press until flat on top.
  5. Bake for about 20 minutes, or until nice and brown. Take out of oven and let them cool for about 10 minutes before removing from the muffin pan, otherwise they will fall apart.
  6. Top with fresh grated parmesan cheese and serve with side of warm marinara sauce.

Enjoy!

Mediterranean Pizza

Pizza time! I just love to make my own pizzas. It’s a great way to use up my leftover veggies and it tastes so much better than the frozen stuff. I usually cheat and buy the dough, so it only takes me a few minutes to assemble and bake. This is a perfect quick week night dinner, or a weekend lunch that can be nibbled on throughout the day. So get creative and add whatever you like!

This pizza I went Mediterranean.  I used:

  • tomato sauce
  • mozzarella cheese
  • fresh spinach
  • red onion
  • red pepper
  • kalamata olives, sliced
  • feta cheese

mediterranean pizza

mediterranean pizza