Have any left over cooked chicken breast on hand? Use it up for this delicious recipe! Throw in some delicious roasted red peppers, cooked quinoa and a few other ingredients and you've got yourself a healthy balance of protein and carbs all in one piece of baked goodness.
Super simple recipe to make. Just cook the quinoa, mix the other ingredients together, combine and bake, that's all there is to it. EASY and Healthy!
You could also just leave out the chicken and make this an all veggies meal. But I suggest cook the veggies a bit until they tender before adding to the quinoa and baking. 🙂
Other Quinoa Recipes you might like:
- Baked Quinoa Veggie Bites
- Fruity Baked Quinoa
- No Bake Cocoa Quinoa Bars
- Pomegranate Sweet Potato Quinoa
Baked Quinoa Chicken Frittata {Gluten Free}
Ingredients
- 1 cup dry uncooked quinoa
- 6 ounces cooked chicken breast chopped
- 4 eggs beaten
- 2 egg whites
- 4 ounces mascarpone cheese or cream cheese
- ⅓ cup unsweetened almond milk or milk of choice
- 1 cup chopped roasted red peppers
- 2-3 scallions chopped
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ cup fresh chopped parsley
Instructions
- Place quinoa in a pot with 2 cups of water.
- Bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 12-15 minutes until water is all absorbed. Set aside to cool.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- In a large bowl combine all the rest of the ingredients.
- Once quinoa is cooled, add to other ingredients and stir well to combine.
- Spray a 9 inch pie plate with nonstick cooking spray.
- Pour mixture into pie plate.
- Bake 25 minutes.
- Place under broiler for 3-5 minutes to brown top of frittata.
- Enjoy warm!
Notes
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About Brenda
Brenda Bennett is a certified Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, certified Sugar Detox Coach, certified Keto Coach and certified Life Coach. She has been Sugar Free & Refined carb free for 17 years and has written 2 cookbooks, Sugar-Free Mom, and Naturally Keto and her 3rd book The 30-Day Sugar Elimination Diet, is a four part program to help you detox from sugar, eliminate cravings, balance blood sugar and lose weight all while eating a delicious, nutrient dense whole foods. Meal plan offers two tracks to follow, low carb or keto. She is the founder of the Sugar Free Fresh Start course and Sugar Free Tribe weight loss membership. Learn more.
Amy
Hi Brenda,
This recipe looks amazing, and it's about time that quinoa got it's time in the spotlight at the dinner table. 🙂 Can you tell me if you've tried to freeze this recipe? Thank you for all of the great recipes!
Elle
Brenda, I am loving this recipe.
First off it is the perfect use for that little bit of extra chicken that is lying around. It is also a great reason to cook just a little bit of extra chicken just to make this.
I am a big fan of recipes that are quick and easy. This one definitely is that!
I also like the fact that it is all in one pan. Easy to make and even easier to clean.
This is a healthy option for a quick meal.
Keep sharing because I would love to see more recipes like this!
katie
this looks amazing! seems like a super summery dish 😀 any way to make it dairy free?
Brenda
I don't have a substitute yet in mind for the cream cheese besides a dairy free yogurt.
Rachel
Hey Brenda, do you think it might be possible to make this dairy free? Let me know your thoughts. Blessings, Rachel 🙂
Brenda
Maybe sub the cream cheese for a dairy free yogurt. You need to replace it with something else creamy for the quinoa to hold.
Nikki @ The Road to Less Cake
I've never thought about using quinoa in a frittata. This looks lovely.