Barbecue Chicken Quinoa Bites Recipe

These Barbecue Chicken Quinoa Bites bring the flavors of a barbecue chicken pizza into a healthy & protein-packed bite kids and adults will love.

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While most people were watching the Superbowl yesterday, I was watching the movie, “Chef.”

I’m not much of a sports fan, though I do love the foods that tend to accompany sporting events. A friend had just told me that “Chef” was on Netflix, so of course, I immediately added it to my queue. It has a bit of language in it, but I love watching just about anything where people are passionate about food.

The main character, Carl, cares about not only the food, but the authenticity and the cultural background behind it.

You see him visit all kinds of farmer’s markets for the freshest local ingredients and he puts every bit as much attention and care into making a grilled cheese as he does his Pasta Aglio e Olio and molten chocolate lava cakes.

The guy is essentially too passionate about his food to be limited to the confines of his restaurant owner’s wishes, so he starts his own food truck, where he, a, friend, and his son travel around and serve up Cuban sandwiches, tostones, and yucca fries.

I’m not even a huge fan of Cuban sandwiches, but seeing the passion that he put into making them makes me crave one!

Speaking of cravings, I mentioned in a post recently that since I started running, my body has just started to crave certain foods.

Among my top cravings are: sweet potatoes, salmon burgers, roasted cauliflower, chicken sausage, avocados, Nutty Bars (hey, some things just never change), and all the quinoa.

Can I Double This Recipe?

Absolutely!

I usually make enough quinoa to last me the week and keep it in a container in the fridge so that I can either use it in a recipe, add some to whatever I’m taking to work for lunch, or make quinoa bites (my favorite way to eat it!).

Can I Freeze Them?

Yes! They freeze very well! You could certainly scoop them out and freeze them unbaked to bake them fresh, but I usually bake them first then freeze them. That way, I can pull them out for a quick lunch or snack and just throw them in the microwave.

How To Make Barbecue Chicken Quinoa Bites

The best part about quinoa bites is the process to make them is SO simple and easy!

1. Gather your ingredients. I love making extra quinoa when I’m using it for another recipe to use to make a batch of these.
2. Mix them all together. Mix together all of your ingredients in a bowl.
3. Spoon or scoop them out. I prefer using a cookie scoop these days for easier clean-up, but the original method for making quinoa bites used a mini muffin tin, which works well, too!
4. Bake. Bake for 15-20 minutes.

Quinoa Bites FAQs

Still have more questions? Check out the Quinoa Bites FAQs page for more answers to the most commonly asked questions.

That’s it! Four steps and you’re good to go!

This quinoa bite brings all of the flavors of barbecue chicken pizza into a tiny little bite of juicy chicken, fresh cilantro, red onion, sweet barbecue sauce, cheddar cheese, and, of course, quinoa.

I took a batch to a women’s group recently and they have been wonderful to stick in a Tupperware container and take to work with me.

Next up – Cuban sandwich quinoa bite?

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