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Each protein-packed bite of this healthy snack is full of quinoa, ham, cheese, and chicken. No need to flatten chicken for this Chicken Cordon Bleu!

It is officially my Spring Break now!  Which means a week of serious Spring cleaning, cooking like mad, and running has just begun!
See, I finally hit the 10 pounds lost mark this week and it rejuvenated my motivation to get rid of as much of these last 30ish pounds as I can before my dear friend Maryam’s wedding this May!

You know what doesn’t help you lose weight?  Hollandaise sauce.

I thought it would go perfectly with these bites…and it does….but you know how some things are just ruined when you figure out how they’re made?

I had never made a hollandaise sauce before.  I knew it wasn’t a healthy sauce, but did you know that the primary ingredient is butter?

I will most likely still order it at restaurants on occasion (I can’t give up the Egg & I’s Cambridge Skillet forever!), but I don’t think I’ll be making it at home anymore.

Chicken Cordon Bleu Quinoa Bites Recipe : So Very Blessed

But the quinoa bites?  I’ll definitely be making them again.

I love that these little guys let me incorporate ham, chicken, and cheese, but still keep the calorie count pretty low.

And I love that I can have all of the flavors of chicken cordon bleu without having to flatten and stuff a chicken breast!

Now, I’m off to throw the 70 billionth load of laundry in the washer and cook corned beef and cabbage hash to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day appropriately.  😉

Chicken Cordon Bleu Quinoa Bites Recipe : So Very Blessed
 
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Chicken Cordon Bleu Quinoa Bites

  • Yield: ~36 bites
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Ingredients

  • 2 cups cooked quinoa (I cook mine in chicken broth)
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 stalks green onion, diced
  • 1 cup shredded swiss cheese
  • 2 tsp minced garlic
  • 1 tsp dried thyme
  • 1 tsp dried parsley
  • 3/4 cup finely diced ham
  • 3/4 cup finely chopped cooken chicken
  • 1/2 tsp seasoning salt
  • 1/4 tsp ground pepper

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Mix all ingredients together in a medium mixing bowl.
  3. Distribute mixture into a greased mini muffin tin, filling each cup to the top (1 heaping Tbs each), and press down gently to compact.
  4. Bake for 15-20 minutes.

Notes

Nutritional Information for 4 bites: Calories – 131, Fiber – 1g, Fat – 6g, Protein – 10g, Calcium – 11g, Carbs – 9

Chicken Cordon Bleu Quinoa Bites Recipe : So Very Blessed