INGREDIENTS
3/4 cup of quinoa

6 eggs

2 big handfuls of spinach

1 yellow pepper

15 cherry tomatoes

1 portabella mushroom (or 1 cup of other mushrooms)

1 red onion 

1/4 cup cashew cheese (or other vegan cheese)

1/4 cup fresh parsley

1tsp salt

1tsp pepper

1/4 tsp chili flakes

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olive oil

vegan butter

 

INSTRUCTIONS

• prepare the quinoa as per instructions on the package 

• turn your oven to 350

• while waiting for the quinoa to cook, finely chop all of your veggies and set them aside in separate piles or small bowls

• using a large frying pan, sautee the onions and mushrooms in olive oil first, turn the heat to medium, and stir occasionally

• (quinoa usually takes 12-15 minutes to cook so once it is done, put it out of the saucepan into a medium bowl to cool)

• after about 10 minutes add the chopped tomatoes, yellow pepper, and chili flakes and continue to stir occasionally

• once everything has softened a bit - about 5 mins - then you can add your cashew cheese and a bit more oil to help mix it around while it melts 

• Turn off the heat as the cashew cheese coats everything as evenly as possible, and then stir in the chopped spinach, parsley, salt, and pepper

• crack all of the eggs into a large mixing bowl and scramble

• pour the quinoa into the large bowl and mix evenly

• carefully pour or spoon the sauteed veggies into the large bowl and mix evenly so that there are no dry clumps of quinoa or veg

• grease your muffin tin with vegan butter, use muffin cups, or use a silicone muffin mold. (I have used a greased muffin tin and found that the bottoms still stick, and so I favor a silicone mold for this)

• using 1/4 cup measuring cup or an equal volume cookie/muffin scooper, scoop the mixture into the muffin tin. there will be a little leftover so you can just use a spoon to distribute evenly. 

• once you have your tin filled up, carefully shake the pan so as to help get out air bubbles- this will help create a nice solid muffin bite

• bake for 20 minutes

• let sit in the tin for 5 minutes before removing them to cool on a rack

• Enjoy!!