Cinnamon Quinoa Bake

I have to say that this recipe is GREAT!!! Quinoa can be used in so many different dishes and I for one LOVE this recipe.  I will make it on Sunday, cut it into bars and have it for my family for the whole week. A lot of mornings are rush rush rush and it can be hard for my kids to eat breakfast when they wake up... so this recipe is great and they love the 'granola bars!' Give it a try! I hope you love it as much as we do!

Cinnamon Quinoa Bake

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups of quinoa cooked and cooled
• 4 eggs beaten
• 1/3 cup vanilla soy milk
• 1/3 cup maple syrup (optional)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 tablespoon cinnamon

Directions

Yields nine to 12 bars

1. Preheat the oven to 375ºF and place the quinoa in a large mixing bowl. Line an 8-by-8-inch baking pan with lightly greased parchment.

2. In a small bowl, whisk together eggs, soy milk, vanilla extract, and cinnamon until thoroughly combined. Add maple syrup (if using) and whisk.

3. Add egg mixture to cooked and cooled quinoa. Stir with a large spoon to combine. Pour into the parchment-lined baking dish and spread it around to ensure that it’s even.

4. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes until set and golden.

5. Using parchment, remove bake from pan as soon as possible so that it doesn’t steam.

6. Cool completely and cut into squares. Serve with a dollop of nut butter.

Clean Eating Blueberry French Toast Casserole

My family and I love to have breakfast for dinner. LOVE IT! Most mornings we are so busy that we truly only have time for eggs and oatmeal. (It takes me literally 5 minutes flat to make breakfast in the mornings!!) Dippy eggs, old fashioned oatmeal and it is DONE! So, to hang out for an hour in the mornings for breakfast is a no go! We are a busy family, so our delicious breakfasts are usually done at dinnertime!! This is a HIT at my house. The blueberries in it really sweeten the dish to make it taste like it is full of 'bad stuff!' In reality, it is a healthy dish that you can have either all by itself or you can even add some homemade turkey breakfast sausage to go along side of it!!! 

Try it out and let me know how you like it! I am obsessed! My kids love to pick out the blueberries and eat them separately! Enjoy!

Clean Eating Blueberry French Toast Casserole

(Makes about 12 servings)

Ingredients

6 cups cubed, whole grain bread

8 egg whites

1 1/2 cups unsweetened almond milk

1/4 cup honey

1 tsp. vanilla extract

2 tsp. almond extract

2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

2 cups fresh blueberries

Directions

Step 1 – In a large mixing bowl, combine the egg whites, almond milk, honey, extracts and cinnamon. Whisk well.

Step 2 – Oil a baking dish (about 9 x 13), and fill it with the bread.

Step 3 – Pour the liquid mixture over the bread and allow it to sit for at least 30 minutes, mixing once or twice to be sure all parts of the bread are moistened.

Step 4 – Mix in the blueberries.

Step 5 – Bake the casserole at 350 F. for about 45 minutes or until there is no longer any liquid between the bread.

Step 6 – Allow to cool a bit and serve.

Eat and Enjoy!

Sausage and Egg Casserole

I recently went on a leadership retreat with some my amazing team of Beachbody coaches! It was the time of my life!! Made some amazing friends, learned a ton and also got to eat a lot of awesome CLEAN food!! So, with that I have a ton of new recipes to add! YUM!!

This was one egg bake that I will be making regularly! It was delicious and it is already on my menu for Christmas brunch! YES, I think THAT FAR AHEAD! hahaha!! I wanted to share it with all of you! It is Friday and a lot of us have a 'big breakfast' on the weekends! So, try this clean version of sausage and egg casserole. It will not disappoint!

EGG AND SAUSAGE CASSEROLE

2 cups cheddar cheese - grated

1 cup of homemade cream of mushroom soup

1 dozen eggs

1 lb. of  ground turkey breakfast sausage 

  

Brown sausage and drain well

Grate cheese 

Beat eggs

Mix all together with soup in bowl and pour into a 9x13 inch pan.

Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until a knife comes out clean when tested.

Can be reheated later.

(Can also eat with hot sauce on top ) 

Enjoy!