Pizza Quinoa

You'd think I'd be over my quinoa obsession by now, but no ...  It seems I can't get enough of this stuff.  Which is just fine, because it's full of protein and fiber not to mention delicious.  A lot of people think quinoa is bland and uninteresting, which it is ... if you try to eat it plain.  But if you add just a few ingredients to dress it up, it can magically become one of your favorite foods. 

 

Inspired by the quinoa pizza bites I made a while back and eager to find yet another use for my delicious cashew cheese sauce, I invented ... pizza quinoa!  It's warm, it's cheesy ... it's pizza-y.  It's got all the comforting gooeyness of pizza without the fat, carbs, and feeling of a brick in your stomach later. 

 

Pizza Quinoa

 

Ingredients:

1 cup cooked quinoa (follow package directions)

2 1/2 tablespoons tomato paste

2 1/2 tablespoons cashew cheese sauce

1 teaspoon oregano

1 teaspoon fresh basil

1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional)

salt and pepper to taste

(Optional: serve with Daiya mozzarella melted on top)

 

Simply mix ingredients together and heat through.  Ingredient amounts can all be adjusted subject to taste.  Serve warm and enjoy!