Quinoa Pizza/ Breadstick Crust

I have been dying for pizza while eating clean but I can never get my courage up to try a new recipe because I am afraid my husband and kids will not enjoy it. Also to be honest I was kind of intimidated by the grain because I had never tried or cooked it before. But today I got brave and decided to cook it for lunch. I swapped the quinoa on my usual cauliflower pizza crust and I do not think i will ever go back to eating the cauliflower crust. Don't get me wrong cauliflower is good for those who enjoy it but this is definitely a more family friendly recipe. This recipe is also very simple and fast to make.




Ingredients needed:
1 bag of frozen quinoa (I used Great Value found at my local Walmart)

3 tablespoons of olive oil
1 egg
1/4 cup of cheese
*cheese for toppings (as desired)
*your desired pizza toppings

Directions:
1. empty contents of your quinoa bag into a skillet and add olive oil. Let roast and stir on Medium to High heat.
2. Let roast for 5 minutes until quinoa is completely cooked.
3. Empty contents of skillet into a large bowl and add egg and the 1/4 cup of cheese.
4. add parchment paper to a baking sheet and spread quinoa mixture out onto pan in a rectangle shape. Make the mixture about 1/4 inch thick and then put in oven.
5. Bake in oven for 20 minutes or until crust is browning.
6. Add your toppings for bread sticks or pizza and put back in oven for an additional 5 minutes.
7. Serve and enjoy!

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