Creamy Caprese Quinoa Bake
Like a melty caprese pasta, but with quinoa. It's a pretty good twist.
Foto: Half Baked Harvest
Ingredients
- 2 cups cooked quinoa
- 1 cup of your favorite pasta sauce
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1/3 cup heavy cream
- 1/3 cup parmesan cheese
- 1 cup mozzarella (divided)
- 1/2 -1 cup grape tomatoes (halved)
- 1 large bunch fresh basil (cut into ribbons)
- 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
Steps
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
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Heat tomato sauce and tomato paste over low heat in a large saucepan. Once warm, stir in heavy cream, parmesan, crushed red pepper, salt and pepper. Remove from the heat and stir in the quinoa. Fold in half of the mozzarella and half of the tomatoes, then chop 6 fresh basil leaves and add them in too. Once combined, spray an 8x8 or 9x9 baking dish with non-stick spray and pour the entire quinoa mixture into the dish. Top with fresh mozzarella rounds or shredded mozzarella and the remaining tomatoes.
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Bake for 10 to 15 minutes and then turn the broiler on and broil for 1 to 2 minutes or until cheese is golden and bubbly.
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Remove from the oven and top with fresh basil ribbons. Allow to sit five minutes and then serve.
Nutrition Facts (per serving)
Macronutrients
*DV = Daily Value based on a 2,000 calorie diet
💰 Cost Estimate
📋 Price Breakdown (18% ingredients detected)
| Ingredient | Amount | Unit Price | Subtotal |
|---|---|---|---|
| cooked quinoa | 2 cups | - | - |
| of your favorite pasta sauce | 1 cup | - | - |
| tomato paste | 2 tablespoons | Rp 12.000/kg | Rp 2.400 |
| heavy cream | 0.3333333333333333 cup | - | - |
| parmesan cheese | 0.3333333333333333 cup | - | - |
| mozzarella | 1 cup | - | - |
| -1 cup grape tomatoes | 0.5 | Rp 12.000/kg | Rp 600 |
| bunch fresh basil | 1 large | - | - |
| crushed red pepper | 0.5 teaspoon | - | - |
| salt | 0.25 teaspoon | - | - |
| pepper | 0.25 teaspoon | - | - |
*Estimated market prices, may vary by region
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