Black Bean, Quinoa & Veggie Patties for Toddlers
Lately, I’ve been trying to come up with a variety of options for Baby S to eat since he’s starting to get bored of his usual meals. Keeping meals interesting and healthy definitely requires being creative. Luckily, there is a lot of inspiration online.
I had found a protein packed recipe online for patties but ended up making my own version for Baby S since I wanted to omit some ingredients while being able to use up stuff I had in the fridge.
This is a great meal option when we are out and about because it’s filling, healthy and not too messy (unless you take the yogurt too)! Oh and Baby S loved it!!
Update: the beans and the quinoa was cooked using my favorite kitchen gadget, the Instant Pot!
Black Bean, Quinoa & Veggie Patties
2015-02-04 18:34:59
Yields 10
A healthy black bean, quinoa & veggie lunch option
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup cooked black beans
- 1/2 cup shredded cheese (of your choice)
- 1/2 to 3/4 cups cooked quinoa
- Handful of spinach (and other veggies of your choice)
- 1 tablespoon of Olive Oil for cooking
Instructions
- Blend together black beans, cheese and veggies in a food processor or blender.
- Remove into a bowl
- Mix in quinoa
- Heat a pan on the stove, once it's hot add a little olive oil to coat pan
- Put a spoonful of the mixture onto the pan the size of your pattie (I usually cook a few spoonfuls at a time)
- Let it cook until the mushy-ness binds on the bottom
- Flip over after once one side is cooked
- Repeat on other side
Notes
- You can add in other veggies like carrots, zucchini, beets etc.
- Pattie should not fall apart once they are cooked on both sides but they will be nice and soft.
- Baby S is usually able to hold these and eat them on his own
- Yogurt is a great dip for these patties.
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