Quinoa + Spinach Cakes

The only way my kids will eat quinoa is if I make quinoa cakes.

To try and make them eat more veggies, I made made these Quinoa + Spinach cakes.  They are tasty by themselves, but I drizzled on a dill sauce to make them look more appealing (and try to hide as much of the spinach as possible).

Quinoa cakes are really versatile - you can add shredded carrots or zucchini, corn, etc.

The Quinoa + Spinach Cakes were a hit with everyone in my family except for my youngest son, who tried to pick out whatever spinach he could see.

But at least he ate the quinoa!

Quinoa + Spinach Cakes

Ingredients:

• 3 c cooked quinoa
• 1 9 oz package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained
• 3/4 c shredded chicken
• 1/2 c chopped onion
• 2 egg
• 1 c panko
• salt
• pepper
• 2 T vegetable oil

Instructions:

• Mix together the quinoa, spinach, shredded chicken, onion, eggs, panko.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Form mixture into patties.
• Pan-fry in vegetable oil on medium-high heat until golden brown on each side (about 4-6 minutes each side).