Veggie & Brown Rice Timbales
Veggie & Brown Rice Timbales
These wholesome timbales make a perfect healthy lunchbox addition. They’re packed with protein and fibre so your kids feel satisfied and less likely to crave sugary treats. This recipe is also a great way to get your kids to eat more veggies.
Servings
12
Prep time
Cook time
Recipe
Ingredients
- Olive oil
- 1 small onion, finely chopped
- 1-2 garlic cloves, crushed & chopped
- 3 cups mixed vegetables (peas, corn kernels, spinach, small pieces broccoli or cauliflower)
- 1 cup cooked brown rice
- 6 organic eggs
- 1/3 cup organic milk
- 1/3 cup grated cheddar cheese
- Pumpkin seeds, for topping
Method
- Preheat oven to 200°C and grease a 12-hole muffin tray with a little olive oil.
- Heat a little olive oil in a frying pan on medium heat. Add onion and garlic and cook for a few mins before adding the vegetables. Cook until tender.
- Add cooked rice to the pan and gently combine.
- In a medium bowl, whisk eggs and milk and then stir through cheese.
- Spoon vegetable and rice mixture evenly out into the muffin holes, then pour egg mixture over the top of each.
- Sprinkle with pumpkin seeds and then put in the oven for 30 mins until timbales are cooked through, or when a skewer comes out of the centre cleanly.
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