Instant Pot Quinoa
With it's one minute cook time and foolproof results, making quinoa in the Instant Pot will be your new go-to for healthy meal prep and delicious side dish options!
Servings 4
Calories 178kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 cup quinoa
- 1 cup chicken stock or veggie broth if vegetarian
Instructions
- Add quinoa and stock to pressure cooker and stir
- Cover, set pressure cooker to seal and set to high pressure for 1 minute
- Pressure cooker will read "on" until it reaches pressure, then timer will start
- Once cooking completed, timer will start counting up (this is the natural pressure release time)
- Allow 10 minutes for natural pressure release, then you can turn valve to release and wait for pin to drop before removing lid
- Stir to fluff before serving
Notes
- determine if your quinoa has been pre-rinsed by reading the package, if not you will need to rinse well using a colander
- you can double or triple the recipe by measuring equal amounts of quinoa and liquid
- pressure cooker display will read "ON" as it comes to pressure. Actual cooking begins when timer starts to count down.
- once cooking is completed, display will read L0:00 then the timer will start counting up. Do not remove the lid from a pressure cooker until the valve as dropped. This will happen naturally by waiting about 15 minutes or can be done via quick release by turning the valve.
- You can easily freeze cooked quinoa by portioning into individual serving sizes. Store in zipper bags or airtight containers in the freezer.
- If needed, you can sub water for the broth/stock in this recipe.
Nutrition
Calories: 178kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 2mg | Sodium: 88mg | Potassium: 302mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 1g | Calcium: 20mg | Iron: 2mg