Instant Pot Quinoa

5 from 1 vote

Instant Pot quinoa makes the most delicious quinoa, every time. A quck, easy, foolproof recipe. It takes just a minute to get the recipe ready and the Instant Pot does the rest. Perfect, tender and perfectly cooked quinoa. A great recipe to make ahead and use for meal planning.

Course Side Dish

Cuisine South American

Keyword instant pot quinoa, pressure cooker quinoa, quinoa in the instant pot

Prep Time 2

Cook Time 23

Total Time 25

Servings servings

Calories 241kcal

Author Eileen Kelly

Equipment

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6 quart Instant Pot
Measuring Spoons and Cups

Ingredients

1 ½ cup quinoa, rinsed
18 ounces vegetable broth
1 teaspoon salt

Instructions

Combine the quinoa, vegetable broth, and salt in the Instant Pot insert and put the lid in place.
Set your pot to manual/high pressure and set the cook time to 1 minute.
The pot will take about 5-10 minutes to pressurize before the 1 minute starts counting down.
Let it naturally release for 15 minutes. Turn the knob to vent to release any remaining pressure.
Open the top, fluff the quinoa, serve. Enjoy!

Notes

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The recipe makes 4 cups of quinoa.

Notes: You can use the type of quinoa you prefer. As long as it’s not one of those rice and quinoa mixtures, and is just quinoa, this recipe will be perfect.

● You can swap out the vegetable broth for any broth you prefer, or just water will do great as well. Please note that changing the type of broth can alter the taste of the finished quinoa.

● The actual cooking time is 1 minute, but I always include the pressurizing and release time into the cooking time. Don’t set your pot for 23 minutes of cooking time, total, or you’ll ruin your yummy quinoa!

● This is great for a base recipe when making any kind of quinoa. Add more spices, protein, etc. to make it a full meal, or just use it as a side.

Any nutritional data I provide is an approximation and actual dietary information can vary based on ingredients and proportion sizes.

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