The Perfect Quinoa In The Instant Pot
Learn how to make the perfect most fluffy, non-mushy quinoa in the Instant Pot.
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Servings: 6 people
Calories: 222kcal
Equipment
- Instant Pot
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups uncooked quinoa
- 3 cups water
Instructions
- Rinse uncooked quinoa.
- Transfer rinsed quinoa to the IP inner pot.
- Add measured water.
- Set IP to 'Multigrain' mode, 12 minutes, valve to 'Sealing' position.
- Once the Instant Pot completes its cycle, move the valve position to 'Venting' to manually release the steam. Once the silver (or red) float valve drops, you can carefully open the lid.
Notes
- The best way I have found to rinse quinoa is through a fine-meshed strainer.
- An alternate method is to cook the quinoa in a pressure cooker. After rinsing your quinoa and straining out the water, transfer your quinoa to your pressure cooker As with the Instant Pot, when cooking quinoa in a pressure cooker, you will use the same ratio (1 cup uncooked quinoa to 2 cups water). Seal the pressure cooker and set it on a stove on medium heat. I have a traditional 'Indian-style' pressure cooker that whistles. I let my pressure cooker 'whistle' 2 times before turning off the heat. That's about 15-20 minutes.
Nutrition Facts
The Perfect Quinoa In The Instant Pot
Amount Per Serving (1 cup)
Calories 222
Calories from Fat 36
% Daily Value*
Fat 4g6%
Saturated Fat 0g0%
Trans Fat 0g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0g
Monounsaturated Fat 0g
Cholesterol 0mg0%
Sodium 0mg0%
Potassium 0mg0%
Carbohydrates 39g13%
Fiber 5g21%
Sugar 0g0%
Protein 8g16%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. The values here may not be 100% accurate because the recipes have not been professionally evaluated nor have they been evaluated by the U.S. FDA.