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David Murphy

Instant Pot Quinoa

If you’re looking for some of the quickest quinoa you’ve ever cooked, use your instant pot! This recipe cooks up in just minutes and makes perfect, fluffy quinoa every time.
Prep Time 2 minutes
Cook Time 23 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings: 4 Cups
Course: Instant Pot
Cuisine: Side

Ingredients
  

  • 1 ½ Cups White Quinoa
  • 18 Ounces Vegetable Broth
  • 1 Teaspoon Salt

Instructions
 

  1. Combine all the ingredients in your instant pot insert and put the lid in place.
  2. Set your pot to manual/high pressure and put the cook time at 1 minute.
  3. The pot will take about 5-10 minutes to pressurize before that 1 minute starts counting down.
  4. Let it naturally release for 15 minutes before removing your quinoa from the pot. Enjoy!

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. Make note, changing the 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.

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