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Large black bowl filled with instant pot quinoa
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Perfect, Fluffy Instant Pot Quinoa

Perfect, fluffy Instant Pot quinoa is easy to cook and ready in minutes! Tips to make the fluffiest quinoa in a pressure cooker, and how to infuse more flavor into your quinoa.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time1 minute
Coming up to pressure + natural pressure release25 minutes
Total Time31 minutes
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Diet: Vegan, Vegetarian
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 164kcal
Author: Denise Bustard

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 1 cup quinoa
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup stock or broth or water; * see note 1

Instructions

  • Rinse - Place quinoa in the base of a 6 quart Instant Pot. Cover with 1-2 inches of water. Swirl and carefully pour water off (through a colander).
    Repeat until water is no longer bubbly.
  • Combine - Add salt and broth to the pot. Put the Instant Pot lid on and set the valve to 'sealing'.
  • Cook - Set the Instant Pot to high pressure for 1 minute.
    Allow the Instant Pot to naturally depressurize (don't touch it until the pin drops). This should take around 15 minutes.
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  • Serve - Fluff up the quinoa and enjoy!

Notes

 
  1.  Cooking quinoa in bone broth or stock helps to add more flavor, but is optional. If you don't have bone broth or stock, swap for equal parts water
Storage 
Fridge - Let cool completely, then store quinoa in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days.
Freezer - Let cool completely, then store quinoa in an airtight container in the freezer for up to 3 months.  

Nutrition

Serving: 1/4 of the batch | Calories: 164kcal | Carbohydrates: 27g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 0g | Cholesterol: 0mg | Sodium: 169mg | Potassium: 239mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 0g | Calcium: 20mg | Iron: 1.9mg