Description
Today I'm sharing how to make perfectly cooked quinoa in the Instant Pot! Once you try this easy hands-off method you will be hooked! It produces light, fluffy quinoa every single time with no burnt spots, excess water or soggy quinoa. You can use as much quinoa s you would like - it is always a 1 to 1 ratio of water to quinoa. Meaning if you use 3 cups of uncooked quinoa you will cook it with 3 cups of water.
Note: 1 cup of uncooked quinoa produces about 3 cups of cooked quinoa.
Ingredients
- 1 cup uncooked white quinoa, rinsed well
- 1 cup filtered water
Instructions
- Place quinoa and water in the Instant Pot. Secure the lid and place on the "Sealed" setting (not "Venting").
- Cook on "Manual" / "High Pressure" for one minute. As soon as it is done cooking, press the "Off" button to allow the pressure to naturally release. Once the floating valve drops (about 15 minutes) and the pot has released all the pressure, open the lid and fluff with a fork. If you are not at your Instant Pot when it finishes cooking that is okay - it cannot overcook!
- This recipe yields 3 cups of cooked quinoa. You can double or triple the recipe with 2 cups of quinoa to 2 cups of water or 3 cups of quinoa with 3 cups of water.
- Enjoy in your favorite recipes. See blog post above for recipes ideas.
Notes
For fluffy and better tasting quinoa always rinse the quinoa first in a fine mesh strainer for one minute. This removes the bitter flavor.
If storing for later, allow the quinoa to cool to room temperature before covering with a lid and refrigerate in an airtight container.
Freezing quinoa: You can also store extra quinoa in freezer bags and freeze the quinoa for up to 2 months. To thaw out the quinoa move the container from the freezer to the refrigerator a day before using it.
Be sure to also try my stovetop method for perfectly cooked quinoa. Either way one cup of uncooked dry quinoa yields about 3 cups of tightly packed cooked quinoa. The cooked quinoa measures 4 cups when fluffed with a fork and not packed tightly into the measuring cup. So, if using 1 cup of uncooked quinoa it should yield about 4 cups of fluffy unpacked cooked quinoa.
- Prep Time: 1
- Cook Time: 29
- Method: Pressure Cooker
