Instant Pot Quinoa (Fluffy, Perfect, No Soaking!)

I use a nonstick 6 inch nonstick pan for grains. Rice, Quinoa, etc makes clean up a breeze. I put the liquid with the grains nd if it is too much put it into the instant pot. water is gone and absorbed into the grain. You can get 2 nice nonstick pans at Walmart in the baking section not the supermarket but another baking aisle.

Thank you! I love all of your instant pot recipes so far. So useful and always perfect <3

This turned out PERFECTLY!!!! Thank you!

Spot on and so easy! I usually rinse my quinoa so I reduce the liquid to 1-1/4 cup. It turns out perfectly every time. Thanks for sharing!

I just made this recipe. I doubled the amounts. Used chicken stock. I live at three thousand feet above sea level, so I added 1 minute per thousand feet which adds up to six minutes rather than three minutes. I did the natural release for 12 minutes only because I forgot to keep an eye on it. It turned out perfect. The only issue was keeping me from eating it before I added it to air fried vegetables and an additional protein. Thanks for the great recipe.

I really appreciate this recipe and it’s perfect every time. Lately I’ve sauteed onions and added garlic, curry, ginger paste, raisins, dried cranberries, frozen peas and carrots and canned kidney beans. It makes a great, protein rich main meal.

The recipe worked perfectly! I generally followed the recipe, however I did a bit of adjustment in the amount of water as I used a block of my own reserved chicken broth that’s being frozen. So glad that it turned out perfectly. Thank you for the recipe.

I made it like the recipe. I think mine turned out slightly on the mushy side. Any suggestions?

Recipe worked perfectly. Followed measurements exactly, did a double recipe. Great texture, perfectly cooked.

Great Recipe! For anyone using the Better than Bouillon addition: be mindful of the concentration/proportions. Per the label: You need only one tsp for eight ounces of water. A “few Tablespoons” would be way too much concentrated broth and sodium for four servings in proportion to the recipe’s 1 1/2 cup of water, but would definitely work if you quadrupled the recipe, as TGlow did, above. Even the low sodium BtB base is highly concentrated with 350 mg of sodium/tsp.

This turned out perfect! I quadrupled the recipe! I added a couple tablespoons of better than boullion chicken to the water. After i released the remaining pressure i let it sit for a few minutes, then emptied onto a large cookie sheet to cool, then portioned to single servings in ziplock bags. I keep them in the freezer. Love having quinoa ready to eat :) Thanks for the easy recipe.
*i have an insta pot duo

This was too mushy. I used the 3 cup instant pot ultra and wanted this quinoa for a salad.

It turned out SUPER PERFECT!
Time is exactly what you need. I usually make this cereal in rice cooker BUT it is a faster method. I love it!!! Quinoa for the whole week. Thank you so much!

The quinoa turned out great. I also used Better Than Bouillon Mushroom instead of water and I think it gave the quinoa lots of extra flavor. I so love all your recipes and look forward to getting new recipes in my email…thank you! 😊

Really fluffy. I used mushroom broth and a bit more than the recipe (accidental measuring overflow) and it turned out super fluffy. I opened the instant pot about 20 minutes after the beep.

Thank you for sharing this! I cook a large batch of quinoa on Sundays for my weekly meal prep. I was initially hesitant about cooking quinoa in an Instant Pot, but the quinoa turned out to be just as fluffy as stovetop quinoa

I love that you started adding instapot recipes Dana! I typically meal prep components for the week (like quinoa) on Sunday, store in a bowl in the fridge and eat a bit each day. This is the perfect ratio for fluffy, perfectly cooked quinoa!

I add a bit of salt and also use broth or water + better than bullion for more flavor.

What do you think about better than bullion, Dana?