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Instant Pot Quinoa Fried Rice

two brown bowls with quinoa, peas, corn, and edamame
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Loaded with veggies and protein, this Instant Pot Quinoa Fried Rice is going to be a new favorite!

Ingredients

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  • ½ tablespoon butter
  • 4 eggs, whisked, seasoned lightly with salt and pepper
  • 1 tablespoon sesame oil
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 tablespoon grated ginger
  • 1 ½ cups quinoa (rinsed if package doesn’t specify that it is already rinsed)
  • 1 ¾ cups chicken broth
  • 1 cup diced carrots
  • 1 cup thinly sliced cabbage (or coleslaw mix)
  • 1 cup diced red bell pepper
  • 1 cup frozen shelled edamame
  • 1 cup frozen peas
  • ½ cup chopped green onions (save some to garnish)
  • 2 tablespoon rice vinegar
  • ⅓ cup lite soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce
  • 1–2 teaspoons chili garlic sauce
  • Chopped dry roasted peanuts

Instructions

  1. Select saute and add butter to the pressure cooker pot.  When melted add eggs and cook until scrambled. Transfer eggs to a separate plate.  Alternatively, if your pot is stainless steel and likely to stick, you might consider doing this in a nonstick frying pan on the stove top while the quinoa cooks.
  2. Add sesame oil to the pressure cooker pot.  When hot, add garlic, ginger, and quinoa and stir for 1 minute.  Turn pressure cooker off, add chicken broth; make sure all quinoa is submerged.
  3. Scatter veggies on top in this order: carrots, cabbage, red bell pepper, edamame.    
  4. Secure the lid and turn pressure release knob to a sealed position.  Cook at high pressure for 2 minutes.
  5. While the quinoa cooks, in a small bowl whisk together soy sauce, rice vinegar, worcestershire sauce, and chili garlic sauce.  
  6. When cooking is complete, use a natural release for 10 minutes and then release any remaining pressure.  
  7. Add the soy sauce mixture, eggs, green peas, and green onions; stir.  Taste, add more soy sauce if desired. Serve warm with a garnish of green onions and dry roasted peanuts.

Notes

  • The veggies are very versatile in this dish.  Always layer the vegetables that take the longest to cook first followed by vegetables that need less time.
  • Add a protein for an even more complete meal!  Grilled steak, shredded chicken, tofu, garbanzo beans, etc.
  • Do not substitute with rice.  The cook time will not be quite long enough for rice.

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