Instant Pot One-Minute Quinoa and Veggies

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5 min 15 min 4
Instant Pot One-Minute Quinoa and Veggies
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Ingredients


3 medium stalk(s) Celery
1 medium pepper(s) Red bell pepper
1 1/2 cup Quinoa, uncooked (uncooked)
1/4 tsp Salt
4 cup Spinach
1 1/2 cup Chicken broth (stock), low sodium
2 medium Tomato
1/2 cup Black olives (canned)
1/3 cup Basil pesto
1/2 cup, crumbled Feta cheese
1/4 cup Slivered almonds (almond slices)

Instructions


Chop celery and bell pepper into small pieces.
Rinse and drain quinoa.
Dump quinoa into Instant Pot, then bell pepper and celery.
Add 1/4 teaspoon of salt.
Measure 4 well-packed cups of spinach (about half a bag) and dump into Instant Pot.
Pour chicken (or any other) broth into pot.
Close the lid and make sure the vent is set to closed.
Push the manual button, make sure pressure is on HIGH and reduce time to 1 minute.
While the pot comes to pressure and cooks, chop tomatoes and olives.
When the pot beeps several times it has finished cooking. Release pressure in one of two ways: 1) manually release pressure by carefully opening steam valve. Make sure to keep hands clear of steam as it will be hot. This takes a couple of minutes. Or 2) do nothing and allow the pressure to release naturally over about 15 minutes. You will know you can open the pot when the pin to the side of the pressure valve drops.
Add tomatoes, olives, and pesto to the pot. Mix well.
Serve warm or cold topped with feta cheese and almond slivers.

Nutrition Facts

Per Portion

Calories 478
Calories from fat 220
Calories from saturated fat 50
Total Fat 24.5 g
Saturated Fat 5.6 g
Trans Fat 0.0 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 8.3 g
Monounsaturated Fat 8.8 g
Cholesterol 17.6 mg
Sodium 1049 mg
Potassium 910 mg
Total Carbohydrate 52 g
Dietary Fiber 8.2 g
Sugars 4.9 g
Protein 16.7 g

Dietary servings

Per Portion


Grain 3.2
Meat Alternative 0.2
Milk Alternative 0.4
Vegetables 3.0

Energy sources


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