How To Cook Quinoa in a Rice Cooker

By AzWench

Quinoa is rather bland on its own and loves flavor spikes. So add herbs etc. My favorite thing to do is stir-fry cooked quinoa with various seasonings- herbs, garlic, spices, onion, etc. I add in fresh veggies and whatever else I might have on hand.

Quinoa makes delicious and hearty pilaf, sprightly salads, or a warm and grainy side dish in place of rice. I've even used it to stuff cabbage, acorn squash, peppers and portobello mushroom caps.

Ingredients

• 1 cup quinoa
• 2 cups water

Preparation

Step 1

1. Using a fine mesh sieve rinse 1 cup of organic quinoa in cold water (unless it states on the box that you don't need to rinse).

2. Dump rinsed quinoa into your rice cooker.

3. Add 2 cups fresh water* see notes.

4. Turn on your rice cooker.

That's it. In about fifteen minutes* you'll have hot fluffy quinoa to play with.