Instant Pot Ground Turkey Quinoa Bowls

Instant Pot Ground Turkey Quinoa Bowls is healthy 30 minute pressure cooker one pot meal. Quinoa, meat and veggies all cook in same pot with delicious Asian flavored sauce.

Busy? Add one pot meals like Instant Pot chicken and rice and Instant Pot chicken and potatoes to your healthy regular dinner rotation. Entire family will love them!

30 Minute One Pot Meal

Your family will love everything about these Instant Pot ground turkey and quinoa bowls. Mine sure did!

It is like a healthy version of Chinese takeout. Whole food quinoa, lean ground turkey, veggies and homemade kind of teriyaki sauce.

And it’s so easy to make. Definitely a weeknight dinner after work. That’s why I love my Instant Pot so much!

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Ingredients

You will need ground turkey, chicken or beef. Of course poultry is more lean. I used ground beef once and quinoa bowls were very good. Of course.

Then you need dry, uncooked and not rinsed quinoa. You can rinse it but I see no point. It is so hard to remove small quinoa seeds from a mesh strainer.

Then simple seasonings like taco, soy sauce and maple syrup or honey.

And lastly, veggies – onion, garlic, bell pepper, frozen green peas and corn. Can also use carrots, spinach, asparagus, mushrooms and zucchini.

Can I Use Frozen Turkey?

Forgot to defrost ground turkey? No problem.

I am working on a separate recipe how to cook frozen ground turkey in Instant Pot but will share with you for now here.

1. Place trivet and 1 cup water in the pressure cooker.
2. Cook on High Pressure for 20 minutes.
3. Do Quick Release.
4. Proceed with Instant Pot ground turkey quinoa bowls recipe.

How to Make Instant Pot Ground Turkey Quinoa Bowls

1. Cook ground turkey until small pieces form.
2. Deglaze the pot with water and spices.
3. Add uncooked quinoa and stir.
4. Add some veggies and cook on low pressure for 12 minutes.
5. Quick Release.
6. Add frozen peas and corn and let sit for 5 minutes.

Could I Get Burn Message?

If you got dreaded Burn message with this pressure cooker recipe, it is only because for 2 reasons:

1. You added dry spices to ground turkey meat and sauteed them together until they started sticking to the bottom of the pot.
2. You did not deglaze the pot well.

Truth is #1 happened to me while I was busy photographing the recipe. Therefore, it is important to add spices together with water.

Otherwise, you should not get Burn message. Don’t worry.

What to Do if I Got Burn Message?

Let’s say you got Burn. Do not panic. This Instant Pot ground turkey recipe is super easy to fix without doing much. Because quinoa is such a quick cooking seed, we cook it on low pressure to allow it to soak up the liquid.

If you got Burn:

1. Check if pressure pin is up – means Instant Pot has come to pressure.
2. If pressure pin is down, press hard on the handle on the lid to make it pop up
3. Or wait a few more minutes even if Burn is flashing for pressure to build up more and then press on the lid.
4. Once pressure pin is up, press Cancel and let pot sit undisturbed for 12 minutes.
5. After do Quick Release.

Quinoa and pre-browned turkey will finish cooking this way. Trust me.:)

Serving

As much as I love quinoa, it is my least favorite food to photograph. It is one of those cases when you shouldn’t judge book by its cover.

This recipe is a one pot meal. So you really do not need anything to go with it. I added chopped tomatoes for a pop of colour. You could sprinkle some sesame seeds on top to make bowls more Asian.

Enjoy!

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Instant Pot Ground Turkey Quinoa Bowls

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Instant Pot Ground Turkey Quinoa Bowls is healthy 30 minute pressure cooker one pot meal. Quinoa, meat and veggies all cook in same pot with delicious Asian flavored sauce.

• Author: Olena of ifoodreal.com
• Prep Time: 10 minutes
• Cook Time: 20 minutes
• Total Time: 30 minutes
• Yield: 6 servings 1x
• Category: Dinner
• Method: Instant Pot
• Cuisine: Asian

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Ingredients

• 1 lb ground turkey (chicken or beef)
• 1 tbsp oil
• 1 tsp taco seasoning, low sodium
• 1 tsp oregano, dried
• 1 tsp salt
• Ground black pepper, to taste
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 1 1/2 cups quinoa, uncooked
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 3 garlic cloves, grated (1 tbsp garlic powder)
• 1 bell pepper, finely chopped
• 2 tbsp soy sauce
• 2 tbsp maple syrup or honey
• 2 cups green peas, frozen
• 2 cups corn, frozen
• 1/4 cup green onion, finely chopped

Instructions

1. On Instant Pot, press Saute and wait until display says Hot. Takes 3-5 mins. Swirl oil to coat and add ground turkey. Cook until no longer pink or for about 5 minutes, constantly breaking into small pieces and stirring.
2. Add taco seasoning, oregano, salt, pepper and water. Stir to deglaze the bottom of the pot to avoid Burn.
3. Press Cancel, add quinoa and stir.
4. Add onion, garlic, bell pepper, soy sauce and maple syrup. Do not stir. Close the lid and pressure valve to sealing, and press Pressure Cook on Low for 12 minutes.
5. Release pressure using Quick Release method – turn pressure valve to Venting.
6. Add peas and corn, stir, close the lid and let quinoa and turkey dinner sit for 5 minutes.
7. Add green onion, stir and serve warm.

Store: Refrigerate leftovers for up to 3 days or freeze for up to 3 months in an airtight container.

Notes

If you got dreaded Burn message, it is only because for 2 reasons:

1. You added dry spices to ground turkey meat and sauteed them together until they started sticking to the bottom of the pot.
2. You did not deglaze the pot well.

How to fix Burn:

1. Check if pressure pin is up – means Instant Pot has come to pressure.
2. If pressure pin is down, press hard on the handle on the lid to make it pop up
3. Or wait a few more minutes even if Burn is flashing for pressure to build up more and then press on the lid.
4. Once pressure pin is up, press Cancel and let pot sit undisturbed for 12 minutes.
5. After do Quick Release.

Quinoa and pre-browned turkey will finish cooking this way. Trust me.:)

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