Instant Pot Ground Turkey Quinoa Bowls
Instant Pot Ground Turkey Quinoa Bowls is a healthy 30-minute pressure cooker one-pot meal. It's made with quinoa, ground meat, and veggies coated in a delicious flavored sauce inspired by Chinese takeout but healthy!
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 392kcal
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
- 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.
- Add taco seasoning, oregano, salt, pepper and water. Stir to deglaze the bottom of the pot to avoid Burn.
- Press Cancel, add quinoa and stir.
- Add onion, garlic, bell pepper, soy sauce and maple syrup. Do not stir. Close the lid and move pressure valve to Sealing, and press Pressure Cook on Low for 12 minutes.
- Release pressure using Quick Release method - turn pressure valve to Venting.
- Add peas and corn, stir, close the lid and let quinoa and turkey dinner sit for 5 minutes. You can also thaw veggies before adding if you like very-very hot meal. Some readers have reported that. :)
- Add green onion, stir and serve warm.
Notes
- Store: Refrigerate leftovers for up to 3 days.
- Freeze: For 3 months in an airtight container.
- To avoid burn: Do not add dry spices to ground turkey during saute. Browned bits will stick to bottom.
- If you got burn message: Once pressure pin is up, press cancel and let everything finish cooking with lid closed for about 12 minutes.
Nutrition
Calories: 392kcal | Carbohydrates: 55g | Protein: 29g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 42mg | Sodium: 616mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 13g