Making & Freezing Quinoa
Directions for Stove Top
1. Rinse quinoa. Place quinoa and water in a large pot and bring to a boil. (If you are doing a single batch of 1 cup quinoa and 2 cups water, you can use a small saucepan. Larger batches will require a larger pan
2. Reduce to a summer, cover and cook until all the water is absorbed. (15-20 minutes)
Directions for Pampered Chef Rice Cooker Plus
1. Rinse quinoa and put in rice cooker plus, add water (The Rice Cooker Plus will hold 3 cups quinoa and 6 cups water- makes about 9-10 cups cooked quinoa)
2. Microwave, lid on, for 12 minutes on high.
3. Let sit without removing the lid for 15-20 minutes, when top is removed rice cooker will be full of fluffy quinoa ready for a meal or to stock the fridge or freezer!
*To prepare in a standard rice cooker, just treat the quinoa as rice. Add 2 parts of water to one part quinoa, stir, cover and when the cooker shuts off the quinoa should be done.
Freezing Quinoa
After the quinoa has been prepared, allow it to cool. Once cool, portion out into freezer safe containers or bags and place flat in the freezer. I like to freeze mine in 2 cup bags. That’s a good size for one meal for our family. You could freeze in larger or smaller packs as needed.
Reheating Quinoa
Remove the quinoa from freezer package and heat in a microwave safe bowl for a few minutes or in a covered pot on the stovetop.
Note: I use water in my quinoa to save money but you can also add more flavor by cooking the quinoa in broth.
Making healthy choices is all about having healthy options handy, I love to keep my fridge and freezer stocked so healthy foods are “fast foods”. Quinoa is one that we always keep in the freezer, ready for a quick meal! Be sure and check out our other freezer friendly recipes to help save you time and money!


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I used to freeze quinoa all the time, but I stopped doing it for some reason. Your post remind me to get back to it. I usually defrosted a bag of quinoa in a fridge over night and the re-heated it a pot. I try to avoid microwave as much as I can.
That’s a great idea!