I recently learned how to cook quinoa in the microwave. If you have never tried it, I highly recommend it as it is the quickest way of cooking quinoa. But did you know that you can make quinoa porridge in the microwave as well?
Having been cooking my quinoa breakfast porridge on the stovetop for years and then recently in my Instant pot, it got me thinking: Can I make my quinoa porridge in the microwave?
Well, the answer is yes, but there are a few things you need to know. So in today’s’ recipe, here I am with everything you need to know to make a delicious and healthy microwave quinoa breakfast bowl.
What You’ll Need:
The ingredients list for cooking quinoa porridge in the microwave is short. However, as with any breakfast bowl recipe, you can get as creative as you want with the toppings.
You will need 1 cup of quinoa and 2 cups of water to cook quinoa in the microwave.
While they are optional, I also like to add a pinch of salt, ½ teaspoon of ground cinnamon, and a splash of coconut oil or butter.
I also like to add a splash of homemade almond milk before topping it off with fruits, chunky granola, quinoa crunch, and/or nuts.
How To Make Quinoa Porridge In A Microwave:
- Rinse your quinoa: I always wash my quinoa as it is the best way to remove the bitter-tasting saponin. If you wonder what saponin is and why I recommend washing quinoa before cooking, please check out the post I wrote on How to Rinse quinoa.
- Place all ingredients in a microwave-safe bowl: Place quinoa, water, ground cinnamon, salt, and oil in a microwave-safe bowl. Give it a stir. Cover it with a plate.
- Cook: Cook for 6 minutes, carefully uncover (it is hot!), give it a stir, put the plate back on, and cook for another 2 minutes.
- Let it rest: Likely, you will still have some liquid in the bowl after the cooking time is complete, and that is normal. Let it sit on the kitchen counter (covered) for another 2-3 minutes. As it sits, most of the liquid will be absorbed.
- Assemble & Serve: Divide the now-cooked quinoa into bowls, add a splash of cold (or warm) almond milk, and top it off fruits, nuts, and/or nut butter. Drizzle with honey or maple syrup, if preferred.
Can I Cook Microwave Quinoa Porridge With Almond Milk?
Having been a fan of Almond Milk Oatmeal for years, I wondered if I could swap water (as cooking liquid) with almond milk. I thought it would be no big deal as I have been making my Instant Pot Quinoa Breakfast recipe for months.
Come to find out, it was not my best idea because we had a small explosion in the microwave around the 3rd-minute mark. Thank God, I had it covered with a plate.
To sum it up, I would not recommend swapping water with almond milk in this microwave quinoa bowl recipe. Instead, do what I do and add a splash of it at the end.
A Few Helpful Tips For Quick Quinoa Breakfast:
- Store leftovers in mason jars: I usually make a batch of microwave quinoa and eat some right away and place some in small mason jars. Top each jar with nut butter, fruits, and nuts to snack on later.
- Make it savory: The beauty of this simple, quick microwave quinoa bowl recipe is that you can customize it in any way you like. If you follow a low carb diet or would rather have your breakfast more on the savory side, top it off with an egg on top. You can also saute some spinach to make it even more healthy and wholesome.
Other Wholesome Breakfast Bowl Recipes You Might Also Like:
- Overnight Steel Cut Oats
- Healthy Muesli Recipe
- Instant Pot Steel Cut Oats
- Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal
- Buckwheat Porridge
Breakfast Quinoa Porridge In Microwave Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup quinoa, any color quinoa would work
- 2 cups water
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil, or any other oil like avocado oil or even butter
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- pinch Kosher salt
- 1 cup almond milk, or any other milk you like
As Toppings:
- 1 cup fruit
- 3 tablespoons nut butter
- Maple syrup or honey, for drizzling (as much as you like)
Instructions
- Place quinoa in a strainer and rinse under cold water. Place it in a large microwave safe bowl.
- Pour in the water. Stir in ground cinnamon, oil, and salt. Give it a mix and make sure that quinoa is fully submerged in water.
- Cover the bowl with a large microwave safe plate (or a microwave cover).
- Place in the microwave and cook on high for 6 minutes. Carefully remove the plate, give it a stir, put the plate back on top and cook for 2 more minutes.
- Remove and let it sit covered on the counter for 2-3 minutes. At this point, it might still have some liquid in the bowl. You can either let it rest for a few more minutes or drain it.
- Divide it amongst bowls. If preferred, drizzle each bowl with almond milk (I usually warm mine up a bit) and top it off with fruits like kiwi, pomegranate arils, and banana slices. If you want you can also drizzle them with a little bit maple syrup for some extra sweetness.
Notes
- Store leftovers in mason jars: I usually make a batch of microwave quinoa and eat some right away and place some in small mason jars. Top each jar with nut butter, fruits, and nuts to snack on later.
- Make it savory: The beauty of this simple, quick microwave quinoa bowl recipe is that you can customize it in any way you like. If you follow a low carb diet or would rather have your breakfast more on the savory side, top it off with an egg on top. You can also saute some spinach to make it even more healthy and wholesome.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
I haven’t tryed this but when making standards porridge I use half water half milk. Maybe this could help, I’ve done it with oat milk in the microwave and it was ok.
Thanks for sharing your experience Emily.
I made this yesterday. It was so quick, simple and delicious. Love it.
This makes me so happy. Thanks for coming by Sylvie.