Quinoa Hamburger Stroganoff with Sour Cream

Serves 6 in about 42 minutes. The pot starts with ground beef, then beef bouillon base.

Ingredients

• 1 lb ground beef (93% to 90% lean)
• 1 med onion, diced
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon pepper
• ½ teaspoon dried thyme leaves (not ground thyme)
• 4 cloves garlic, pressed or finely minced
• 1 teaspoon paprika (not hot)
• 1 ½ tablespoons worcestershire sauce
• 8 oz mushrooms, sliced
• 1 ¼ cups quinoa, rinsed well
• 1 ½ cups beef broth, low sodium
• 1 teaspoon beef bouillon base, (or a beef bouillon cube)
• 3 tablespoons parsley, chopped
• 1 cup sour cream (or plain greek yogurt)

Method

1. Turn on the pot's Sauté setting. Stir in the ground beef. Simmer for a few minutes, breaking up the meat.
2. Stir in the onion and cook, while stirring now and then, until it begins to turn translucent.
3. Tip in the salt, pepper, thyme, and garlic. Simmer for a instant, while stirring often.
4. Tip in the paprika, Worcestershire, and mushrooms. Simmer a couple of minutes, until they soften.
5. Stir in the quinoa. stir in.
6. Stir in the broth. Gently press the quinoa into the broth as much as you can.
7. Cancel the Sauté setting.
8. Close the lid and set the steam release knob to the Sealing position.
9. Press the Pressure Cook/Manual button or dial, then the +/- button or dial to select 3 minutes. High Pressure. Press Start if your pot has that option. The pot will take a few minutes to come to pressure.
10. When the cook cycle has finished, turn off the pot and let it sit undisturbed for 10 minutes (10 instant natural release). Then turn the steam release knob to the Venting position to release the remaining steam/pressure.
11. When the pin in the lid drops back down, open the lid.
12. Mix the stroganoff. If it looks a little wet, just close the lid and let it sit for another few minutes.
13. Taste and adjust salt, if needed.
14. Tip in the parsley and stir.
15. Stir in the sour cream and stir.
16. Plate immediately, with a dollop of sour cream.

More instant pot ideas are in the instant pot collection.