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title: 🍛 Quinoa
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<h1 style="text-align: center;">🍛 Quinoa</h1>

# Steps

## Both methods
- Water:quinoa ratio is 2:1 for both methods
- Optional sticky quinoa: Stir and fluff in olive oil and other seasoning at the end

## Stovetop
1. Place the quinoa and then water into a pot on high heat
2. After the water comes to a boil change to low heat and cover the pot
3. Let sit for ~10-15 minutes

## Microwave
1. Place the quinoa and then water into a glass or ceramic container on high heat
2. Experiment with the right heating times based on your microwave
- Examples
- a. 1 cup of quinoa: Heat ~8 min
- 1st round: 6 minutes and then stir
- 2nd round: 2 minutes and|or until all of the water is absorbed
- b. 1/2 cup of quinoa (Good serving size for 1 person): Heat ~6 min
- 1st round: 3 minutes and then stir
- 2nd round: 3 minutes and|or until all of the water is absorbed

# Resources
- [How to Cook Quinoa in the Microwave](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bZ8iPcWExA) *by wikihow*