Instant Pot Vegetable Soup
Instant Pot Vegetable Soup is a classic homestyle recipe made with simple ingredients. It’s super easy to bring together making it an ideal weeknight dinner. This healthy chunky vegetable soup is vegan, vegetarian, gluten free and allergy friendly!
Servings: 5 bowls
Ingredients
- 3 cups vegetable broth
- 1 ½ cups water
- 4 garlic cloves minced (or 1 and ½ teaspoons garlic powder)
- 1 medium yellow onion chopped
- 5 medium yukon gold or russet potatoes or about 2lbs potatoes of choice
- 4 celery stalks chopped
- 4 medium carrots chopped
- 1 15-ounce can diced tomatoes
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- Handful of fresh parsley chopped
- 2 bay leaves
- salt to taste I use about 1 to 1 and ½ teaspoons Himalayan pink salt
- pepper to taste
Instructions
Instant Pot Instructions
- Roughly chop the vegetables into big chunks.
- Add everything to your Instant Pot. Make sure the liquid is covering the veggies. If you added extra vegetables you may need to increase the broth and seasonings.
- Press the manual or pressure cook function and set the IP to 10 minutes at high pressure.
- Allow the soup to naturally release pressure for at least 5-10 minutes, then turn the pressure release valve to the venting position to release the remaining pressure.
- Carefully open the lid and give the soup a stir.
Stovetop Instructions
- Roughly chop the vegetables into big chunks.
- Add everything to a large soup pot and bring to a simmer. Then cover and simmer for 35-45 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- The soup is done when the vegetables are soft and the potatoes are tender.
Serve warm with your favorite crackers, breadsticks, side salad, or crusty bread.
Notes
- To store: Store any leftover soup in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
- Full flavor: Generously measure the seasonings for extra flavor.
- Make ahead: This recipe is great for meal prep. Making it ahead of time allows the flavors to really come together enhancing the taste.
- For more tomato flavor: Add a few Tablespoons of tomato paste to increase the tomato flavor.
- Adding pasta: If you decide to add pasta to the soup, I suggest using no more than ¼ cup (½ cup for larger pasta), increasing the broth by at least 1 cup, and adding in extra seasonings.
- Adding rice: If you decide to add rice to the soup, I suggest using about ¼ cup, increasing the broth by another ½ cup, and adding in extra seasonings.
Nutrition
Serving: 1bowl | Calories: 240kcal | Carbohydrates: 54g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 1g | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 6g
