Description
This Instant Pot Minestrone Soup is a hearty and healthy vegetable soup simmered to perfection in a pressure cooker. Packed with fresh vegetables, beans, and pasta, it’s an easy and flavorful meal that comes together quickly.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 sticks celery, chopped
- 3 medium carrots, peeled & sliced
- 1 small zucchini, chopped
- 1 cup fresh green beans, chopped
- 1 (28 fluid ounce) can crushed tomatoes
- 4 cups chicken broth or veggie broth
- 1 (14 fluid ounce) can red kidney beans, drained
- 1 (14 fluid ounce) can white kidney (cannellini) beans, drained
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 3/4 cup uncooked elbow macaroni
- 1/4 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- Salt & pepper, to taste
- Fresh basil, torn, to taste
- Freshly grated parmesan cheese, to taste
Instructions
- Chop all vegetables and mince the garlic to have them ready for cooking.
- Turn on the Instant Pot to sauté mode, add olive oil, butter, and chopped onion. Cook for about 4 minutes until the onions are soft and translucent.
- Stir in the minced garlic and sauté for an additional 30 seconds to release its aroma.
- Pour in the crushed tomatoes and chicken or vegetable broth. Then, add celery, carrots, zucchini, green beans, kidney beans, white kidney beans, uncooked elbow macaroni, and Italian seasoning. Stir well to mix all ingredients and prevent pasta from sticking to the bottom.
- Close the Instant Pot lid, ensuring the valve is set to ‘sealing’. Cook on high pressure for 6 minutes. It will take approximately 15 minutes to come to pressure.
- Once cooking is complete, perform a quick pressure release by moving the valve to venting carefully.
- Open the pot, season the soup with salt and pepper to taste, and stir in torn fresh basil. Serve hot with freshly grated parmesan cheese on top.
Notes
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 32 minutes
- Category: Soup
- Method: Instant Pot
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 299
- Sugar: 6 g
- Sodium: 800 mg
- Fat: 6 g
- Saturated Fat: 2 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 51 g
- Fiber: 12 g
- Protein: 14 g
- Cholesterol: 10 mg