Vegetable Soup (Instant Pot)

instantpot-vegetablesoup A delicious, hearty, healthy Instant Pot Vegetable Soup recipe. This plant based soup comes together in just over 30 minutes and delivers on comfort and taste.

1 tsp. olive oil
1 small onion, finely minced
2 ribs celery, finely minced
2 tsp. garlic, minced
¼ cup dry red wine (optional)
6 cups vegetable or chicken broth
1 tsp. dried oregano
1 tsp. sea salt
¼ tsp. black pepper, freshly ground
2 bay leaves
3 potatoes, peeled and cut into 1" cubes
3 large carrots, peeled and cut into coins
1 cup fresh green beans, cut into ½" pieces
1 (15 oz) can Italian petite diced tomatoes
1 cup baby kale or spinach, finely chopped
1 Tbsp. balsamic vinegar

Heat oil in Instant Pot on saute mode. Add onion and celery, cook and stir until softened, about 3-5 minutes. Add in garlic and cook for an additional 30 seconds.

Add in red wine, and let cook for one minute. Turn Instant Pot OFF.

Add in vegetable broth and scrape up the browned bits on the bottom of the inner pot.

Add in potatoes, carrots, green beans, diced tomatoes, salt, pepper, oregano, and bay leaves and stir.

Put the lid on, turn the valve to sealing, and select Manual or Pressure Cook and cook on high pressure for 5 minutes.

Once the cook time is over, let pressure release naturally for at least 15 minutes

Stir in greens and balsamic vinegar and let sit in the inner pot until greens just wilt.

Taste to adjust seasonings and serve.

Makes 6 servings.

Cook's Notes:

If using a 3 qt pressure cooker, this recipe would need to be cut in half. It can be doubled in an 8 or 10 qt instant pot.
For the red wine, use a dry red wine such as a Merlot or Cabernet.
For the potatoes, you can use red potatoes, gold potatoes, or russet potatoes.
If you use regular diced tomatoes, I would add in an additional ½ tsp. minced garlic and ½ tsp. oregano.
Feel free to add in 1 cup of frozen corn as well to this soup if desired (add with the green beans, carrots, and potatoes.)
If you don't have balsamic vinegar, you can use red wine vinegar in it's place.
Do not be tempted to release pressure before 15 minutes has elapsed after cook time passes. This can result in a huge mess, as hot liquid will spray from vent knob.
If you prefer to cook without oil, use a bit of vegetable stock in place of the olive oil to sauté the garlic and onions in.