Vegetarian

Instant Pot Minestrone Soup takes several minutes to prepare.

Instant Pot Minestrone Soup takes several minutes to cook.

Instant Pot Minestrone Soup makes 20 servings.

The ingredients for Instant Pot Minestrone Soup are:

2 onions, diced
4 cloves garlic minced
2 cups shredded carrot
2 cups celery, chopped
2.5 tbsp Italian seasoning
70 oz can diced tomatoes
6 tablespoons tomato paste
2 bay leaf
8 cups vegetable broth
2 medium zucchini, sliced into halves or quarters
1 can red kidney beans, drained and rinsed
4 oz dried small shell pasta
2 cup fresh baby spinach chopped (optional)
2 teaspoon2 balsamic vinegar optional but adds great flavor

Here is how you make Instant Pot Minestrone Soup:

Press the SAUTE button on your instant pot and allow to heat up for 2 minutes. Add olive oil and saute onions and garlic for about 3 minutes, or until fragrant. Add the rest of the ingredients up to zucchini.Press Cancel then close the lid. Press the MANUAL (older models) or PRESSURE COOK (newer models) button and set on HIGH for 3 minutes. Turn the valve to SEALING.After the soup has finished cooking for the 2 minutes and the instant pot beeps, do a quick release by turning the valve to VENT to release the pressure.Once the pressure is released, open the lid, transfer to large pot, and add zucchini, all the beans and the pasta. Bring to a boil and cook 10 minutes, or until the pasta is tender and cooked. Stir in spinach and allow to sit until wilted. Add more water as needed if you like a thinner soup.Season with more salt and pepper as needed and stir in balsamic vinegar (if using) and serve warm with bread and top with Parmesan cheese and garnish with parsley if desired.Serving Size: 20 1-cup servingsNumber of Servings: 20Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MICRONERDCHICK.

The nutritional information for Instant Pot Minestrone Soup is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 20
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 71.9

• Total Fat: 0.2 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 438.0 mg
• Total Carbs: 15.1 g
• Dietary Fiber: 3.3 g
• Protein: 3.4 g