Instant Pot Minestrone Soup
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So cozy, so hearty! Loaded with vegetables, beans, pasta + Parmesan rind for extra flavor. Vegetarian-friendly!
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With so many soups and stews being made, my Instant Pot has been working some major overtime this winter. We call it our magic pot. And now our lovely magic pot can make the best minestrone soup there ever was with the touch of a button.
why i love this recipe
- One pot meal. This is one of those weeknight hero recipes where you can throw all of your veggies, beans, broth, pasta and greens into one single pot for a quick and easy clean up.
- Versatile. The recipe can easily be bulked up to add meat or made vegetarian (or vegan).
- Freezer-friendly. Minestrone soup freezes very, very well (sans pasta, of course) without significant changes to flavor and texture.
is this minestrone soup or vegetable soup?
Both minestrone and vegetable soup include veggies, but minestrone is typically a thicker soup that includes beans and pasta (or rice).
tips and tricks for success
- Use short cut pasta. Ditalini, macaroni or a small shape pasta similar in size to the vegetables is ideal.
- Add more vegetables. Minestrone can serve as a clean-out-the-fridge meal, adding in other veggies you have on hand such as shredded cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, potatoes and green beans.
- Choose your meat. As written, this recipe does not contain meat but you can easily add ground beef, shredded chicken or crumbled Italian sausage.
- Save leftover Parmesan rinds. Get more out of those expensive Parmesan cheeses by using up the leftover rinds! Adding a Parmesan rind slightly thickens the broth and adds a level of nutty richness to the soup.
- Serve with crusty bread. Serve with all the homemade crusty bread for dipping, sopping and dunking!
what to serve with minestrone soup
Tools For This Recipe
6-qt Instant Pot®
Instant Pot Minestrone Soup: Frequently Asked Questions
Spinach, cabbage, swiss chard and collard greens are all great subs.
The red wine vinegar adds brightness and helps balance out the flavors.
The chicken broth can be substituted with vegetable broth.
Use vegetable broth and skip the Parmesan.
Yes! You can freeze the leftovers without the pasta (or else they will get mushy) in individual freezer bags, thaw overnight, and reheat on the stovetop, adding freshly cooked pasta and a splash of broth (if needed) when serving.
Instant Pot Minestrone Soup
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 onion, diced
- 2 carrots, peeled and diced
- 2 ribs celery, diced
- 1 ½ teaspoons dried basil
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- ½ teaspoon fennel seed
- 6 cups low sodium chicken broth
- 1 (28-ounce) can diced tomatoes
- 1 (16-ounce) can kidney beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 zucchini, chopped
- 1 (3-inch) Parmesan rind
- 1 bay leaf
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- ¾ cup ditalini pasta
- 1 bunch kale, stems removed and leaves chopped
- 2 teaspoons red wine vinegar
- ¼ cup shaved Parmesan
Instructions
- Set a 6-qt Instant Pot® to the high saute setting. Add olive oil, garlic, onion, carrots and celery. Cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, about 2-3 minutes. Stir in basil, oregano and fennel seed until fragrant, about 1 minute.
- Stir in chicken stock, diced tomatoes, kidney beans, zucchini, Parmesan rind and bay leaf; season with salt and pepper, to taste. Select manual setting; adjust pressure to high, and set time for 5 minutes. When finished cooking, quick-release pressure according to manufacturer’s directions.
- Select high sauté setting. Bring to a boil; stir in pasta and cook, uncovered, until tender, about 8-11 minutes.
- Stir in kale until wilted, about 2 minutes.
- Stir in red wine vinegar; season with salt and pepper, to taste.
- Serve immediately, topped with Parmesan.
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There are so many things, it’s hard to say, but this soup might be just the thing for the weather we’re having right now. A whole chicken sounds good, bone broth for sure, a nice chuck roast, potatoes, beans, beans, beans! Wow, so many choices.
I’d make a meatloaf!!
I would LOOOVE to learn to use the IP for yogurt making. But my true want for an IP is that as a widower, I do not cook much anymore because of the time element and I am exhausted at the end of the day. Yes, I could use a slow cooker, but that means I have to think too far ahead to be able to turn it on in the morning before leaving for work. With an IP, I can come home at night and try one of the many delicious recipes I am seeing and be able to eat that recipe within a few hours of returning home.
Oh how I would love to try some soups in an instant pot!
I plan to make chicken tortilla soup.
I would love to make your Butter Chicken!!
I would make this soup first. Also want to try a brisket in Instant Pot,
That soup looks amazing! I would love to try making yogurt-I hear it’s the best!
First I’d make homemade egg noodles (by myself) and then, after they dry a bit, I’d make either a pot roast or stew beef and cook the noodles in the broth. I used to make this years and years ago with my old Presto pressure cooker and we all loved the dish. Served it over mashed potatoes. Yummy!
We love lasagna but it takes so long to make and I don’t want to spend my weekend just cooking one item.
So…I’d use the Instant Pot to develop a fast version of lasagna that could become a weekly staple.
So many things I’d like to try but will probably make this delicious looking soup first!
I will definitely do your recipes..especially your soups..minestrone will be the first
Definitely the minestrone soup!
I hear hard boiled eggs are amazingly easy to peel
I am so excited to have a chance to win this fabulous pot! I would make all sorts of new recipes I have never had anything like this so I would definitely experiment! With your help of corse!
Thank you for this opportunity.
YUM! I want to make MEAT in the Instant Pot! I’ve heard it’s so easy and quick!
I would make lots of soup in my instant pot!
I would make this recipe!
I’d experiment with the yogurt-making feature….just love the idea of making my own!
Anything that will feed my 3 boys (in record time)!!