The BEST Instant Pot Vegetable Soup. This electric pressure cooker soup is so easy to make and ready in 30 minutes. It’s healthy, hearty, comforting, and perfect for the colder months.
Oh, the weather outside is frightful, but this soup is so delightful. And, it’s so freaking cold outside we don’t want to go anywhere. So, let’s stay home and enjoy this homemade Instant Pot Vegetable Soup. And, not settle for some sodium-saturated canned water.
Pressure cooking has never been safer or easier. It’s one of the best ways to make things like this Instant Pot Vegetable Soup. I’ve been making vegetable soup for years, but not this easy or tasty! And, because I always use frozen vegetables in this recipe, it really couldn’t get any easier.
This Instant Pot Vegetable Soup recipe is vegan, gluten-free, oil-free, and packed with your favorite Fall veggies. Let’s make it!
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How To Make Vegetable Soup In Instant Pot
If you’ve never made vegetable soup using an Instant Pot you are in for a treat. It’s so easy and creates a healthy and delicious meal in no time! And, it’s super easy because this recipe uses a bag of frozen veggies. So, no meticulous chopping and prepping. You’re welcome😉
- Saute some onions and celery in the Instant Pot for about 2-3 minutes. If you have to, add 1-2 Tbsp of the veggie broth to prevent sticking.
- Add the tomato paste, Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper. Stir everything together and let it cook for about 1 minute. Then, pour in the vegetable broth, stir with a wooden spoon, and be sure to scrape the bottom of the pot to get all those cool little sticky bits.
- Toss in the tomatoes, the frozen veggies (green beans, corn, peas, and carrots), and kidney beans. Put the cover on the Instant Pot, lock the lid, and set the cooking time to 5 minutes. Remember, it will take the Instant Pot about 10-15 minutes or so to come to pressure.
- Once the soup is done let the pressure cooker do a natural release for 10 minutes, then a quick release for any pressure that remains. Done!
NOTE: No Instant Pot? No problem! I’ve included stovetop instructions down below in the recipe card as well. Enjoy!
Can I Freeze Instant Pot Vegetable Soup
Yes, absolutely! This Instant Pot Vegetable Soup recipe is great for the freezer!
All you have to do is let the soup cool to room temperature, pour it into a freezer bag or freezer-safe container, and place it in the freezer. Be sure to remember that soup expands as it freezes so leave a little room at the top of your container to be safe.
When you’re ready to enjoy simply let thaw overnight in the fridge and warm in a saucepan over medium-low heat on the stovetop.
What To Serve With Instant Pot Vegetable Soup
Check out these amazing healthy vegan sides that pair perfectly with this soup.
More Vegan Instant Pot Recipes
- Easy Instant Pot Cabbage
- Vegan Instant Pot Collard Greens
- Instant Pot Vegan Chili
- Instant Pot Potato Soup
Looking for more Instant Pot soup recipes? How about Instant Pot Recipes in general? Here are a few you should try…
- Instant Pot Vegan Chili
- Instant Pot Potato Soup
- Easy Instant Pot Cabbage
- The Best Vegan Mashed Potatoes
- Blueberry Banana Breakfast Quinoa
If you make this recipe let me know. Be sure and leave a comment below with a star rating. And, share a picture on Instagram with the hashtag #shaneandsimple. I want to see your work. Enjoy!
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Instant Pot Vegetable Soup
- Prep Time: 10 mins.
- Cook Time: 15 mins.
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 8 1x
- Category: One Bowl
- Method: Instant Pot
- Cuisine: Vegan
- Diet: Vegan
Description
Healthy, hearty, and comforting Instant Pot Vegetable Soup made in 30 minutes. This electric pressure cooker soup recipe is delicious and perfect for those cold and rainy days. Packed with your favorite Fall veggies this soup is also vegan, gluten free, and oil free.
Ingredients
- 1 large onion, diced
- 2 cloves of minced garlic or 2 tsp. garlic powder
- 2 celery stalks, chopped
- 2 Tbsp tomato paste
- 1 Tbsp. Italian seasoning
- 1 tsp. salt
- ½ tsp. black pepper
- 2 medium russet potatoes, chopped
- 3 cups frozen mixed vegetables (corn, peas, green beans, and carrots)
- 1 28-ounce can fire roasted diced tomatoes (regular is fine)
- 1 can low-sodium or no salt added red kidney beans
- 4 cups low-sodium vegetable broth
Instructions
- Set the Instant Pot pressure cooker high and saute. The display will read “HOT” once its ready.
- Toss in the onion, garlic, and celery and cook for about 2-3 minutes. If needed, add 1-2 Tbsp of the veggie broth to prevent sticking.
- Press “CANCEL” on the Instant Pot and add the tomato paste, Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper. Stir to combine everything and let cook for about 1 minute.
- Add the veggie broth, stir with a wooden spoon, and scrape the bottom of the pot to make sure nothing is sticking. Add all the remaining ingredients and stir to combine everything.
- Put the cover on the Instant Pot and lock the lid. Turn the valve to sealing, select “Manual”, and set the time to 5 minutes. Keep in mind that it usually takes the Instant Pot about 15-20 minutes to come to pressure. So, take that into consideration when preparing this recipe. Once the cook time is finished you can let the pressure release naturally (usually about 10 minutes) or manually.
- Taste and adjust seasonings as needed. Garnish with fresh or dried parsely.
- Serve with my Whole Wheat Beer Bread.
For The Stove Top
- Preheat a large pot over medium-high heat and cook the onion, garlic, and celery for 2-3 minutes. Add the tomato paste, Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper and stir to combine everything. Let cook for about 1 minute.
- Add all the remanining ingredients, including the low-sodium veggie stock, and bring to boil. Then, reduce the heat, cover, and let simmer for 35-45 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Soup is done when the potatoes are tender enough to pierce with a fork and the veggies are soft.
- Serve with my delicious Whole Wheat Beer Bread.
Keywords: instant pots soup, pressure cooker soup, vegetable soup, pressure cooker soup, vegan, vegetarian, healthy, instant pot soup
This soup is remarkable! I used Better Than Bouillon/Vegetable (a gooey jarred paste that water is added to), and did add a little olive oil for the onions. Plus I added the garlic (jarred puréed) after the onions/celery since garlic cooks so quickly. So barely any changes. It is amazingly rich and flavorful! Thank you so much!
This soup is so easy to make! I’ve been looking for soup recipes using the Instant Pot & this is the first one I have tried, Anyway, it tasted fantastic. My husband agrees 100%. Only made a couple changes due to not having those ingredients on hand, I used great northern beans instead of kidney beans & I used 2 T. of ketchup in place of tomato paste. Looking forward to making it again next Sunday.
I made it yesterday and even my meat-eating housemate said it was the best vegetable soup he has ever had and I agree! I made a few minor adjustments for my taste but pretty much stayed with your recipe. I didn’t have frozen mixed vegetables so used canned peas and beans, frozen corn and fresh carrots. I made the stove top version and made sure the carrots had time to cook before adding the potatoes so altogether I cooked it for about an hour. Thank you for another wonderful recipe!
Wow! Just, Wow! This is hands down the best vegan recipe I have ever made/tasted. It’s delicious, hearty, and healthy. It’s the perfect recipe! I added some finely chopped spinach and kale with the rest of the ingredients in the 4th step…gotta get your greens, and this is a great way to do it. Amazing! Looking forward to more of your InstantPot recipes.
Wow! Thanks so much, Martin! I really appreciate it.
Another keeper! Your recipes never fail. I was out of potatoes so I threw in chopped kale. It was so delicious.
Thank you so much!!! Way to adapt:)
And I just had to throw a loaf into the oven of your delicious beer bread while the soup simmered.
Well, of course:)
I have made several of your recipes and absolutely love them! I plan on making this soup, but was curious if you had an idea of what step would I put in barley if I’m using an instant pot?
Thank you, Star! I would think you can add it with everything else. I’ve never done it so I couldn’t say for sure.
This was so quick and easy to make and it tasted wonderful!!!! Everyone had seconds. The only change I made is that instead of an onion, which I didn’t have, I used a bag of frozen pearl onions. I’ll definitely make it again. Thanks for the recipe!!
That’s awesome, Annette! Thank you.
Mmm, mmm, good! better than the canned version! It will be easy to change out the veggies, depending on what is on hand. Thank you for another keeper!
I just made this for the second time because I was craving it. Delicious! Thanks for another easy, tasty recipe.
I made this today-very easy!! We had it for dinner and everybody loved it. Thank you so much for the recipe, Shane. We will be making it again and again.
Hi Shane…silly question, I’m sure… when you say set to Manual, am I selecting the Soup/Broth button, then set the timer for 5 minutes? Do I select Normal pressure? I am very, very new to Instant Pot cooking.
Hi, Lucille. Which model do you have?
This was SO good and so easy to make! We have just adopted a WFPB lifestyle and this soup is a life saver. Thank you!
So very good, quick, and easy!
I don’t have an instant pot I have a Crock Pot does that work for it?
Sure thing, Susan. You can saute the onions, etc. on the stove and add them or just toss them in altogether and let them cook with everything else.
This soup is so easy and so delicious!!!
Fantastic. It was a chilly night here in KY and I’m an ER nurse on quarantine ( no virus just got home from a hot spot) so this was perfect. Comforting and nourishing is just whatI needed during these crazy times. Love it!
Hello Shane
I made this today. I didn’t use potatoes because I just made your potato soup as well lol so instead I sautéd some mushrooms with some purple cabbage put that in and added a few Kale leaves. It turned out wonderful! Thank you again for all you do!
God Bless you and your family
That’s great, Mel! Love the additions.
This is our new favorite soup!! I came across it on one of my plant based groups on Facebook. I‘ve made it seven times already. I searched your recipes and found several more to try. We are one year into eating plant based and loving it! Thank you!
Excellent! I doubled the recipe and for the “double” portion I used lentils & chickpeas. The lentils and chickpeas went well with the kidney beans. Most definitely will serve again and most likely will take to a potluck.
I do not own an instant pot, so thank you for including stove top directions. We loved this soup! Thanks!
Jen, you are so welcome and thanks for reaching out. I’m glad you enjoyed it. Blessings.
This is my third time posting, This soup is so awesome. I make a pot every week. I don’t’ get tired of it. I don’t use salt in the recipe when I make it and I add a green pepper and one more can of beans. This recipe so close to Campbell’s that is blows my mind. I am more than blessed by this recipe. If I need a snack this soup is there for me and it satisfies. Keep up the good work. I tell everyone about your site.
Rene, that is so very kind and I am blown away by your comments. Thank you so much for reaching out and sharing this with me. It’s very encouraging. Please, don’t ever hesitate to reach out with any comments or questions. Blessings.
This soup is so delicious. I am really glad I tried it. Great for a cold day!!
Thank you, Liz!
Which size Instant Pot do you have? I bought a three-quart today so I could make this soup (you’ve inspired me!) but I think I should go back and exchange it for the 6-quart.
Hi, Jeanne! Yes, I have this one: https://amzn.to/30fq1A1
It is the 6 quart, I believe. But, I’m planning on upgrading soon…I hope:)
Hi, thank you for this recipe, it looks delish. FYI you may have a typo in the recipe , it has corn listed twice, it may should say carrots??? Only saying so it can be corrected if it is a typo. Thanks again
Hi, Sheika! Thank you and I just changed it. I’m not the best proofreader in the world. LOL! Blessings.
Really yummy! And so easy! Thanks
Thank you so much, Joanne! Blessings.
LOVE this soup. So flavorful and so easy to make. Thanks for anorher great recipe Shane.
Merry Christmas.
Thank you, Shawna! I’m so glad you enjoyed the soup. Have a very Merry Christmas!
Sorry, I can’t rate it yet because I’m just seeing the recipe for the first time. BUT … I plan to make it, and I wanted to at least write and thank you for providing a stove-top version of the recipe for those of us whose Instant Pot hasn’t come out of closet storage yet since it was purchased! I promise to come back and comment/rate it after I’ve made it. :))
No worries, Joy! And, I hope you enjoy it:) Merry Christmas!
Hi – I’ve been looking for an easy but hefty IP vegetable soup and yours hit the mark. A quick question. You said to “Toss in the tomatoes, the frozen veggies (green beans, corn, peas, and carrots), and kidney beans. Put the cover on…” I’m assuming we’re adding the potatoes at the same time, right? Thanks, and I’ll be back to rate. I can’t imagine it won’t be 5 stars… Oh, also, do you have your site set so we get notified if there’s a response to comments? Usually there’s a box to check similar to the the “save my name/email” box you currently have.
Hi, Beth! Yes on the potatoes, and thanks for bringing that up. I’ll go in reword just a bit. And, it should be set to notify you.
Thanks so much! And no notification (I checked spam). Maybe it’s a little add-on? About to make the soup right now.
Yes this is the best soup I have made. Love it. My Husband likes it too and he is a meat eater.
Wow! Thank you so much!!!
Tried the soup today. so easy to make and soooooo Good. Thanks for the recipe.
Thank you so much, Rene! Would mind rating it when you get a chance? I helps me with google:) Blessings.
So many ads after I selected PRINT that I would have to print 5 pages. I had to go to my computer to access and print. Good soup tho even if i had to jump thru some hoops!
Sorry about that! I thought I had the ads turned off on the “Print” page. But, so glad you got it and enjoyed the soup! Happy New Year!