Instant Pot Minestrone Soup
Description
Using your Instant Pot is a great way of making a minestrone with Italian turkey sausage, vegetables, and cannellini beans that's amazingly healthy and quick!
Ingredients
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1/2 pound Italian turkey sausage links, casings removed
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2 cups water
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2 teaspoons chicken soup base (such as Better than Bouillon®)
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1 (15 ounce) can cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
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1 zucchini, sliced into half moons
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1 medium yellow onion, diced
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2 carrots, peeled and coarsely diced
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2 cloves garlic, minced
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1 bunch fresh spinach, chopped
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1/2 teaspoon dried Italian herbs
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1/4 teaspoon dried rosemary
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1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
Directions
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Turn on a multi-functional pressure cooker (such as Instant Pot) and select Saute function. Add sausage and sauté, breaking it into pieces with a wooden spoon, until browned, about 5 minutes. Add water, chicken soup base, beans, zucchini, onion, carrots, and garlic. Stir once.
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Close and lock the lid. Select high pressure according to manufacturer's instructions; set timer for 3 minutes. Allow 10 to 15 minutes for pressure to build.
3
Release pressure carefully using the quick-release method according to manufacturer's instructions, about 5 minutes. Unlock and remove the lid. Add spinach, Italian herbs, and rosemary; stir until spinach has wilted. Ladle minestrone into bowls and top with freshly grated Parmesan cheese.