Instant Pot vegetable beef soup is a hearty and easy dinner that the whole family will love!
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Even though I wrote this recipe using diced stew meat, I must confess that I usually make it with leftover pot roast. It is the perfect way to use up leftovers!
If you are using leftover pot roast, just sauté only the onions, carrots and celery to begin with, and then add diced up leftover pot roast when you add the broth.
I would also like to add that my skillet cornbread is the perfect companion for this soup.😋🙌🏻 I always make this to go with our vegetable beef soup.
You could always serve it with a grilled cheese sandwich, or even plain saltine crackers.
In making this soup over the years, I also sometimes throw in leftover vegetables. Pretty much anything that will hold up to the cook time will work.
Two examples I often do add to the pot: black eyed peas and lima beans. I would not recommend, for example, something like broccoli that would get mushy.
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Instant Pot Vegetable Beef Soup Recipe
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Instant Pot Vegetable Beef Soup
Ingredients
- 1 pound diced beef (package will often say stew meat)
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder (to season the beef - omit if using leftover pot roast)
- 1/2 medium yellow onion, diced
- 2 celery stalks, diced
- 1 cup diced carrots
- cooking spray or olive oil
- 4 1/2 cups beef broth/ stock (OR I often used water, plus 1 Tablespoon Better Than Bullion Beef Base)
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- salt and pepper to taste
- 2 cups frozen corn kernels
- 1 cup frozen green beans
- 2 cups diced potatoes
- 1 can diced tomatoes, undrained (14.5 ounces)
- 1 bay leaf (remove after cooking is complete)
Instructions
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Preheat the Instant Pot, and spray the pot with cooking spray (or olive oil, if preferred).
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Add the meat to the pot with garlic powder; salt and pepper generously, and brown for about 3 to 4 minutes.*
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Add the onions, celery and carrots, and cook another 3 to 4 minutes.
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Turn off the pot, and add all other ingredients.**
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Put on the lid, lock it and set to manual high pressure for 8 minutes. (It will take a while to come to pressure with such a full pot, FYI. Mine took 22 minutes.).
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After the cooking time is complete, allow the pressure to release naturally (without using the quick release lever). Mine took about 25 minutes, FYI. If your pot is still pressurized at 25 minutes, go ahead and quick release any remaining pressure.
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Remove bay leaf, and serve.
Recipe Video
Recipe Notes
*If you are using leftover pot roast, just sauté only the onions, carrots and celery to begin with. Plus, omit the garlic powder.
**Add diced up leftover pot roast when you add the broth.
Cooking time includes both come to pressure time (22 minutes for me) and NPR time (25 minutes for me).
Nutritional information is approximate and was calculated using a recipe nutrition label generator.
Note: This post originally appeared on A Pinch of Healthy October 30, 2017.
I recently shot new photos for this recipe. Here is what the old photos looked like.
Chris says
Hi, great recipe! I’ve made this at least 3-4 times now and have shared with family. What is the serving size you use for the nutritional chart? Thanks!
Marjorie @APinchOfHealthy says
Hi, Chris! I am so glad y’all are enjoying it.🙌🏻 The serving size can vary a little, and it isn’t always accurate since somebody can get a different mix of ingredients in their individual serving. But overall, each serving is approximately 1 and 2/3 cups. Hope that helps!
Amanda says
What a great recipe! Perfect amount of time and the flavors of everything blends together so nice. I added cabbage (some when it was cooking and some after and set it to slow cooker setting for about a half hour) and tastes just like the version I used to make in the crock pot that took quite a few hours. Thanks for sharing – bookmarking this!
Marjorie @APinchOfHealthy says
I am so glad that you enjoyed it, Amanda!🙌🏻
Heather says
It looks like the recipe makes 8 servings. It says there are 179 calories per serving. Are you able to tell me how large a serving is? I am counting calories and want to make sure my portion/calories are appropriate.
Christina says
I just read above in a reply, the serving is approximately 1 2/3 cup
Linda johnson says
Help!! I set the instant pot for 8 min. It started sizzling and then stopped, (only sizzled for about 3 min). It has now begun to count down the minutes.
Im concerned it won’t have cooked enough….
Marjorie @APinchOfHealthy says
No worries! It will be quiet while it is on pressure mode.
Jenny says
When you add the black eyed peas, are they dry, canned, or frozen.
Thank you. . I look forward to trying this recipe.
Marjorie @APinchOfHealthy says
Hi Jenny! I have always just used leftover cooked ones. I think canned or frozen would also work. Not the dry ones, though, since they have a longer cook time.
Elizabeth says
This was good. I didn’t want to use potato so I added 2 cups of cauliflower instead. Used fresh green beans instead of frozen cuz I had some in the fridge. My tomato’s were
Fire roasted. I hope it freezes cuz I’m going to give it a try.
Marjorie @APinchOfHealthy says
I am glad you enjoyed it, Elizabeth!
Ashlee says
Have you ever added noodles? If so, how much, what kind, and at what point do you add them? Thank you
Marjorie @APinchOfHealthy says
Hi Ashlee! I have not added noodles to this, so I am not exactly sure.🤔
boju542@verizon.net says
can you also add some cabbage to the recipe ?
Marjorie @APinchOfHealthy says
I never have done that myself, but I don’t see why not.
Randy says
Sometimes my vegetable beef soup sticks in the instapot while it’s under pressure and the burn light comes on how do I stop that from happening I’ve added liquid to it it has helped but it hadn’t stopped the problem totally
Marjorie @APinchOfHealthy says
Hi Randy! One suggestion that may help: when you add the liquid, use a wooden spoon to scrape any brown bits off the bottom. I am not completely sue what is happening, but one guess is that maybe there are some bits stuck to the bottom from the sauté piece of the recipe. Hope that helps!
Johnny says
Great instructions. The only thing I would add is to instruct user to set pressure valve to seal for clarity.
Marjorie @APinchOfHealthy says
Thanks Johnny!
Mariette Renard says
179 calories per serving, but what is the size of your serving? 1 cup? 2 cups? Please let me know. Thanks, mariette R.
Mikki Schieber says
this recipe was delicious and so easy. I didn’t have a regular can of diced tomatoes on hand, so I used a can of Rotel original instead. It added A nice little kick.
Marjorie @APinchOfHealthy says
I am so glad you enjoyed it Mikki!
JS says
When you switch to natural release do you shut your pot off or leave it on “keep warm” setting?
Marjorie @APinchOfHealthy says
I leave it on keep warm.👌🏻
jon says
Do the carrots really get soft that fast?
Leigh says
So easy and so good! I used frozen veggies, including a huge tomato, that we froze from the garden, some beef stock plus water plus a little beef flavor BTB, and added a tablespoon of worcestershire. love that I can use whatever veggies i happen to have! Thanks; made and saved.
Marjorie @APinchOfHealthy says
Yay Leigh! I am so happy to hear y’all enjoyed it.💖🙌🏻
Aria says
Great information. Thanks for sharing it.
Christy says
This is so delicious and such a classic! I love that I can make it in the Instant Pot now.
Sue Palmer says
would it work to add some drained canned beans also? Thanks.
Marjorie @APinchOfHealthy says
I think it would work fine Sue.
Marjorie@APinchOfHealthy says
Yay! I am so happy to hear that y’all enjoyed it.🤗
Terri says
are you using a 6qt IP for this recipe? That’s what I have. Worried it’s going to be too full.
Marjorie@APinchOfHealthy says
Yes, I have a 6 quart. I think the limit for soups without beans is 2/3 full, and if I remember correctly it was less full than that. Probably closer to 1/2 full…maybe slightly over. At any rate, I did not have any liquid spewing out the top. Hope that helps!