My Instant Pot Broccoli and Cheese Soup cooks under pressure for only one minute. One minute is all it takes for a creamy and healthy soup that’s full of warmth and flavor.
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Prep Time 15 minutesminutes
Cook Time 8 minutesminutes
Natural Pressure Release 5 minutesminutes
Total Time 28 minutesminutes
Ingredients
2Tablespoonsextra virgin olive oil
½medium oniondiced
½large red pepperdiced small, divided
1teaspoongarlic powder
salt and black pepperto taste
1large yellow potatochopped small
2cupschicken broth
12ouncebag frozen broccoli florets
1cupMonterey Jack cheeseshredded
2cupssharp cheddar cheeseshredded
⅓cupheavy cream
Instructions
Add olive oil to your Instant Pot and select the “Sauté’ function.
Once hot, add the diced onion, red pepper, and garlic powder. Season with salt and black pepper and stir to combine. Cook for 2-3 minutes, stirring, or until the vegetables start to soften.
Add the potatoes and continue cooking, stirring occasionally, for another 2-3 minutes or until the potatoes start to develop some color.
Add the chicken broth and gently scrape the bottom of the pot with a rubber spatula or flat bottomed wooden spoon to release the brown bits. Press the “Keep Warm/Cancel” button to turn off the Sauté function.
Add the frozen broccoli and cover. Lock the lid into place and make sure the vent is set to Seal. Set the pressure cook time to 2 minutes.
When cook time is complete, allow the pressure to release naturally for 5 minutes, then do a quick release for any remaining steam before carefully removing the lid.
Add the cheese, one cup at a time, stirring with each addition until completely melted.
Pour the heavy cream into a separate small bowl. Add several tablespoons of the hot soup and stir to combine. (This process is called tempering and will keep the cold cream from curdling when it hits the hot soup.) Add the heavy cream mixture into the broccoli soup.
Taste and adjust seasonings. Serve with additional shredded cheese
To make this recipe in the slow cooker, Saute the veggies, and follow the directions in the recipe card - except for the one minute pressure cooker time, everything else is the same. With the slow cooker, the cooking time will depend somewhat on the model of your cooker.
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Notes
To make this recipe in the slow cooker, Saute the veggies, and follow the directions in the recipe card - except for the one minute pressure cooker time, everything else is the same. With the slow cooker, the cooking time will depend somewhat on the model of your cooker.