{"id":45095,"date":"2019-08-09T11:49:08","date_gmt":"2019-08-09T15:49:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.acouplecooks.com\/?p=45095"},"modified":"2023-10-07T15:51:57","modified_gmt":"2023-10-07T19:51:57","slug":"instant-pot-lentil-soup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.acouplecooks.com\/instant-pot-lentil-soup\/","title":{"rendered":"Instant Pot Lentil Soup"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This ultra cozy Instant Pot lentil soup stars fennel, fire roasted tomatoes, and lentils: it’s an easy vegetarian meal that everyone will love!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Can you make soup in an Instant Pot? Absolutely. This Instant Pot lentil soup recipe is the perfect intro to pressure cooker<\/a> soups! It’s easy to make and full of nutritious ingredients. Lentils load it with plant based protein, and it’s bright red from fire roasted tomatoes<\/a>. The star ingredient: fresh fennel, which adds a smoky undertone. This soup is ultra cozy and Alex and I have been enjoying a steaming bowl with a side of our best vegan cornbread<\/a>. And don’t take it just from us: reader Laura told us,“My husband said this could easily go into regular rotation at our house.”<\/strong> Score! Let’s get started.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Why make Instant Pot soup?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

As we’ve shared extensively, Alex and I used to be Instant Pot haters. Then we got one…and we ended up falling in love! As people who eat mainly vegetarian and vegan recipes, we started only making basics like rice, dried beans, sweet potatoes, etc. But we’ve branched out into using our Instant Pot for vegetarian meals<\/a>, like pasta (like spaghetti<\/a> and creamy penne<\/a>) and now soup. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, despite its name: the Instant Pot does not cook food in an instant. The advantage of cooking Instant Pot soup recipes<\/a> is that it\u2019s totally hands off once the cooking starts<\/strong>. You can throw the soup in the pot and then go do other things, until your dinner is done! Overall, this soup will take about 45 minutes to make, with the “preheat time” included. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How to make lentil soup in an Instant Pot<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

To make this Instant Pot lentil soup recipe, you’ll use the Saute<\/strong> mode on the Instant Pot. This is just like sauteing on the stovetop, but you’ll do it right in the pressure cooker itself. In this lentil soup, you’ll saute the fennel and onion. Why do you need to saute?<\/strong> Couldn’t you just throw everything into the pot? Sauteing the veggies makes them perfectly cooked and brings out their flavor in a way that pressure cooking them does not. So make sure to do this step!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By the way, if you’re not sure how to cut fennel and how to dice an onion quickly: we can help! We have some great knife skills tutorials that can help you cut them in a flash: <\/p>\n\n\n\n