This easy and healthy vegetarian Instant Pot lentil soup is incredibly tasty and hearty! There are vegan lentil soup adaptations as well as crockpot instructions.
Prep Time15 minutesmins
Cook Time12 minutesmins
Pressurizing/Depressurizing15 minutesmins
Total Time42 minutesmins
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: lentil soup in the instant pot, vegan lentil soup instant pot, vegetaria lentil soup instant pot, vegetarian soup instant pot
8 carrots, 7 stalks celery, 1 onion, 1 cup potato, 6 cloves garlic, 1 1/3 cup dried brown or green lentils, 6 cups broth of choice, 1 tsp smoked paprika, 1 tsp dried parsley, 1 tsp dried thyme, 2 tbsp prepared pesto, salt and pepper to taste
Secure the lid and set the vent to sealing. Press manual>high pressure>12 minutes. It will take around 10 minutes to get up to pressure.
When the cooking time is up, do a natural release for 5 minutes and then flip the vent to venting and perform a quick release.
Slow Cooker Instructions
Place all ingredients in your slow cooker and cook on low for 8 hours.
Stove Top Instructions
In a heavy-bottomed saucepan, combine olive oil, carrots, celery, and onions. Cook down for 10 minutes. Add garlic and cook for 5 minutes.
Add the remaining ingredients and cook on medium until lentils are soft (about 30 minutes).
Notes
This soup was made in an 8-quart Instant Pot. If you have another sized Instant Pot, the cooking time will be the same. Just make sure you don’t fill the inner pot more than two-thirds full.
As written, this recipe is vegetarian. Use a dairy-free pesto to make it vegan.
Throw in some spinach at the end of the cooking time for some added greens.