Instant Pot Hamburger Soup, A Vegetable Packed Soup that Cheap and Quick to Make

beef broth

🥗Healthier: vegetable broth

💰Cheaper: water + bouillon cubes

Vegetable broth reduces calories and adds flavor.

potatoes

🥗Healthier: sweet potatoes

💰Cheaper: frozen hash browns

Sweet potatoes are nutrient-dense and provide a different flavor.

Add 1 cup of water to the Instant Pot.

Place the rack or trivet into the Instant Pot to avoid the beef sitting in the water.

Sit the frozen ground beef on top of the trivet.

Secure the lid on the Instant Pot.

Press the pressure cook button and set it to high pressure for 20 minutes with natural release.

While the ground beef cooks, prepare the vegetables by dicing the onion and potatoes, and slicing the carrots and celery.

After 20 minutes, let it sit for 5 minutes before doing a quick release to vent the pressure.

Carefully lift the cooked ground beef out and place it on a cutting board to chop it into larger chunks.

Hit the sauté button on the Instant Pot and set it to high temperature.

Add oil to the pot, then add the sautéed vegetables (onion, celery, carrots) and stir until slightly tender.

Hit cancel on the Instant Pot after sautéing the vegetables.

Add the chopped ground beef back into the pot along with the diced tomatoes and potatoes.

Dump in Worcestershire sauce and 3 cups of water.

Add seasonings: 1 tablespoon salt, 1 teaspoon black pepper, 0.5 teaspoon thyme, 0.5 teaspoon basil, and 1 teaspoon garlic powder; stir well.

Add frozen vegetables on top without stirring them in (peas, broccoli, green beans).

Secure the lid and make sure it's sealed.

Press pressure cook, set to 7 minutes on high with no vent, and start.

Once the timer goes off, do a quick release to vent the pressure.

Open the lid to reveal the finished soup, which should be packed with vegetables.

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