8 Warming & Healthy Instant Pot Soup Recipes

We’re still in the thick of winter and there is nothing better than a warming & healthy bowl of SOUP! Here are eight of our family’s favorite Instant Pot soup recipes.

My favorite way to make up a batch of soup is with Instant Pot. I love this appliance. (As you all know). Seriously we use this pot almost every day for something. I’ve taken most of my soup recipes and converted them with Instant Pot instructions. It makes it so much easier! No babysitting while cooking. It’s just throw everything in and go do something else for 30 minutes. 

our favorite instant pot soup recipes

1-Hamburger soup

This is a simple, hearty soup my mother used to make. It’s not spicy, but naturally flavorful. This has a good meat and potato flavor that soothes the soul. I need to mention that it is so easy to make. Something you can whip up even if you don’t have a lot of time.

This is a simple, hearty soup my mother used to make. It’s not spicy, but naturally flavorful. Just has a good meat and potato flavor that soothes the soul. I need to mention that it is so easy to make. Something you can whip up even if you don’t have a lot of time.

2-chicken “zoodle” soup

This is a version of “chicken noodle soup” but I’ve used spiralized zucchini instead of noodles. However, you can use real flour noodles or egg noodles if you want. This is a good basic chicken broth and veggie soup. 

That brings us to the next thing, bone broth.

3-Bone Broth

This golden liquid, known as bone broth, is not only yummy but has all these healing properties: Boosts the immune system

  • Can heal a leaky gut
  • Repair damaged joints
  • Create glowing skin
  • Boosts metabolism
  • Builds lean muscle

So why not use it in all your chicken stalk soup based recipes.

4-Creamy Wild rice & mushroom soup

wild rice & mushroom soup

Oh, this soup is good! Creamy, flavorful, and chock full of goodness. This is a soup that you can either add chicken or not, and it will still taste wonderful. 

It makes a nice soup for a luncheon, served with a salad.

 

5-Three bean chili

3 bean chili - Instant pot

This chili recipe is the best I’ve ever tasted. Once again, not too spicy and just simple goodness. If you do like it spicy, like my husband, you can just add more chili powder to your bowl. This chili is good with or without meat. I usually make up two pots, one with meat and one without. 

This is a good one to freeze for later. Well, they all are!

 

6-Zucchini basil

Not the most visual appealing soup, but it DOES taste yummy!

A nice soup to make in the summer months when you have a lot of zucchini and basil in the garden. It’s still a good one in the winter too.

7-Olive Garden Minestrone Soup

For those of you who love the Olive Garden minestrone soup, this taste just like it. Another veggie bean soup that is wonderful and again, easy to make.

8-Kitcheree 

Kitcheree is a traditional Indian food made from split mung beans and basmati rice. It is indeed a wonder food! It’s easy to digest, and cleansing to the digestive system.

The combination of rice and beans makes it a complete protein, so it can be a great protein source if you are vegetarian. When prepared with all the fixings, this meal encompasses all the six tastes, which in Ayurveda is part of eating a balanced diet, as each taste feeds our body, mind, senses, and spirit and satisfies each of the dietary building blocks

So there you have it, eight different Instant Pot soup recipes that you can try. 

Do you know what goes really well with a bowl of soup? Cornbread and biscuits go hand in hand with our soup meals and my husband is usually the one that steps in to make them. 

Here is the recipe for a good basic cornbread, and my mother-in-law’s biscuits. Yummy, yum!

 

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Cornbread & Biscuits – Makes a bowl of soup complete

cornbread & biscuits

Soup and cold weather go together, don’t they? However, a hot bowl of soup isn’t complete without a yummy biscuit or a piece of cornbread. I am going to share with you our family’s favorite simple cornbread & biscuits recipes. Both are simple, NO FRILLS, but oh so delicious!


check out the Soup ideas at the end of the post


Corn Bread Ingredients

  • Corn meal – 1 cup
  • Flour- 1 cup
  • Sugar – 1/4 cup or less if desired
  • Baking powder – 1 Tablespoon (aluminum free)
  • Salt – 1 teaspoon
  • Oil of choice – we use melted coconut oil – 1/3 cup
  • Milk, nut milk, or even water can be used with good results – 1 cup
  • Egg – 1 large, lightly beaten

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 400°
  • Lightly grease 8-inch square baking pan.
  • Combine cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl.
  • Add milk, oil, and egg to the flour mixture and whisk until blended.
  • Pour into prepared pan.
  • Bake for 20-25 minutes or until the wooden pick inserted comes out clean.
  • Serve warm.

Cornbread Recipe

cornbread and biscuits
A hot bowl of soup isn’t complete without a yummy biscuit or a piece of cornbread. I am going to share with you our family’s favorite simple cornbread & biscuits recipes.
  • Prep Time10 min
  • Cook Time25 min
  • Total Time35 min
  • Yield9
  • Meta LabelLabel Value

INGREDIENTS

Cornbread Ingredients

    • Corn meal – 1 cup
    • Flour- 1 cup
    • Sugar – 1/4 cup or less if desired
    • Baking powder – 1 Tablespoon (aluminum free)
    • Salt – 1 teaspoon
    • Oil of choice – we use melted coconut oil – 1/3 cup
    • Milk, nut milk, or even water can be used with good results – 1 cup
    • Egg – 1 large, lightly beaten

INSTUCTIONS

1

Preheat oven to 400°

 
2

Lightly grease 8 inch square baking pan.

3

Combine corn meal, flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl.

4

Add milk, oil, and egg to flour mixture and whisk just until blended.

5

Pour into prepared pan.

6

Bake for 20-25 minutes or until wooden pick inserted comes out clean.

7

Serve warm.

We usually double the cornbread & biscuits recipe and save for meals later in the week or for breakfast.

This biscuit recipe was given to me by my dear mother-in-law.

Biscuit Ingredients

  • 2 cups flour
  • 4 teaspoons baking powder (aluminum free)
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup butter (WE ONLY USE 1/3 CUP)
  • 3/4 cup milk (we use almond or rice milk)……..when my husband makes them, he uses water, and they are still good. Just saying.

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 450 °
  • Sift flour, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl.
  • Add butter and cut into flour (like you do for pie).
  • The consistency should be like little peas.
  • Add the milk and stir with a fork until incorporated. (Don’t over mix)!
  • Form a ball and roll the dough out on a floured surface until the dough is about 1 – 1 1/2 inches thick. You can just make drop biscuits if you want by placing a blob of dough on the pan.
  • Using a biscuit cutter or glass top, cut out biscuits.
  • Place on a cookie sheet and bake for 8-10 minutes until lightly brown.
  • Makes about 8-10 biscuits.

Simple Biscuits

A simple flaky and basic flour biscuit.
  • Prep Time10 min
  • Cook Time18 min
  • Total Time28 min
  • Yield8 servings
  • Meta LabelLabel Value

INGREDIENTS

Cornbread Ingredients

    • 2 cups flour
    • 4 teaspoons baking powder (aluminum free)
    • 1 teaspoon salt
    • 1 cup butter (WE ONLY USE 1/3 CUP)
    • 3/4 cup milk (we use almond or rice milk)……..when my husband makes them, he uses water, and they are still good. Just saying.

INSTUCTIONS

1

Preheat oven to 450 °

 
2

Sift flour, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl.

3

Add butter and cut into flour (like you do for pie).

4

The consistency should be like little peas.

5

Add the milk and stir with a fork until incorporated. (Don’t over mix)!

6

Form a ball and roll the dough out on a floured surface until the dough is about 1 – 1 1/2 inches thick. You can just make drop biscuits if you want by placing a blob of dough on the pan.

7

Using a biscuit cutter or glass  top, cut out biscuits.

8

Place on cookie sheet and bake 8-10 minutes until lightly brown.

9

Makes about 8-10 biscuits.

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