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There’s just something about the onset of cooler weather and the changing seasons that makes the idea of warming up with decadent, rich Instant Pot soups & stews for fall a thing you must do immediately. We love fall and the prospect of making one of these recipes has us feeling cozy already!
Below are 26 of our favorite Instant Pot soup and stew recipes that you can make all season long to bring a bit of warmth and coziness to your table.
The best part about making soup in the Instant Pot is that the pressure develops more flavor than you can get on the stovetop in the same amount of time, so your soup will be more flavorful and robust in the Instant Pot.
It’s also easy to make soups in the Instant Pot. Maybe you’ll use the sauté mode to soften the veggies or to give some browning to any meat you put in, but then it’s just a dump it in and turn it on scenario.
Instant Pot Soups & Stews For Fall and Cold Weather
Easy Instant Pot Clam Chowder
This Instant Pot Clam Chowder has a super creamy base, tender potatoes, carrots, celery, and onion, seasoned with fresh thyme and made even richer with the addition of bacon.
This Instant Pot Tomato Soup, made with canned crushed tomatoes, fresh basil, garlic, and onions, is silky smooth and flavorful, providing comfort and nutrition in a single bowl.
This Instant Pot Ham & Beans recipe is the epitome of comfort food – warm, filling, and bursting with flavor. It uses just 5 ingredients and is truly a set-it-and-forget-it meal.
This quick and easy Instant Pot Chicken and Dumpling Soup, with tender chicken thighs and melt-in-your-mouth dumplings, is every bit as comforting as the stove-top version.
Instant Pot Chicken Gnocchi Soup (ala Olive Garden)
This Instant Pot Chicken Gnocchi Soup will remind you of the creamy, delicious Olive Garden version, with pieces of tender fluffy gnocchi, veggies, and chicken in a creamy broth.
This delicious Instant Pot Zuppa Toscana is the ultimate comfort food. It's loaded with potatoes, sausage, onion, garlic, kale, and a touch of cream. It is both incredibly tasty and filling.
Instant Pot Chicken & Rice Soup is a quick soup made with chicken, rice, and vegetables, and seasoned with thyme and rosemary. This is one of the simplest and nutritious soups you can make in your pressure cooker.
Making Instant Pot Broccoli Cheese Soup, with tender pieces of broccoli in a cheesy, creamy soup, if so quick you won't even believe it when you taste how good it is.
There's a ton of flavor packed into this Instant Pot Chili recipe with ground beef and pork, beans, tomatoes, and oodles of spices, and the best part is it only takes about 30 minutes from start to finish.
Borscht is a rich, flavorsome, and hearty soup made primarily with beets that is healthy and nutritious, but also packed with robust flavors. It is a warming bowl of warmth on cold winter nights.
This Instant Pot Kale White Bean Sausage Soup is packed with hearty vegetables, ground pork and beans then cooked in an Instant Pot to make a quick and healthy meal.
Instant pot Lasagna Soup has all the amazing flavors and textures of a lasagna in a bowl. All you have to do is brown the meat, then toss in the other ingredients and cook for 6 minutes on high pressure.
Instant Pot Cheeseburger Soup is a quick soup, packed with ground beef, potatoes, onions and cheese, that can be whipped up in just 15 minutes for a flavorful and satisfying lunch or dinner.
Instant Pot Pumpkin Soup can is made with fresh pumpkin and is pureed into a super creamy and smooth soup that's full of delicious fall flavor and garnished with roasted pumpkin seeds for a little crunchy texture.
Potato Soup loaded with bacon and topped with shredded cheese is a comforting and hearty Instant Pot meal! It doesn’t get any better than creamy homemade soup that’s ready in less time than it takes to order takeout.
This Instant Pot Tortellini Soup recipe is packed with Italian sausage, pasta, a variety of cheeses, and a rich tomato flavor. All of the comforting flavors you would expect in a hearty soup.
This instant pot vegetable beef soup is the perfect healthy soup recipe! This one pot meal is packed with savory flavor and is ready in 30 minutes! When I think of a warm and comforting meal, I think of soup!
Creamy Thai Sweet Potato Chicken Soup is an easy dinner with a spicy curry coconut broth, chicken, sweet potatoes cooked in the instant pot or stove top.
A hearty tomato soup with fire roasted tomatoes and potato gnocchi made in the instant pot. This soup is made with minima ingredients and prep and is on the table in less than 30 minutes.
All of these Instant Pot soups & stews can be made in the Instant Pot in under an hour, some in less than 30 minutes. You’ll need about 10 minutes for it to come up to pressure and 10-20 for it come come down from pressure. I almost always give a full natural pressure release for soups, because it’s a little extra time to develop more flavor.
Avoiding the Burn Notice
With certain thick stews, it might be possible that you’ll get the burn notice. This happens when thick foods attach to the bottom of the pot, or when you’ve left some browned bits behind from sautéing. You can avoid this by adding 1/4 cup more water to the recipe than called for, and by being sure to scrape all the browned bits up before cooking.
Why Use An Instant Pot?
The Instant Pot is one of the most useful kitchen appliances you can buy, because it drastically cuts down on the cooking time for developing flavors in soups and stews, getting tough cuts of meat tender, and even baking a cheesecake. And there are many accessories that will help you get more out of your Instant Pot.
Now you can control your pot wirelessly through an app. Cool-touch handles on the pot itself, and an automatic locking pressure release valve for greater safety. This one does it all.
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2 thoughts on “26 Instant Pot Soups & Stews for Fall”
On these cold windy fall days, soups are just what you need. Making them in the instant pot makes life so much easier. Stay well and take care
Agreed!