Instant Pot Hamburger Soup is a tasty weeknight meal that’s ready in about 30 minutes. This one-pot hamburger soup turns a few simple ingredients into a delicious dinner!
Instant Pot hamburger soup is a great weeknight dinner option! This quick soup comes together with just a few minutes of prep, and the entire recipe is ready in about 30 minutes.
The soup is hearty – it has ground beef, veggies, and a rich, tomato broth. It’s also tasty! The soup gets lots of flavor from its simple ingredients.
How to make Instant Pot hamburger soup
Step 1: Press sauté.
Step 2: When it reads “Hot”, add the ground beef to the Instant Pot.
Step 3: Cook, stirring to break up the ground beef, until browned, about 4-5 minutes.
Step 4: Add the onion and celery, and cook, stirring regularly, until softened, about 2-3 minutes.
Step 5: Stir in the garlic, and cook, stirring the entire time, for about 30 seconds.
Press cancel.
Step 6: Stir in 1 cup of beef broth, and scrape up any browned bits from the bottom of the inner pot.
Step 7: Pour in crushed tomatoes, diced tomatoes with juice, diced potatoes, and remaining beef broth. Do not stir.
Step 8: Close and lock the lid, making sure the valve is set to “sealing”. Press manual high pressure and adjust the cooking time to 8 minutes.
Step 9: When the cooking time has finished, do a controlled quick release. Unlock and remove the lid.
Step 10: Stir in the Italian seasoning, and season with salt and pepper to taste.
Tips
- If you use lean ground beef, there shouldn’t be any need to drain it. If you don’t use lean ground beef, you may need to drain the grease.
- It’s important not to stir once the tomatoes are added. Tomatoes can cause a burn message if stirred in.
- I like to season after cooking because the seasoning can lose some of its potency during cooking.
- I serve the soup with an extra sprinkle of black pepper and a bit of fresh parsley on top.
- This soup goes well with crusty bread or herb breads.
Storage
Store any leftover soup in an airtight container in the refrigerator. The soup will keep for up to 4 days when properly stored in the fridge.
Instant Pot Hamburger Soup
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 pound lean ground beef
- 1 cup diced onion
- 1 ½ cups diced celery
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 3 cups beef broth divided
- 28 ounce can crushed tomatoes
- 14.5 ounce can diced tomatoes with juices
- 2 large Russet potatoes diced
- 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
- Salt & pepper to taste
Instructions
- Press sauté.
- When it reads “Hot”, add the ground beef to the Instant Pot.
- Cook, stirring to break up the ground beef, until browned, about 4-5 minutes.
- Add the onion and celery, and cook, stirring regularly, until softened, about 2-3 minutes.
- Stir in the garlic, and cook, stirring the entire time, for about 30 seconds.
- Press cancel.
- Stir in 1 cup of beef broth, and scrape up any browned bits from the bottom of the inner pot.
- Pour in crushed tomatoes, diced tomatoes with juice, diced potatoes, and remaining beef broth. Do not stir.
- Close and lock the lid, making sure the valve is set to “sealing”.
- Press manual high pressure and adjust the cooking time to 8 minutes.
- When the cooking time has finished, do a controlled quick release.
- Unlock and remove the lid.
- Stir in the Italian seasoning, and season with salt and pepper to taste.
Notes
- If you use lean ground beef, there shouldn’t be any need to drain it. If you don’t use lean ground beef, you may need to drain the grease.
- It’s important not to stir once the tomatoes are added. Tomatoes can cause a burn message if stirred in.
- Nutrition values are estimates.
Nutrition
Disclaimer: Nutritional values were calculated using a third-party tool and are provided as an estimation only.
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Best soup ever. I suggest hamburger in a pre-wrapped package is not used. I found ground beef packaged by the store is best.
Thank you! And thank you for sharing that tip!
Very good recipe. I used 85/15 ground beef and suggest that it be drained after browning.
Thank you! Absolutely! I have a note both above and below the recipe that says that if you don’t use lean ground beef (which is 93% lean where I’m at), you may need to drain the ground beef.
Best thing I’ve made in my insta pot! Thanks for the recipe!
Thank you!!
I am not a cook. Actually I only recently started cooking after getting an instant pot a few months ago. I came across this recipe looking for a quick easy dish to make with my beef. It came out excellent. Thank you for this recipe!
Thank you! I’m so glad that it worked out well for you!
Just a question….
Using lean ground beef, shouldn’t one put a tsp of olive oil in the Instapot first?
Oil can help to keep the ground beef from sticking and can help promote browning. I haven’t found either sticking or browning to be an issue, so I don’t use oil, but you certainly can if you prefer.