Instant Pot Sausage Lentil Soup
Instant Pot sausage lentil soup makes a hearty meal with little work!
Servings 8 servings
Calories 342kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground Italian sausage
- 1 cup diced onion
- 1 cup diced celery
- 1 cup peeled and diced carrot
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 4 cups beef broth
- 1 cup brown lentils picked over for small stones and rinsed
- 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 bay leaf
- 28 ounce can crushed tomatoes
- 2 cups fresh spinach leaves
Instructions
- Press sauté on the Instant Pot.
- Once it reads "hot", add the Italian sausage to the inner pot.
- Cook, stirring regularly to break it up, until browned. If there's quite a bit of grease, drain the grease and return the sausage to the inner pot.
- Add the celery, carrot, and onion, 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.
- Pour in the broth, and scrape up any browned bits from the bottom of the pot.
- Add the lentils, Italian seasoning, and black pepper. Do not stir.
- Close and lock the lid. Be sure that the pressure release valve is set to sealing. Press manual high pressure and adjust the cooking time to 20 minutes.
- Once the cooking time has finished, carefully release the pressure by turning the pressure release valve to venting.
- Remove bay leaf, and stir in tomato until combined.
- Add in spinach leaves, and stir in.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 342kcal | Carbohydrates: 27g | Protein: 19g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 43mg | Sodium: 795mg | Potassium: 1073mg | Fiber: 11g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 3667IU | Vitamin C: 17mg | Calcium: 91mg | Iron: 4mg