Instant Pot Minestrone Soup

Ingredients

• 4-5 carrots, chopped
• 4-5 celery stalks, chopped
• half an onion, chopped
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• half of a head of green cabbage, thinly sliced
• 1/4 cup DeLallo pesto
• 1 24-ounce jar of DeLallo marinara sauce
• 1 14-ounce can cannellini or navy beans
• 3 cups water
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3 bay leaves
• 2 teaspoons smoked paprika (optional – see notes)
• 1 cup uncooked bulgur
• chopped fresh parsley
• Parmesan for topping

Steps

1. 1

   Place everything in the first list inside an Instant Pot / pressure cooker. Turn on the soup setting  (30 minutes). Go put your feet up!

2. 2

   Use the quick release to let the steam out (hang on, it takes a few minutes). Pull out the bay leaves. Add the bulgur, replace cover, and let it all sit together to cook the bulgur for a while (about 20 minutes). Add more water as needed.

3. 3

   Serve with Parmesan and fresh parsley. I’d also like to mention that the leftovers are mighty delicious.