Go Back
Pressure Cooker Lentil Soup

Pressure Cooker Lentil Soup

A hearty, nourishing soup with lentils, vegetables, and warm spices, cooked quickly in the pressure cooker.
Print Recipe Pin Recipe
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings: 6
Course: Soup
Cuisine: Inspired, Mediterranean
Calories: 230
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 onion diced
  • 2 carrots diced
  • 2 celery stalks diced
  • 3 garlic cloves minced
  • 1 ½ cups green or brown lentils rinsed
  • 6 cups vegetable or chicken broth
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • ½ tsp thyme
  • 1 bay leaf
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 2 cups fresh spinach or parsley chopped

Method
 

  1. Set pressure cooker to sauté. Heat olive oil, then cook onion, garlic, carrots, and celery until softened.
    Onions, garlic, carrots, and celery sautéing in pressure cooker for lentil soup
  2. Add lentils, cumin, thyme, bay leaf, salt, and pepper. Stir well.
    Lentils and spices added to vegetables in pressure cooker
  3. Pour in broth and scrape bottom of pot.
    Broth being poured over lentils and vegetables in pressure cooker
  4. Seal lid and cook on high pressure for 15 minutes. Natural release 10 minutes, then quick release.
  5. Stir in spinach or parsley before serving.
    Bowl of pressure cooker lentil soup with parsley and bread slices

Notes

Adjust thickness by adding more broth if needed.
Add a squeeze of lemon juice for brightness.