We've hand picked the BEST Instant Pot soup recipes that deliver convenience and comfort – even for pressure cooker beginners. Whether it's Sunday dinner, meal prep, game day, or a potluck, this collection of delicious, hearty soups will wow your people – even those with restricted diets.
What a pressure cooker does for soup recipes
1) The saute function allows you to skip the stove and saute soup ingredients right in the Instant Pot. This is ideal for cooking aromatics like onion, ginger, and garlic – and browning proteins like beef, sausage, pork, or chicken before pressure cooking the soup.
2) Some Instant Pot soup recipes are quicker than other methods, but the real convenience is every pressure cooker soup recipe is hands-free in pressure cooking mode. So, you have time to make that kale salad or homemade croutons.
3) Instant pot soups are known for bringing BIG flavor to soups because the steam-cooked, enclosed environment prevents loss of moisture which promotes flavor retention.
Soups for every diet and occasion
This collection includes the gamut – healthy Instant Pot soups, cheat-day soups, low carb, broth-based, cream-based, gluten-free, soups with pasta, meaty soups, vegan or vegetarian soups, and globally inspired – it's all here!
They're easy, delicious, and made with everyday ingredients. Scale up or down, make ahead or same-day, and feel free to stock your freezer.
I know you'll find your new favorite electric pressure cooker soups to make again and again. Grab these Instant Pot recipes while you're here!
Easy Instant Pot Soup Recipes
Here's 24 of our favorite Instant Pot soup recipes for any occasion.
Rich, tomato-ey Minestrone Soup recipe loaded with vegetables, beans, and shell pasta. If you like Olive Garden Minestrone vegetable pasta soup, you'll love this easy copycat soup recipe for your Instant Pot.
Cabbage roll soup has all the comfort of stuffed cabbage rolls in soup form with loads of cabbage, lean ground beef, and rice in a rich tomato and beef broth.
White bean and kale soup is a flavor-packed, 30-minute veggie bean soup! It's an easy dinner recipe for any cooking skill level. Kale soup with beans and veggies makes eating healthy on a budget anything but boring!
Thai Coconut Soup is an easy Asian-inspired soup recipe loaded with fresh vegetables in a rich, vegan coconut milk and curry broth. This coconut milk curry soup is ready in 30 minutes!
Lasagna Soup made in the Instant Pot is the easiest way to enjoy the comfort of lasagna in about 30 minutes without the hassle of layering. It's family friendly and loved by everyone!
30-minute Chicken Tortilla Soup recipe made with shredded chicken, diced tomatoes, black beans, and corn. It's garnished with homemade tortilla strips, lime, and cilantro for classic Mexican tortilla soup flavors!
Italian Sausage Soup is a 30-minute soup recipe with Italian sausage and pantry staples. This sausage soup is a breeze for Instant Pot beginners and satisfies the whole family! Serve it with French bread and they'll go wild!
Everyone needs a unique soup recipe in their Instant Pot collection and Dill Pickle Soup delivers! It's a combination of potatos, carrots, and celery, which we all love, and pickles. Don't knock it til ya try it!
Mouth-watering Stuffed Bell Pepper Soup is a low calorie, low carb soup loaded with bell peppers, lean beef, and rich tomato flavor. Serve with cooked rice or cauliflower rice.
Mulligatawny Soup for Instant Pot is a curried red lentil soup that's loaded with flavor – and vegetables. It's naturally vegetarian, but you can add any protein for even more nutrients. This is truly the perfect comfort soup for the fall season.
Zuppa Toscana soup is an irresistible creamy Italian soup with sausage, potatoes, kale, and bacon. This crazy popular Olive Garden copycat soup recipe is has become quite popular among Instant Pot cooks!
This delicious and easy tomato and macaroni Instant Pot soup recipe is on the table in 30 minutes. It's made with ground beef and a handful of pantry ingredients.
Homemade Tomato Soup is made with fresh tomatoes and a few pantry staples and your childhood soup cravings are satisfied. This almost hands-free recipe was made for the Instant Pot and doesn't heat up your kitchen in the summer.
Here's a creamy Potato Leek Soup that's actually made without cream. This simple soup uses pantry ingredients for a budget-friendly dinner anytime.
Instant Pot turkey stock recipe can be made with leftover turkey carcass or chicken. This super easy, nutritious stock adds rich turkey flavor to gravy, soup, and casseroles.
This 15 Bean Instant Pot soup recipe can be made with your choice of sausage, ham, ground beef, or chicken. There's no soaking the beans and the pressure cooker cooks them perfectly tender in under an hour.
This chicken vegetable soup tastes like Grandma's recipe. Boneless chicken thighs, fresh vegetables, chicken broth, and savory seasonings create all the flavor and comfort of classic chicken soup.
Hot & Sour Soup made in the Instant Pot is a true, toss-and-go recipe. You'll get authentic Chinese soup flavor with everyday ingredients. This soup is on the spicy, so it's perfect for those who like soup with a kick!
Vegan Tortilla Soup is a super flavorful Mexican bean and vegetable soup made with fresh vegetables and and pantry staples. These simple ingredients make this vegetarian tortilla soup budget-friendly, weeknight-approved, and perfect for Instant Pot beginners.
Italian Wedding Soup is a family favorite with meatballs, your choice of greens, tiny pasta, and a delicious broth all pressure cooked to perfection.
Quick and easy Chickpea Kale Soup with fresh kale, cooked chickpeas, a few pantry items, and homemade croutons. Weeknight dinners just got easier and healthier with this easy vegan kale soup recipe.
Sausage and Potato Soup is made with savory chicken sausage, tender potatoes, your choice of greens, and a delicious tomato broth. You can swap the sausage for any variety and customize the vegetables any way you like. This is the perfect Sunday dinner for the whole family.
Here's a super easy Vegetable Soup recipe that's produce-packed and customizable using any vegetables, fresh or frozen! It's naturally vegan, gluten free, and tastes just like soup grandma made.
French Onion Soup is so rich and delicious. Who can resist those perfectly tender browned onions surrounded by savory beef broth, toasted bread, and and that melty swiss cheese. It's heaven in a bowl.
Here's a curry-spiced carrot soup made with only 7 ingredients that you simply drop into the Instant Pot, pressure cook, and puree into a velvety smooth soup. It's healthy, easy, and budget-friendly!
Be sure to check out Vegetarian Instant Pot Recipes too. You'll love the selection of these secretly healthy meals.
JB says
Oh yeahhh! I totally need a bunch of insta pot soup recipes to add to the collection. What a delicious line-up you have created here. Thanks KG!!!