Instant Pot Easy Tomato Soup and a grilled cheese sandwich. That is a meal you can serve me any time! This easy tomato soup uses canned tomatoes, and if you don’t tell them, they won’t guess!
Instant Pot Easy Tomato Soup
My friends and family know I’m a cook, of course. They just don’t always know when I take a short cut in the kitchen. Sometimes you just have to, and as long as it tastes good, who cares? Canned tomatoes are not a bad shortcut, and they taste better than the unripe tomatoes in the grocery store. I use them all the time.
I usually grow a big crop of tomatoes in my garden, but this year I was working, and nursing an injury, and it didn’t work out. So I relied on my favorite local farmers market to get my fresh tomatoes. But now that it’s Fall, they are all gone. Thank goodness canned tomatoes are so delicious! And so readily available.
Making soup in my Instant Pot electric pressure cooker is one of my favorite things to cook. If you search this website for soup, you will see many of my favorites that I have shared here.
This Instant Pot Easy Tomato Soup is so tasty, especially with a grilled cheese sandwich, and a few croutons! Warm up your belly with this great meal!
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Instant Pot Easy Tomato Soup is a quick and delicious tomato soup that you can make with pantry staples.
- 1 Tbsp Olive Oil
- 2 Tbsp Butter
- 1 Onion (chopped)
- 4 Cloves of Garlic (pressed or minced)
- 3 15 oz Cans of Diced or Crushed Tomatoes (with juice)
- 4 cups Broth (Chicken or Vegetable)
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1/2 tsp Pepper
- 1 tsp Italian Seasoning
- 1 Tbsp Fresh Basil (chopped) or 1 tsp dried
- 1/2 cup Grated Parmesan Cheese
- 1/2 cup Heavy Cream
- Croutons
- Fresh Basil
- Parmesan Cheese
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Press the Sauté button on the Instant Pot. When the display reads "Hot" add the oil and butter.
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Add the onion and cook until translucent, about 7 minutes (let the onion brown a little for better flavor). Stir occasionally.
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Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute, stirring constantly.
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Add the tomatoes, broth, salt, pepper, Italian seasoning, and basil. Stir and close the lid of the pot and lock it into place. Set the steam release knob to the Sealing position.
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Cancel the Sauté mode. Press the Manual (or Pressure Cook) button and then the + or - button to choose 5 minutes.
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When the cook cycle ends, let the pot naturally release pressure for 15 minutes. Then turn the steam release knob to Venting and manually release the remaining pressure.
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When the pin in the lid drops, open the lid and stir the soup.
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Use an immersion blender to puree the soup to a creamy consistency. Or transfer to a blender and carefully blend the soup in batches. Please use caution!
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Stir in the Parmesan cheese and let it melt into the soup.
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Stir in the heavy cream.
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Taste and adjust salt, if desired.
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Garnish as desired and serve.
RESOURCES TO MAKE INSTANT pot easy tomato Soup
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I have found an immersion blender to be an important tool in my kitchen. I’m not a fan of using a blender to puree hot soup!
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If I only have beef broth, could I use that?
Hi Laurie! Yes you can, it will result in a different flavor, but it might be delicious!
Is it okay to use Boiled Water or just Water instead of Broth? I’ve replaced Broth with water in another soup recipe and still came out good.
Hi Tulsi, yes, you can use water. The flavor will be different, but you can adjust the seasonings if you need to.
Can you match a large batch and freeze for later?
Yes, I have frozen it and it works great!
This soup was very easy and tasty. I want to try it with the fresh tomatoes I planted. Can’t wait until they are ripe!
Hi Mary! I’m so glad you like tomato soup! I also planted tomatoes this year. I didn’t last year and really missed them. Let me know when you do make this with fresh as I’d love to get your opinion. Thank you for your review!