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Instant Pot Kielbasa Cabbage Potato Soup is a comfort food soup if ever there was one! This simple and rustic soup has a rich broth and chunky carrots, green cabbage, and tasty smoked kielbasa. This pressure cooker Kielbasa Cabbage Potato Soup recipe is one of my family’s favorites!
Instant Pot Kielbasa Cabbage Potato Soup
This chunky, flavorful soup is one of my family’s top 5 Instant Pot soup recipes.
I think because this is a rustic, simple soup, it speaks to anyone. It says “You can make this soup, it looks easy, you know you want to!” Well, I know I want to for sure!
The ingredients are uncomplicated and easily found in the grocery store, and it is not difficult to make this soup in your Instant Pot®.
The one Pro Tip I will give you that makes a big difference in the outcome of this Instant Pot Kielbasa Cabbage Potato Soup is to cut the veggies on the thick side. Not so large that you can’t get them on a soup spoon and into your mouth, but thicker, or chunkier than you might normally cut them.
The photos in this post show them pretty well. This way they will hold up to the pressure cooking, and not be complete mush. They will be soft, as they are supposed to be for this recipe, and will retain their shapes.
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Instant Pot Kielbasa Cabbage Potato Soup
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 ¼ lb Smoked Kielbasa, cut in 1” pieces
- 1 Tablespoon Olive Oil
- 1 Onion, chopped
- 4 cloves Garlic, pressed or minced
- 2 Carrots, chopped in ½” rounds
- 1½ cups Celery, chopped in ½” pieces
- 6 cups Chicken Broth, low sodium
- 1 large Bay Leaf
- ¼ teaspoon Italian Seasoning
- ½ teaspoon Thyme
- 1 teaspoon Kosher Salt (or 1/2 tsp table salt)
- ½ teaspoon Pepper
- 1 lb Red Potatoes, cut in 2 1/2” pieces
- 1 small head Green Cabbage, about 1½ lbs, cut in 2-3” pieces
Instructions
- Turn on the Sauté function. When display reads “Hot” add the kielbasa. Cook until lightly browned, stirring frequently. Remove from pot and set aside. Discard the fat.
- Add the olive oil and the onion. Stir well, scraping the bottom of the pan to get the browned bits up. If they are stubborn, just add a couple small splashes of the broth to loosen them up.
- Add the garlic, carrots, and celery. Cook for about 30 seconds, Stirring well.
- Add in the broth, bay leaf, Italian seasoning, thyme, salt, and pepper. Stir.
- Add the kielbasa back in.
- Add potatoes and cabbage. Stir to combine.
- Place the lid on the pot and set the Steam Release knob to Sealing (not on Ultra).
- Cancel the Sauté function.
- Press the Manual (or Pressure Cook) Button, or dial on Ultra. Set time to 4 minutes using the +/- buttons, or dial. High Pressure. It will take several minutes for the pressure to build.
- When cook cycle ends, let pot naturally release pressure for 15 minutes. Then manually release the remaining pressure by turning the knob to Venting (or push the button on the Ultra). You may want to do this in bursts at first to make sure no soup spews out with the steam!
- When the pin in the lid drops. Open and slowly stir the soup. Taste and adjust salt, if needed.
- Serve with some crusty bread.
Notes
will be a firmer when pressure cooked.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Made the Kielbasa Cabbage and Potato Soup tonight and it was a tremendous hit with family and company. Will definitely be making this time and time again.
Could you make this in a crockpot? No insta-pot here. Thank you
Yes, just brown as indicated in the instructions, then add it all to the slow cooker and cook on Low for 6-7 hours or High 3-4 hours.
I made this recipe as written and it was very good. However, the vegetables were a tad on the soft side. Any suggestions?
Hi Rose Cut the veggies larger and/or decrease the cook time by 2-3 minutes.
Made this several times now. Get a good brown color on the sausage to develop deep flavor. Yum!
That’s great! Thank you for commenting. I am happy you liked it!
I’ve just started using my Instant Pot. I have a question about this recipe. 7 minutes on HIGH?
Yes, high.
I am a widow and my instant pot is 3 quart. What size instant pot did you use?
I used a 6 quart. You can halve the recipe, but cook for the same amount of time.
I am making this now. My first Instapot soup. . Only tweaking I did was add a turnip, a couple slices of bacon and white cooking wine to the broth and a tad of apple cider vinegar. I cant wait to try it…. I will let you know how it comes out
Thank you, Sandy! My family LOVED this recipe. I followed it exactly and it turned out perfect. Thank you for being so clear on your instructions! It was so easy to make and hit the right spot on a chilly winter day!!
I’m so glad, Chris! Thank you for your review!
I made this the other day, i didn’t have the bay leaf or thyme but this turned out so good even got complement from my husband and brother and law. Thanks for such a great recipe..
That’s awesome, Kathy! Thanks for the nice review!
Quantities to make this in mini instant pot?
Just halve the recipe, but keep the cook time the same.
Made this just a little bit ago..what a terrific recipe! It was a hit with everyone. Followed the recipe as written other tha adding a few more potatoes and another carrot. Next time I would adjust cooking time or NR time so veggies are a bit firmer…either way I thoroughly enjoyed this soup! Thank you!
I have an Ultra 6qt. When you pressure cook do you push down the quick release button before you press start or just leave it the way it is?
It doesn’t state Irvin the instruction book.
Thank you.
Hi Phyllis, you won’t push the button until after pressure cooking to release the pressure/steam. My instructions always tell you when to do that as some recipes need to naturally release for a while, and some will need to be released immediately after the cook cycle has ended.