This rich and hearty ground turkey soup is filled with tender vegetables and tastes like it has been slowcooked all day but takes less than an hour with your Instant Pot. Serve with fresh bread.
PREP TIME 10 minutesminutes
COOK TIME 50 minutesminutes
TOTAL TIME 1 hourhour
YIELD 8servings
Ingredients
1 1/2lbground turkey
2tablespoonsolive oil
1oniondiced
2large carrotsdiced
3celery stalksdiced
Salt & pepper to taste
1/2tablespoondried soup herb blendoptional
1(28 oz) can diced tomatoes
2(32 oz) boxes of beef broth *Use only one for cooking, see note for more details
2bay leaves
1/2cupdried Acini de Pepe pasta *see alternatives in Notes
Instructions
Add the olive oil to the Instant Pot pot and set the machine to the Saute setting.
Add the ground turkey to the pot, season it with a sprinkle of salt and pepper, and let cook for a couple of minutes before breaking it up with a spoon. Ground turkey is very soft until it has browned up, then it will become easier to crumble.
Once the turkey is no longer pink, 8 - 10 minutes, add the diced onion, carrots, and celery to the pot. Stir to combine and cook for another 3 minutes.
Add the dried soup herbs, if using, and stir them in.
Add the diced tomatoes and their juices to the pot. Pour in the beef broth and stir to combine all the ingredients together.
Add the bay leaves to the pot. Cover the pot with the lid and seal. Set to HIGH PRESSURE for 35 minutes.
Quick release the pressure when the timer beeps. Add the dried Acini de Pepe to the pot, cover and seal the pot and cook on manual pressure for 5 minutes.
Recipe Notes
A note about broth:
The pasta will absorb a lot of broth as it cooks. Use the second box of broth to thin out the soup AFTER you finish the recipe. Using both boxes to start will overflow your Instant Pot.If you use a substitution for the Acini de Pepe, you may not need the second box at all.
Substitutions for Acini de Pepe Pasta:
If you can't find, or don't prefer, these tiny soup noodles, you can substitute:
2 cups prepared rice (jasmine, white, or brown)
1 - 2 cups pre-boiled pasta (egg noodles or soup noodle of choice)
Prepare these starches according to their package directions and simply stir them into the finished soup before serving.