This Instant Pot Tomato Basil Soup is creamy, garlicky and so easy to make with just a handful of ingredients. Tomatoes, carrots, celery, chicken broth and whipping cream make it the perfect easy soup recipe for a busy weeknight!
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Ingredients
1tablespoonolive oil
2largecarrotsdiced
1large oniondiced
2stalkscelerydiced
2clovesgarlicminced
43.5ounceschopped tomatoes3 (14.5 ounce) cans, do not drain
3cupschicken broth
1teaspoongranulated sugar
2tablespoonstomato paste
¼ cupfresh basilchopped
1teaspoon dried oregano
½cupunsalted butter
½cupall-purpose flour
1cupParmesan cheese
1cupheavy whipping cream
1teaspoonkosher salt
½ teaspoonpepper
Cayenne pepper or red pepper flakesoptional, if you'd like a little heat
croutons for servingif desired
Instructions
Turn the Instant Pot on in Sauté mode and heat up the olive oil, add the chopped carrots, onion, celery, and garlic, and sauté until soft.
Add the canned tomatoes, tomato paste, sugar, chicken broth, fresh basil, and oregano, and stir well.
Put the lid on the Instant Pot and make sure the valve is in the sealed position. Select Pressure Cook and set time for 10 minutes. Allow to naturally release the steam.
While the ingredients are cooking, add the butter and flour to a small saucepan on the stove and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until golden brown in color. Remove from heat and wait for the Instant Pot to finish cooking.
Once the pressure in the Instant Pot has released, add the roux (butter and flour mixture) to the soup in the Instant Pot and stir. Use the immersion blender to make the soup into a smooth and creamy consistency. You can use a regular blender if you don't have an immersion blender. See NOTE.
Add the Parmesan, cream, salt, and pepper and stir until well combined.
Serve immediately with additional Parmesan cheese and croutons, if desired.
Notes
The 40 minutes cook time is divided as follows: 10 minutes to get pressure, 10 for cooking, and 20 to slow release pressure. | If using a regular blender to mix the soup, ladle only a few cups of soup into the blender at a time. Because the mixture is HOT, there is the possibility that it will explode or splatter when mixing. Better to be patient and add a little at a time instead of trying to mix it all at once.