Instant Pot Lentil Soup
Ready in 25 minutes, this easy instant pot lentil soup recipe is perfect for weeknight dinners. It's packed with tasty ingredients and is pretty much a hands-off lentil soup recipe.
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 25 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 onion (chopped)
- 5 cloves garlic (minced)
- 2 carrots (diced)
- 1 leek (sliced)
- 1 1/2 cup green lentils
- 1 tsp oregano
- 1/2 tsp cumin
- 1/2 tsp paprika
- 1/4 tsp turmeric
- 1/8 tsp cayenne
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tbsp tomato paste
- 2 cups chicken stock
- 3 cups water
Instructions
- 1
Press the saute function on the instant pot and pour the olive oil into the instant pot.
- 2
Saute onion and garlic until translucent.
- 3
Add in carrots and cook for a few minutes.
- 4
Add in sliced leek and cook until soft.
- 5
Add lentils and stir well.
- 6
Add in tomato paste and spices. Stir well.
- 7
Pour in chicken stock and water into the instant pot.
- 8
Press Cancel. Then press pressure cook (or manual) and set the timer for 15 minutes on high pressure.
- 9
Lock the lid and set the valve on sealing.
- 10
Once the instant pot beeps that the cooking time is done, let the pressure release naturally for 5 minutes, then do a quick release by turning the valve to venting.
- 11
Lift the lid and stir the soup. Serve with lemon.