Creamy Instant Pot Butternut Squash Soup
Instant Pot Butternut Squash Soup, is the perfect quick and easy fall soup recipe prepared in less than half the time by using a pressure cooker or instant pot! Made with butternut squash, carrots, celery, onions and sweet peppers this soup is loaded with vegetables and packed with nutrients. It's ridiculously easy to make, incredibly cozy and so delicious! Serve as an appetizer, main or simply on it's own because, it's just that good!
Servings: 4 servings
Equipment
- Instant Pot or Pressure Cooker
Ingredients
- 2 pound Butternut Squash peeled, seeded, and cubed
- 1/2 large Sweet Onion
- 2 large Carrots peeled and diced
- 2 stalks Celery diced
- 1/2 medium Yellow Sweet Bell Pepper medium, or orange
- 3 cloves Garlic peeled and crushed
- 3 sprigs Fresh Thyme
- 3 cups Chicken Stock or vegetable stock
- 1 tbsp Olive Oil or butter
- 1/3 cup Heavy Cream or coconut milk, optional
- 1/2 tsp Salt more or less to taste
- 1/4 tsp Black Pepper
- Roasted Pumpkin Seeds for garnish (optional)
- Fresh Herbs parsley, dill, chives for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- Starting with butternut squash as a base, add butternut squash, carrots, celery, sweet onion, sweet bell peppers, garlic, thyme, olive oil, chicken stock, salt and black pepper to an Instant Pot or pressure cooker. Securely close lid and set vent (float valve) to “SEALING”.
- Set Instant Pot to "Pressure Cook" for 10 minutes on HIGH (see notes section). Once timer has ended, very carefully turn the vent to “VENTING” for quick release, and wait until all of the steam has released and the valve has dropped. Then, remove the lid.
- Remove and discard the thyme. Add in cream, or wait until after pureed then add cream to individual bowls (this is my preference). Using an immersion blender or traditional blender, puree the soup until very smooth. If using a traditional blender, ensure the soup has cooled a bit and blend in batches if needed.
- Taste test, adding more salt or black pepper if needed. Garnish with roasted pumpkin seeds, fresh herbs and a drizzle of cream.
Notes
10 seconds after choosing the settings, the cooker will beep 3 times and display "ON" to indicate that the cooker has entered preheating cycle. This preheating cycle can last anywhere from a few minutes to 40 minutes for the pressure to rise and the float valve to rise. Once the pressure is reached, the cooker will display the remaining cooking time and countdown.