Creamy Sausage Potato Soup

🧂 Ingredients

• 2 tablespoon Butter

  salted or unsalted
• 1 cup Carrots

  peeled/chopped
• 1 cup Celery

  chopped
• 1 cup Yellow/White Onion

  chopped
• 1 cup Peas
• 3 Garlic Cloves

  minced
• 2 Medium Russet Potatoes

  peeled/chopped
• 12 oz. Kielbasa Sausage

  cut into thin half moons
• 2 cups Chicken Broth
• 1 cup Heavy Cream
• ¼ cup Cream Cheese
• 1 teaspoon Salt
• ½ teaspoon Black Pepper
• ½ teaspoon Paprika
• ¼ teaspoon Thyme dried
• 1 teaspoon Parsley dried

Instructions

• 1 With your Instant Pot on the sear/saute setting, add butter, carrots and celery.
  Cook for a few minutes stirring occasionally. Add potatoes, onions and garlic
  and cook for another couple minutes.
• 2 Turn your Instant Pot to slow cook setting and add remaining ingredients and
  stir to combine.
• 3 Cook low on "Slow Cook" for 4 hours.
• 4 Allow the soup to cool a bit before serving. Enjoy!
• 5 *Recipe Notes* If you are using a regular slow cooker - Sauté the veggies in a
  large pan on the stove then transfer everything to your slow cooker to finish
  cooking.
• 6 If you are cooking this recipe on the stove, use a large pot.
• 7 Over medium heat, add butter, carrots and celery. Cook for a few minutes
  stirring occasionally. Add potatoes, onions and garlic and cook for another
  couple minutes.
• 8 Add remaining ingredients to your pot and stir to combine. Bring to a low
  simmer. Cover and cook over low for 1-2 hours until veggies are tender.
• 9 When done, allow soup to cool a bit before serving. Enjoy!

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