Instant Pot Tomato Soup

🧂 Ingredients

• 1 tbsp butter
• 1 large sweet onion

  peeled and chopped
• 3 stems celery

  washed and sliced
• 1 cup spinach

  finely chopped
• 1/2 cup fresh Italian flat leaf parsley

  finely chopped
• 1 tbsp fresh Thyme
• 1 tbsp dried Italian seasoning
• 1 tsp dried ground oregano
• 3 tbsp coconut sugar

  optional and can omit or use brown sugar
• 1/2 tsp Himalayan pink salt
• 1 tbsp garlic

  minced
• 2 cans stewed tomatoes

  14.5 oz cans or about 3.5 cups
• 1 can tomato puree

  28 oz can or about 3.5 cups
• 1 can tomato paste

  6 oz can or about 3/4 cup
• 4 cups chicken broth
• 2 cups water
• 1.5 cups heavy cream
• salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

• 1 Gather your ingredients together.
• 2 In the bottom of the Instant pot with the setting on 'SAUTE' melt butter, and
  add the chopped onion, and celery, and saute until golden brown. Add the finely
  chopped spinach and parsley, and cook until wilted and a little brown.  Sprinkle
  with a little salt and pepper. Turn SAUTE setting off, and add the fresh thyme. 
• 3 Stir in the chicken broth, and add the stewed tomatoes, tomato puree, and tomato
  paste, and stir well until tomato paste is melted into soup. Add the water, and
  stir. 
• 4 Add the Italian seasoning, oregano, and coconut sugar. Stir well to blend all
  ingredients. Place the lid on the Instant Pot, and make sure the pressure valve
  is set to 'SEALING'. Press the MANUAL setting (high pressure) for 15 minutes.
  Remember it takes the Instant Pot about 10 minutes to come to pressure.
• 5 When the Instant pot is done, beeps, and goes to OFF, do a quick release by
  turning the pressure valve to 'VENTING' - making sure you use a pot holder or
  oven mitt to turn the valve. When all the pressure has been released, and the
  float valve is down, remove the lid to the Instant pot, and stir the soup.
• 6 Add the cream, and stir well, and add the minced garlic and stir. Add salt and
  pepper to taste. Serve immediately with your favorite soup toppings.

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