Instant Pot Minestrone

Ingredients

• 1 lb. lean ground beef

• 1 yellow onion, diced

• 2 stalks celery, coarsely chopped

• 2 zucchini, sliced into bite sized chunks

• 3 cups fresh kale, chopped

• 1.5 cups chicken stock

• 5 cups tomato juice

• 1 28 oz. can diced tomatoes

• ¾ cup elbow pasta

• 3 bay leaves

• 1.5 teaspoon Italian seasoning

• 1.5 teaspoon salt

• ¼ teaspoon pepper

• 1 can great northern beans, rinsed and drained.

• 1 can black beans, rinsed and drained.

• 3 tablespoons tomato paste

Directions

• With the pressure cooker's lid off, brown the ground beef on high sauté

• Place the onion and celery in the cooker and saute until soft, about 5 minutes

• Press the Keep Warm/Cancel button.

• Add remaining ingredients, except for beans. Securely lock the lid and set for 6 minutes on manual High

• Perform a quick release to release the cooker's pressure.

• Stir in beans and warm through.

• Add tomato paste to thicken

• Remove bay leaves before serving.

Ingredients

• 1 lb. lean ground beef

• 1 yellow onion, diced

• 2 stalks celery, coarsely chopped

• 2 zucchini, sliced into bite sized chunks

• 3 cups fresh kale, chopped

• 1.5 cups chicken stock

• 5 cups tomato juice

• 1 28 oz. can diced tomatoes

• ¾ cup elbow pasta

• 3 bay leaves

• 1.5 teaspoon Italian seasoning

• 1.5 teaspoon salt

• ¼ teaspoon pepper

• 1 can great northern beans, rinsed and drained.

• 1 can black beans, rinsed and drained.

• 3 tablespoons tomato paste

Directions

• With the pressure cooker's lid off, brown the ground beef on high sauté

• Place the onion and celery in the cooker and saute until soft, about 5 minutes

• Press the Keep Warm/Cancel button.

• Add remaining ingredients, except for beans. Securely lock the lid and set for 6 minutes on manual High

• Perform a quick release to release the cooker's pressure.

• Stir in beans and warm through.

• Add tomato paste to thicken

• Remove bay leaves before serving.