Instant Pot Potato Leek And Carrot Soup Recipes

CREAMY POTATO, CARROT, AND LEEK SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter in a stock pot over medium-high heat. Cook and stir leeks and celery in butter until softened, 3 to 5 minutes. Pour chicken broth and vegetable broth into the pot; add potatoes, carrots, salt, and bay leaf.
• Bring the mixture to a boil and cook until the potatoes and carrots are soft, about 20 minutes. Remove and discard bay leaf.
• Blend soup with an immersion blender until smooth. Stir cream into the soup, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer soup until thickened, about 20 minutes.

INSTANT POT® POTATO-LEEK SOUP

Steps:

• Turn on a multi-functional pressure cooker (such as Instant Pot®) and select Saute function. Add butter, leeks, and salt and saute until tender, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Reserve 1/4 cup cubed potatoes. Add remaining potatoes to the pot with the leeks. Place reserved potatoes in a steamer basket and add basket to the pot. Pour in chicken broth.
• Close and lock the lid. Set timer for 10 minutes. Allow 10 minutes for pressure to build.
• Release pressure carefully using the quick-release method according to manufacturer's instructions, about 5 minutes. Unlock and remove the lid.
• Remove steamer basket and set steamed potatoes aside. Add half-and-half. Blend soup using a stick blender and stir steamed potatoes and seasoned salt into the soup. Serve immediately.