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Instant Pot Broccoli Cheddar Cheese Soup

Instant Pot Broccoli Cheddar Cheese Soup is creamy, rich, thick and delicious. This pressure cooker soup recipe is better than Panera Bread. It's homemade and ready about 30 minutes!
Course Soup
Cuisine American
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 2 minutes
Pressure Time 15 minutes
Total Time 32 minutes
Servings 8
Calories 325kcal
Author Dee
Cost $5

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1 cup chopped onion 1 small
  • 1 celery stalk chopped
  • 1 large carrot peeled and grated
  • 4 cups broccoli florets
  • 1 teaspoon sea salt
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
  • ½ teaspoon smoked paprika or regular paprika
  • 32 ounces low sodium chicken broth 4 cups or vegetable broth
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 2 ½ cups cheddar cheese grated

Cornstarch slurry

Instructions

  • Press Sauté on the Instant Pot, add the butter, and sauté the onions and celery until slightly soft
  • Stir in the broccoli florets, grated carrots, salt, garlic powder, pepper and smoked paprika
  • Hit Cancel to turn pot off, then add broth, and place lid on pressure cooker, and make sure valve is at sealing position
  • Hit Pressure Cook for 2 minutes. The pot takes about 10 to 15 minutes to reach pressure. After pressure cooking, do a quick release after pot beeps.
  • When pin drops, remove lid, break up broccoli with a spoon, and hit Cancel. Then, hit Sauté, and mix cornstarch and water in a small bowl until well blended. When soup starts to bubble, stir in the cornstarch slurry and allow to cook for a minute
  • Hit Cancel, then stir in the heavy cream, and 1 cup of cheese at a time until well blended. Use Keep Warm setting until ready to eat or serve immediately. Soup will thicken even more as it cools down

Notes

Soup can be made in 6 or 8 quart Instant Pots without changing time or ingredients.
Use freshly grated cheese for best results, but you can also use prepackaged cheese if that's what you have.

Nutrition

Calories: 325kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 13g | Fat: 26g | Saturated Fat: 16g | Cholesterol: 85mg | Sodium: 603mg | Potassium: 331mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 2727IU | Vitamin C: 41mg | Calcium: 303mg | Iron: 1mg