Man, I love it when a super-fast recipe happens to come together on the fly. I needed something hearty and warming to take over to our neighbors' house for dinner and all I really had on hand was a big bag of frozen ravioli. Instant Pot Ravioli Soup was born and you're going to love it! #ravioli #soup #Tuscan #Italian #creamy #sausage #easy #hearty #instantpot
Prep Time: 15 minutesminutes
Cook Time: 10 minutesminutes
Approx. Time Needed for Instant Pot to Pressurize:: 15 minutesminutes
Total Time: 40 minutesminutes
Servings: 8servings
Calories: 292kcal
Ingredients
1lb.bulk Italian sausage
1/2 tsp. dried basil leaves
1medium onion, diced
4 ribs celery, diced
4mediumcarrots, diced
3Tbs.tomato paste
1/2 - 1 tsp. chipotle sauce or minced chipotle peppers, or more if you like spicy!
4cupschicken or vegetable broth
1/2 lb. frozen cheese or meat ravioli, thawed
1/3cup whipping cream
parmesan cheese, for garnish
Instructions
Using the saute setting on your Instant Pot ( or any electric pressure cooker); preheat the pot a bit. When the insert of the Instant Pot is nicely hot, add the sausage, crumbling it using a spatula or wooden spoon. When the sausage is fully cooked throughout, drain the fats well.
Still using the saute setting on the Instant Pot, add the onion, celery, carrots, and tomato paste to the cooked and drained sausage; cook for 5-6 minutes on the saute setting or until the vegetables have started to soften and the tomato paste turns rather reddish brown in color, stirring often. (You may need to add a bit of chicken broth as needed to keep the tomato paste from sticking to the bottom of the Instant Pot, FYI.)
Add the chipotle sauce, broth and ravioli to the ingredients in the Instant Pot; gently give the pot a stir to combine all the ingredients. Still using the saute setting, bring the contents of the Instant Pot to a low boil.
Lock the Instant Pot lid into place. Using the manual button, choose 3 minutes on the High Pressure setting, bringing the Instant Pot to full pressure. When the timer sounds, perform a quick release to remove all the pressure from the Instant Pot, then carefully remove the Instant Pot lid.
Give the contents of the Instant Pot a gentle stir, then pour in the whipping cream and stir once more. Serve the soup at once, garnished with Parmesan cheese, as desired. Delicious served with nice, crusty slices of bread.
Notes
**Please note: the cooking time stated for this recipe does not include the time required to bring the Instant Pot up to pressure since this can vary. This recipe was made using a 6-quart Instant Pot.