INSTANT POT® POTATO-LEEK SOUP

Instant Pot® Potato-Leek Soup image

This is a basic Americanized version of potato-leek soup. If you want it "fully loaded," add some shredded cheese, chopped cooked bacon, and chives

Provided by thedailygourmet

Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes Vegetable Soup Recipes Potato Soup Recipes

Time 30m

Yield 3

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

1 tablespoon butter
¼ cup chopped leeks, white part only
½ teaspoon salt
3 large russet potatoes, peeled and cubed
2 cups chicken broth
1 cup fat free half-and-half
1 tablespoon seasoned salt blend (such as Savory Spice® Capitol Hill Seasoning)

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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 387.5 calories, Carbohydrate 74.7 g, Cholesterol 18.3 mg, Fat 5.8 g, Fiber 8.4 g, Protein 10.6 g, SaturatedFat 3.2 g, Sodium 2249.3 mg, Sugar 8.1 g