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Instant Pot Cabbage and Sausage Soup

Close-up of a bowl of Instant Pot Cabbage and Sausage Soup featuring sliced sausage and tender cabbage.
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Make a hearty, savory cabbage and sausage soup quickly using your Instant Pot. This one-pot meal is simple to prepare for a weeknight dinner.

Ingredients

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  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 pound smoked sausage, sliced
  • 1 medium onion, chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 head green cabbage (about 2 pounds), chopped
  • 4 cups chicken broth
  • 1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained
  • 1 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 bay leaf

Instructions

  1. Set your Instant Pot to Sauté mode. Add olive oil. When hot, add the sliced sausage and cook until lightly browned, about 3 to 4 minutes. Remove the sausage and set it aside.
  2. Add the chopped onion to the pot and cook until softened, about 3 minutes. Add the minced garlic and cook for 1 minute more until fragrant. Press Cancel to stop Sauté mode.
  3. Add the chopped cabbage, chicken broth, diced tomatoes (with juice), Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper to the Instant Pot liner. Stir gently to combine.
  4. Nestle the cooked sausage back into the pot. Add the bay leaf.
  5. Secure the lid and set the vent to Sealing. Select Manual or Pressure Cook (High) for 8 minutes.
  6. When the cooking time finishes, allow the pressure to naturally release for 10 minutes, then carefully switch the valve to Venting to release any remaining pressure.
  7. Remove and discard the bay leaf. Stir the soup well before serving.

Notes

  • For a thicker soup, you can remove about 1 cup of broth and mix it with 1 tablespoon of cornstarch, then stir this slurry into the soup after the pressure release and set the Instant Pot to Sauté mode to simmer until thickened.
  • You can substitute smoked sausage with kielbasa or andouille sausage.
  • This recipe is naturally low in carbohydrates and fits a Keto diet.

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