Superhero Soup–a creamy and hearty soup with seasoned ground pork, hash browns, dill pickles and cheddar that’s made in the Instant Pot or slow cooker!
Superhero Soup
This soup will become a hero in your kitchen because it’s so quick to make in an Instant Pot or slow cooker and kids and adults both love it…superhero powers right there! It’s sort of like a cheeseburger soup with a few twists. It’s got ground pork instead of beef (cheaper!) and the use of frozen hashbrowns makes it so fast and easy (no peeling and chopping). If you’re a lover of pickles (our whole house is!) then you’ll love this soup. Enjoy!
Ingredients/Substitution Ideas
- Ground pork–or ground beef, ground turkey
- Onion
- Celery
- Montreal steak seasoning
- Onion powder
- Garlic powder
- Chicken broth–or beef broth, water and better than bouillon
- Dill pickle juice
- Frozen hash browns
- Cornstarch
- Evaporated milk–or half and half tempered with some of the hot soup
- Dill pickles
- Cheddar cheese
- Worcestershire sauce
- Salt and pepper
Steps
Turn Instant Pot to saute setting. When display says HOT add in the pork and break it up. Add in the onion and celery and brown for 5 minutes.
Stir in the steak seasoning, onion powder and garlic powder.
Pour in the broth and scrape bottom of pot so that nothing is sticking. Turn off Instant Pot.
Add in the pickle juice and hash browns.
Cover Instant Pot and secure the lid. Make sure valve is set to sealing. Set the SOUP button to 2 minutes. When time is up let pot sit for 5-10 minutes and then move valve to venting. Remove the lid.
Stir cornstarch together with 2 Tbsp cold water. Turn Instant Pot to saute and stir the slurry into the pot to thicken the soup.
Add in the evaporated milk, dill pickles, cheese and Worcestershire sauce. Add salt and pepper to taste.
Ladle into bowls and top with extra pickles and cheese, if you’d like.
Notes/Tips
- Serve with garlic bread and a side salad.
- If you like a thicker soup, use more cornstarch or mash some of the hash browns before serving.
- Sharp cheddar gives the best contrast to the tangy pickles, but you could mix in Colby Jack or a bit of smoked gouda for extra depth.
- Try topping with bacon crumbles.
- This recipe can be gluten free. Just make sure your worcestershire sauce is gluten free.
- I used my 6 quart Instant Pot*. You can also make this in a 3 or 8 quart pot.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container* in the refrigerator for up to 5 days or in the freezer for up to 3 months.
- Other recipes you can make with evaporated milk are Rocky Mountain Potatoes and Slow Cooker Bacon Honey Mustard Chicken.
- Recipe adapted from Superhero Cheeseburger Soup on A Pinch of Joy.
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Superhero Soup
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 2 minutes (plus 5 minute NPR)
- Total Time: 22 minutes
- Yield: 6 servings 1x
Description
A creamy and hearty soup with seasoned ground pork, hash browns, dill pickles and cheddar that’s made in the Instant Pot or slow cooker!
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground pork
- 1/2 cup diced onion
- 1 rib celery, diced
- 1 tsp Montreal steak seasoning
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 1/3 cup dill pickle juice
- 4 cups frozen hash browns
- 2 Tbsp cornstarch
- 1 cup evaporated milk
- 1/3 cup diced dill pickles
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- Dash of Worcestershire sauce
- Salt and pepper
Instructions
Instant Pot Instructions:
- Turn Instant Pot to saute setting. When display says HOT add in the pork and break it up. Add in the onion and celery and brown for 5 minutes.
- Stir in the steak seasoning, onion powder and garlic powder.
- Pour in the broth and scrape bottom of pot so that nothing is sticking. Turn off Instant Pot.
- Add in the pickle juice and hash browns.
- Cover Instant Pot and secure the lid. Make sure valve is set to sealing. Set the SOUP button to 2 minutes. When time is up let pot sit for 5-10 minutes and then move valve to venting. Remove the lid.
- Stir cornstarch together with 2 Tbsp cold water. Turn Instant Pot to saute and stir the slurry into the pot to thicken the soup.
- Add in the evaporated milk, dill pickles, cheese and Worcestershire sauce. Add salt and pepper to taste.
- Ladle into bowls and top with extra pickles and cheese, if you’d like.
Slow Cooker Instructions:
- Heat a pan over medium high heat. Add in the pork and break it up. Add in the onion and celery and brown for 5 minutes.
- Stir in the steak seasoning, onion powder and garlic powder.
- Transfer to the slow cooker.
- Add in the broth, pickle juice and hash browns.
- Cover and cook on low for 3 hours or on high for 2 hours.
- Stir cornstarch together with 2 Tbsp cold water. Stir the slurry into the pot to thicken the soup.
- Add in the evaporated milk, dill pickles, cheese and Worcestershire sauce. Add salt and pepper to taste. Turn to high and cook without the lid for 10 minutes.
- Ladle into bowls and top with extra pickles and cheese, if you’d like.
- Category: Soup
- Method: Instant Pot or Slow Cooker
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Say goodbye to boring pasta salads and hello to this pasta salad that is infused with pickle flavor! Make the pasta quickly and easily with your Instant Pot.
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