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Hocus Pocus Witches Soup


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  • Author: 365 Days of Slow and Pressure Cooking
  • Prep Time: 25 minutes
  • Cook Time: 3 minutes (plus 5-10 minute NPR)
  • Total Time: 28 minutes
  • Yield: 6 servings 1x

Description

A colorful soup made with ground beef, veggies, beans, tomatoes and butternut squash. Everything bubbles together in the Instant Pot or slow cooker for a magical bowl of flavor.


Ingredients

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  • 8 oz lean ground beef
  • 1/2 cup diced onion
  • 4 oz sliced mushrooms
  • 1 rib of celery, sliced
  • 1/2 tsp kosher salt
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1/2 tsp Italian seasoning
  • 4 cups vegetable, beef or chicken broth
  • 1 carrot, peeled and sliced
  • 2/3 cup frozen sweet corn
  • 1/2 cup diced green pepper
  • 1 (14.5 oz) can petite diced tomatoes
  • 1 (15 oz) can black beans, rinsed and drained
  • 1 Tbsp tomato paste
  • 7 oz cubed butternut squash or sweet potato
  • 1 cup chopped frozen spinach

Instructions

Instant Pot Instructions:

  1. Turn Instant Pot to sauté setting. When display says HOT add in the ground beef and break it up. Add in the onion, mushrooms and celery. Brown for 5 minutes. Drain off excess grease. 
  2. Stir in the salt, pepper, garlic powder, Italian seasoning. 
  3. Pour in the broth and scrape bottom of pot so that nothing is sticking. Turn off Instant Pot. 
  4. Add in carrot, corn, green pepper, tomatoes, beans, tomato paste and squash.
  5. Cover Instant Pot and secure the lid. Make sure valve is set to sealing. Set SOUP button to 3 minutes. When time is up let pot sit for 5 minutes and then move valve to venting. Remove the lid.
  6. Stir in the spinach. 
  7. Ladle into bowls and serve. 

Slow Cooker Instructions:

  1. Heat a pan over medium high heat. Add in the ground beef and break it up. Add in the onion, mushrooms and celery. Brown for 5 minutes. Drain off excess grease. Stir in the salt, pepper, garlic powder, Italian seasoning. Transfer to the slow cooker.
  2. Stir in the broth, carrot, corn, green pepper, tomatoes, beans, tomato paste and squash.
  3. Cover and cook on low for 4 hours.
  4. Stir in the spinach. 
  5. Ladle into bowls and serve. 
  • Category: Soup
  • Method: Instant Pot or Slow Cooker