Instant Pot Hobo Soup

Instant Pot Hobo Soup–a hodgepodge of ingredients, like Italian sausage and vegetables, that comes together in a warm, comforting soup.

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Note: the SLOW COOKER instructions are listed in the recipe card below

Instant Pot Hobo Soup

Hobo soup is a concoction of ingredients that comes together and tastes so warm and comforting. With only a 5- minute pressure cooking time it comes together pretty quickly! There are lots of ways to mix and match this soup so don’t worry if you don’t have all the ingredients on hand. Although I must say that my favorite part of this soup is the cabbage. It cooks down so small but reminds me a bit of pasta.

What Ingredients You’ll Need:

• 1 pound ground Italian sausage–I used mild but if you like heat use spicy
• 1 cup diced onion–for a prep shortcut buy frozen diced onions at your grocery store
• 4 cups V8–or tomato juice
• 3 cups chicken or beef broth–or you can use 1 tablespoon of Better than Bouillon Beef or Chicken Base plus 3 cups of water
• 2 medium Russet potatoes–about 8 ounces. You can peel the potatoes if you’d like or keep them unpeeled.
• 2 medium carrots–you can also use frozen carrots
• 1 (14.5 oz) can whole kernel corn, drained–fresh corn or frozen corn will also work, use about 1.5 cups
• 1 (14.5 oz) can green beans, drained–fresh green beans will also work, use about 2 cups
• 4 cups chopped cabbage–this was half of a small head of cabbage
• 1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce–for flavor
• 1/4 teaspoon cajun seasoning–for a kick
• Salt and pepper, to taste

How to make Hobo Soup in the Instant Pot or Crockpot

Instant Pot Instructions:

1. Turn Instant Pot to saute setting. When display says HOT add in the Italian sausage and break it up. Add in the onions. Brown for about 5 minutes. Drain off excess grease.
2. Pour in the V8 and broth and scrape bottom of pot so that nothing is sticking this will prevent the burn error message
3. Add in the potatoes, carrots, corn, green beans, cabbage, Worcestershire and cajun seasoning. 
4. Cover Instant Pot and secure the lid. Make sure valve is set to sealing. Set the SOUP button to 5 minutes. If you don’t have a soup button you can just use the manual/pressure cook button. When time is up let the pressure release naturally for 10 minutes and then move valve to venting. You can also let this one sit for several hours on warm before serving. Remove the lid. 
5. Stir. Add salt and fresh cracked pepper to taste. Ladle into bowls and serve. 

Slow Cooker Instructions:

1. Heat a pan over medium high heat. Add in the Italian sausage and break it up. Add in the onions. Brown for about 5 minutes. Drain off excess grease. Add mixture to the slow cooker.
2. Pour in the V8, broth, potatoes, carrots, corn, green beans, cabbage, Worcestershire and cajun seasoning. 
3. Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours. Remember each slow cooker cooks differently so your cooking time may be different.
4. Stir. Add salt and fresh cracked pepper to taste. Ladle into bowls and serve. 

Recipe Notes and Tips

• I used my 6 quart Instant Pot Duo 60 7 in 1*. You can make this in the 8 quart with no changes. For the 3 quart pot halve the recipe and keep the same cooking time.
• This is one of those soups that you can add or subtract ingredients that you have on hand. For example try swapping the green beans with okra or lima beans. Another idea is to substitute ground beef in the place of Italian sausage (make sure to season the ground beef well!). Other choices you could add are bell peppers, celery, frozen mixed vegetables, zucchini, sweet potatoes, chopped spinach, great northern beans, pinto beans, diced or stewed tomatoes, peas, garlic, cauliflower florets, parsley, bay leaves, etc.
• Frozen or fresh vegetables can be used interchangeably. Use the same cooking time.
• Paper towel grease draining tip: Tilt the Instant Pot to one side while holding the ground meat against the other side with a wooden spoon. This should make most of the grease pool on the tilted side. Lower the Instant Pot down, the meat should stay to its side and the grease on the other. Place a couple paper towels into the grease and use the spoon to sop up the grease. Discard the paper towels.
• I like to serve this soup with warm cornbread and honey butter, fresh bread and butter or a dinner roll.

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