Description
All the flavors from the sandwich in soup form. Made fast and easy in your Instant Pot (or slow cooker).
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 cup diced onion
- 1 Tbsp minced garlic
- 3 cups beef broth
- 1 1/4 pounds frozen Italian meatballs
- 1 (28 oz) can crushed tomatoes
- 2 Tbsp tomato paste
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 1 cup milk
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1/2 cup shredded parmesan cheese (plus more for topping)
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Baguette slices, garlic bread or breadsticks for serving
Instructions
Instant Pot Recipe:
- Turn Instant Pot to sauté setting. When display says HOT add in the oil and the onion. Sauté onion for 4-5 minutes. Then add in garlic and sauté for 30 seconds.
- Pour in the beef broth and scrape the bottom of the pot so that nothing is sticking. Turn off Instant Pot.
- Add in the meatballs. Pour the crushed tomatoes and tomato paste on top of meatballs. Sprinkle in the oregano.
- Cover Instant Pot and secure the lid. Make sure valve is set to sealing. Set the SOUP (or manual/pressure cook) button to 5 minutes. When time is up let pot sit for 5 minutes and then move the valve to venting. Remove the lid.
- Add a bit of the hot soup to the milk to temper it and then pour the milk into the pot.
- Turn off Instant Pot and move the inner liner to the countertop. Then add in the cheeses. This will prevent the cheese from sticking to the bottom of the pot.
- Salt and pepper to taste. Ladle into bowls and top with additional parmesan cheese. Serve soup with buttered, toasted baguette slices, garlic bread or breadsticks.
Slow Cooker Recipe:
- Heat pan over medium high heat and add in the oil and the onion. Sauté onion for 4-5 minutes. Then add in garlic and sauté for 30 seconds. Transfer contents to the slow cooker.
- Pour in the beef broth, meatballs, crushed tomatoes, tomato paste and oregano.
- Cover and cook on low for 4-6 hours.
- Add a bit of the hot soup to the milk to temper it and then pour the milk into the slow cooker.
- Stir in the cheeses. Salt and pepper to taste. Ladle into bowls and top with additional parmesan cheese. Serve soup with buttered, toasted baguette slices, garlic bread or breadsticks.
Notes
I used my 6 quart Instant Pot Duo 60 7 in 1*.
- Category: Soup
- Method: Instant Pot or Slow Cooker