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    Home » Instant Pot Recipes

    Instant Pot Broccoli Soup

    Published: May 24, 2022 · Modified: Sep 19, 2022 by Rachna ·

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    This delicious broccoli soup in Instant Pot is a wonderful one-pot meal if you pair it with some carbs of choice like rice, pasta or noodles. 

    I love broccoli as a vegetable. It is wonderful as this air fryer cheesy broccoli bites, great in stir fries, perfect as steamed broccoli and in Chinese stir fries.

    I make many variations of this soup depending upon what I have in the pantry and what I am in the mood for.

    This one has Thai flavours with coconut milk and Thai curry paste.

    It is also vegan though you could easily add any protein of choice towards the end like boiled chicken, shrimp, paneer or tofu.

    You may like: zucchini soup, pumpkin soup, hot and sour veg soup, vegan leek and potato soup and homemade tomato soup.

    A bowl of broccoli soup with some broccoli visible in the bowl.

    It is a heartwarming delicious meal. My entire family just loves to eat this soup. Great way to feed some delicious veggies to your kids.

    Variations

    1. I have made this soup with broccoli, carrots and white beans. Sometimes, I use broccoli and potato which makes the soup creamier. You can add more veggies like beans, mushrooms, zucchini, cauliflower. This recipe is very versatile that way.
    2. I have used coconut milk because this is a Thai style soup. But feel free to use almond milk, oat milk or regular milk in the recipe.
    3. Thai red curry paste is used to give this recipe its vibrant flavour. I would suggest retaining this even if you are making a different version. 
    4. This version is vegan. Make it vegetarian by using regular milk in place of coconut milk. You can also use paneer or cottage cheese towards the end for more protein.
    5. I have used white beans here. You can totally skip it if you don’t like beans though I have to tell you that the beans get really creamy and delicious.
    6. If you so like you can use shredded chicken, shrimp or fish in the soup too.
    7. To make it a complete meal, add some boiled rice, noodles or pasta to the soup while serving.
    A bowl of broccoli soup with some broccoli visible in the bowl.

    Tips to Make the Perfect Broccoli Soup

    1. Use a lot of broccoli. I used a large head and even used the stalk, which I love. Add any other vegetables of choice. It adds to the flavour and nutrition.
    2. I like a few chunky veggies in my soup hence I only blended half the veggies and beans after cooking. But if you like your soup smooth, blend everything.
    3. You don’t need any artificial thickeners for this soup, it is so creamy only with veggies and beans puree.
    4. I used olive oil to saute onion and minced ginger and garlic. You could use coconut oil or other vegetable oils of choice.
    5. Adjust heat as per liking. I use a bit more pepper as I love my soup to be spicy.
    6. In place of vegetable stock, you can use chicken stock, seafood stock or even water.
    Top shot of a bowl of broccoli soup with some broccoli visible in the bowl.

    Stepwise Pictures

    Wash and cut broccoli into florets. You could chop the stalk and use it if you like. Peel and cut carrots into equal pieces.

    Instant Pot Directions:

    Turn instant pot on and put in saute mode. Once hot, add oil and add chopped onion. Fry for a couple of minutes.

    Add minced ginger and garlic and fry everything for about 6-8 minutes. 

    Sauteeing onion and minced ginger and garlic in instant pot.

    Add broccoli, carrots and canned white beans.

    You can also use soaked and precooked white beans.

    Added broccoli, carrots and white beans to instant pot.

    Add water or vegetable stock, salt and pepper and put the instant pot on pressure mode for 12 minutes.

    After cooking down the veggies in instant pot.

    After 12 minutes let the steam release on its own. It takes about 10 minutes.  

    Now take half of the veggies and beans and puree them along with 2 tbsp. of Thai red curry paste.

    Add this back to the soup and mix well. 

    Half the veggies pureed and added along with Thai red curry paste to the soup in instant pot.

    Add 1 cup of coconut milk to the soup.

    Taste and adjust seasoning. Garnish with some lemon juice. Serve hot.

    Added coconut milk to the hot soup. Mixed.

    In case you like your soup to be smooth, blend it completely.

    A bowl of broccoli soup with some broccoli visible in the bowl.

    Stove top instructions

    You can make this soup in a regular pot on the stove. Follow the instructions of instant pot. Only instead of pressure cooking, just cover the pan and cook till the vegetables are tender.

    The rest of the instructions remain the same.

    Here’s the recipe card:

    Broccoli Soup Instant Pot

    Rachna Parmar
    This instant pot broccoli soup is healthy, filling and nutritious. Made with broccoli, carrots, white beans and coconut milk, it is hearty and really tasty. Perfect as a meal too.
    5 from 10 votes
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    Prep Time 5 mins
    Cook Time 40 mins
    Total Time 45 mins
    Course Soup
    Cuisine American, Thai
    Servings 6
    Calories 198 kcal

    Equipment

    • Instant Pot
    • Chef's knife

    Ingredients
     

    • 1 head broccoli
    • 2 carrots
    • 1 onion chopped
    • 2 tsp. Ginger and garlic minced
    • 1 cup white beans canned or soaked and cooked
    • 2 tbsp. Thai red curry paste
    • 4 cups water or vegetable stock
    • 1 cup coconut milk about 8 oz. or 230 ml.
    • 1.5 tsp. Salt or to taste
    • 2 tsp. Pepper
    • 2 tsp. Olive oil

    Instructions
     

    • Wash and cut broccoli into florets. You could chop the stalk and use it if you like. Peel and cut carrots into equal pieces.

    Instant Pot Instructions

    • Turn instant pot on and put in saute mode. Once hot, add oil and add chopped onion. Fry for a couple of minutes.
    • Add minced ginger and garlic and fry everything for about 6-8 minutes.
    • Add broccoli, carrots and canned white beans. You can also use soaked and precooked white beans.
    • Add water or vegetable stock, salt and pepper and put the instant pot on pressure mode for 12 minutes. After 12 minutes let the steam release on its own. It takes about 10 minutes.
    • You can make the soup in manual pressure cooker too. Follow the process of sauteeing as mentioned. Pressue cook for 3 whistles. Let pressure release naturally and follow the rest of the instructions.
    • Now take half of the veggies and beans and puree them along with 2 tbsp. of Thai red curry paste. Add this back to the soup and mix well.
    • Add 1 cup of coconut milk to the soup. Taste and adjust seasoning. Garnish with some lemon juice. Serve hot.
    • In case you like your soup to be smooth, blend it completely.

    Stove Top Instructions

    • You can make this soup in a regular pot on the stove. Follow the instructions of instant pot. Only instead of pressure cooking, just cover the pan and cook till the vegetables are tender.
    • The rest of the instructions remain the same.

    Notes

    1. Use a lot of broccoli. I used a large head and even used the stalk, which I love. Add any other vegetables of choice. It adds to the flavour and nutrition. 2. I like a few chunky veggies in my soup hence I only blended half the veggies and beans after cooking. But if you like your soup smooth, blend everything. 3. You don’t need any artificial thickeners for this soup, it is so creamy only with veggies and beans puree. 4. I used olive oil to saute onion and minced ginger and garlic. You could use coconut oil or other vegetable oils of choice. 5. Adjust heat as per liking. I use a bit more pepper as I love my soup to be spicy. 6. In place of vegetable stock, you can use chicken stock, seafood stock or even water. 7. Check out the Variations section before stepwise pictures for many variations you can try.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 198kcalCarbohydrates: 21gProtein: 7gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 8gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gSodium: 542mgPotassium: 705mgFiber: 6gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 4813IUVitamin C: 94mgCalcium: 114mgIron: 4mg
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    Comments

    1. Gina says

      May 25, 2022 at 5:33 pm

      5 stars
      Loving the Thai spin to this broccoli soup, way more interesting than the traditional cheesy/cream based ones!

      Reply
      • Rachna says

        May 27, 2022 at 11:17 am

        Thanks Gina

        Reply
    2. April says

      May 25, 2022 at 6:08 pm

      5 stars
      What a lovely variation of a broccoli cheese soup. Looking forward to making this soon!

      Reply
      • Rachna says

        May 27, 2022 at 11:17 am

        Yes, it is healthier yet very tasty. Thanks April

        Reply
    3. Carrie Robinson says

      May 25, 2022 at 6:21 pm

      5 stars
      This is my kind of comfort food! 🙂 And one of my kids' favorite soups.

      Reply
      • Rachna says

        May 27, 2022 at 11:17 am

        Good to know

        Reply
    4. Katherine says

      May 25, 2022 at 6:27 pm

      5 stars
      This is the ultimate bowl of comfort! And so easy in the instant pot.

      Reply
      • Rachna says

        May 27, 2022 at 11:16 am

        I completely agree.

        Reply
    5. Toni says

      May 25, 2022 at 6:57 pm

      5 stars
      This is so comforting!! It was a huge hit at my house!

      Reply
      • Rachna says

        May 27, 2022 at 11:16 am

        Good to know!

        Reply

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