Instant Pot Butternut Squash Soup (Vegetarian)
Servings: 4 people
Delicious and hearty butternut squash soup is a perfect comfort food for the fall. It is vegetarian, gluten-free, and makes a satisfying meal. Check out this easy recipe to make butternut squash soup in the Instant Pot.
Equipment
Ingredients
Soup list
To be added later
- 3 tablespoon Heavy cream (or coconut milk)
- 2 tablespoon Pumpkin seeds (while serving, to taste)
- Red chili flakes (while serving, to taste)
- Black Pepper (while serving, to taste)
- Italian seasoning (while serving, to taste)
Instructions
- Peel the butternut squash with a vegetable peeler.
- Cut the butternut squash horizontally into 2 pieces and then vertically to make 4 quarters.
- Scoop out all the seeds and cut butternut squash to 1-2 inches cubes.
- Add all the ingredients from the "soup list" into the Instant Pot liner.
- Close and lock the lid.
- Pressure cook on high-pressure mode for 5 minutes. (set the 'keep warm' setting on)
- Allow the pressure to release naturally for 10 minutes.
- Release any remaining pressure manually by turning the pressure knob to the venting position.
- Take out the bay leaf before blending.
- Using an immersion hand blender, blend into a smooth soup.
- Adjust salt to taste and add pepper.
- Garnish with pumpkin seeds, Italian seasoning, chili flakes, and some heavy cream while serving.
Notes
Substitutions:
- Coconut milk - heavy cream or coconut milk can be used while serving.
- Frozen butternut squash - instead of fresh butternut squash, frozen chunks can also be used.
- Roasted butternut squash - coat the butternut squash with 1-2 tablespoon oil and roast in the air fryer for about 12-15 minutes. Use it to make the soup.
- Butternut squash puree - if you cook whole butternut squash in Instant Pot, you can use the puree directly to make soup.
Nutrition
Calories: 164kcal (8%) | Carbohydrates: 30g (10%) | Protein: 5g (10%) | Fat: 5g (8%) | Saturated Fat: 3g (19%) | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.003g | Sodium: 630mg (27%) | Potassium: 903mg (26%) | Fiber: 6g (25%) | Sugar: 7g (8%) | Vitamin A: 23037IU (461%) | Vitamin C: 45mg (55%) | Calcium: 128mg (13%) | Iron: 2mg (11%)
