Wonderful Winter Vegetable Soup with Barley, Pressure Cooker Version. When the temperatures outside drop it is nice to have a big pot of soup simmering on the stove. With our busy schedules, sometimes we cannot find the time for long simmers. Today instant pots and pressure cookers have changed the way we cook. Soups, stews and many other dishes can be cooked effortlessly, in half the time. This soup, can be prepped and cooked in less than an hour. A quick, healthy comfort food ready in no time at all. What is lovely about vegetable soup is you can combine all types of vegetables, anything you have on hand, then add some barley and broth, the soup is on! Wonderful Winter Vegetable Soup with Barley, Pressure Cooker Version, Let’s Cook!

Wonderful Winter Vegetable Soup with Barley, Pressure Cooker Version
Wonderful Winter Vegetable Soup with Barley, Pressure Cooker Version, a healthy, easy soup starring winter vegetables made in no time at all.
Ingredients
- 2 Leeks, sliced
- 1 cup Barley
- 8-10 cups Vegetable or Chicken broth
- 8 medium Carrots, chopped
- 4 stalks Celery chopped
- 2 cups Butternut squash, cubed
- 3 cups Kale, chopped
- 2 cups Mushrooms, sliced
- 4 medium Plum tomatoes chopped
- handful Parsley, chopped
- 4 cloves Garlic, crushed
- 2 tbls Extra virgin olive oil
- Hot pepper flakes, to taste
- Sea salt and fresh ground pepper to taste
Instructions
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In a pressure cooker, add olive oil, garlic and hot pepper flakes, lightly brown the garlic
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Add all the chopped vegetables, cover with broth
Generously salt and pepper to taste
Seal the pressure cooker
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Cook under pressure 30 minutes.
If cooking conventionally bring to boil, then simmer until all vegetables are soft about 1 hour
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Serve hot or at room temperature
Buon Appetito!
Mickey
Here are some more winter soups to try
Quick Pressure Cooker Chicken Barley Soup with Vegetables
Meatball, Mushroom and Barley Soup
Fast, Easy Chicken Noodle Soup
Italian Style Chunky Minestrone Soup
I love soup anytime, but it is comforting in the cold months! I can’t wait to try these! Thanks for the delicious recipes!