Wonderful Winter Vegetable Soup with Barley, Pressure Cooker Version

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!

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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.

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 30 minutes

Total Time 40 minutes

Servings 4

Author whatsmickeycooking

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

1. In a pressure cooker, add olive oil, garlic and hot pepper flakes, lightly brown the garlic

2. Add all the chopped vegetables, cover with broth

   Generously salt and pepper to taste

   Seal the pressure cooker

   

3. Cook under pressure 30 minutes.

   If cooking conventionally bring to boil, then simmer until all vegetables are soft about 1 hour

4. 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