Is it snowing in your part of the world? Here in Alberta, it looks like we’re going to have a white Christmas.

With the cold winter weather (arghhh winter is almost officially here!), I crave cozy, warm comfort food.

Comfort food like this delicious Instant Pot Hearty Vegetable and Brown Rice Soup!

How do you make this vegetable and brown rice soup?

Here are all the ingredients except the broth. Prepare the ingredients before starting the Instant Pot. Complete ingredient amounts and full instructions listed below in the recipe card.

Sauté the garlic, ginger, and onions before adding in the remaining ingredients.

Give the mix a good stir before cooking at high pressure for 20 minutes, allow 10 minutes of natural release before applying a quick release.

Open the Instant Pot and give it another stir. You’ll find scrumptious, tender vegetables and brown rice soup ready to eat.

Add more broth (or water) to thin out the thick soup if you desire and taste for additional salt and pepper if needed.

Serve it with a thick piece of bread or alongside a light salad.

This Instant Pot vegetable soup is:

Flavourful:

• Colourful vegetables that are savoury (e.g. potatoes), sweet (from the carrots), and have a mild bite (e.g. onions, ginger, and garlic).
• Tender, filling brown rice that more than doubles in size once it is cooked. It has a nuttier flavour than white rice.
• A generous amount of dried herbs which includes parsley, basil, rosemary, and thyme that are earthy and fragrant is added to give the soup another layer of flavour.
• The tomato paste adds a lovely rich savoury tomato flavour to the soup.

Healthy:

• It’s nutritious and full of vitamins and minerals from the tasty fresh vegetables. For example, carrots are an excellent source of beta carotene (it converts to vitamin A), which assists in boosting immunity, eye health, and cell growth.
• The brown rice is full of fiber and high in nutrients such as manganese and selenium.
• It’s a fantastic way to get back on track for eating a little bit healthier, especially if you’re like me, have been eating too many sweets especially all the holiday desserts and snack mix.

The texture is thick and hearty:

• It’s thickened using the natural starch from the rice. The rice absorbs all the delicious flavours as it cooks in the Instant Pot.

Quick and easy:

• Everything is made in one (Instant) pot so clean-up is easy. The soup only requires 20 minutes of high pressure cooking for the the brown rice to be perfectly cooked and the vegetables to get nice and tender.

Makes a good amount of soup:

• This recipe results in about 10 cups of soup full of vegetables and brown rice.
• That’s enough to feed the whole family or have great leftovers to eat during the week. No need to worry about what’s for lunch (or dinner).

Vegan and gluten-free:

• A lovely meal to serve those with these dietary restrictions.

So comforting! Enjoy this filling soup recipe!

I hope you try this Instant Pot vegetable soup recipe! If you do, please leave me a rating and comment down below or tag me on any of my social media. I’m @yay_for_food on Instagram. I’ll love a picture!

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