Minestrone in pressure cooker is a simple and tasty first course, and thanks to the pressure cooker, it is also quick. In a pressure cooker, you can prepare fresh minestrone or even frozen minestrone. I have listed the basic ingredients; if you don’t like an ingredient or couldn’t find it at the greengrocer, you can replace it with the same amount of another. The weight of the vegetables is about 4.4 lbs. If you use dried beans, soak them the night before, in any case for 12 hours. If you use frozen minestrone, you do not need to defrost it before putting it in the pressure cooker. I recommend also checking out my other pressure cooker recipes; I’m sure you’ll find another recipe to try. Now let’s see how to make minestrone in a pressure cooker, and if you try it, let me know. Barbara
- Difficulty: Very Easy
- Cost: Economical
- Preparation time: 15 Minutes
- Portions: 8
- Cooking methods: Pressure cooker
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All seasons
Ingredients to prepare minestrone in a pressure cooker
- 7 oz carrots
- 7 oz zucchini
- 5 oz green beans
- 5 oz cherry tomatoes
- 7 oz spinach
- 1 stalk celery
- 1 onion
- leaves basil
- 2 potatoes
- 3.5 oz borlotti beans
- 5 oz chard
- 1.75 oz leeks
- as needed parsley
- 3.5 oz peas
- as needed salt
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
Tools
- Pressure cooker
How to prepare minestrone in a pressure cooker
Let’s start preparing the minestrone in the pressure cooker. Wash all the vegetables, peel the potatoes, remove the outer part of the carrots with a peeler or by scraping them with a knife, and also remove the ends. Clean the green beans by removing the ends.
Peel the onion and cut the vegetables into pieces of about the same size. Cut the green beans into 3 pieces, and chop the spinach and chard coarsely.
Place the vegetables in the pressure cooker, add 2 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil, and a handful of salt. Pour cold water until the vegetables are completely covered; it will take about 6 cups of water, especially because of the beans.
Close the lid, place on high heat, and as soon as you hear the whistle, lower the heat and let it cook for 20 minutes. If you haven’t added the beans, 15 minutes will be enough.
After the cooking time, turn off the heat, let the steam out, and when the safety valve lowers, open the pot and adjust the salt.
Serve the minestrone cooked in the pressure cooker hot, and if you like, add a drizzle of oil and some grated cheese.
How to store minestrone cooked in the pressure cooker
The minestrone cooked in the pressure cooker can be stored in the refrigerator for 2 days
