Instant Pot Split Pea Soup
Ingredients
- 1 lb split peas
- 8 cups vegetable broth
- 1 medium onion chopped
- 2 carrots carrots chopped
- 2 celery stalks celery chopped
- 1 tsp dried thyme
- 1/2 tsp smoked paprika
- salt to taste salt
- pepper to taste pepper
Instructions
- Rinse the split peas in a colander.
- In the Instant Pot, combine the split peas, vegetable broth, onion, carrots, celery, thyme, and smoked paprika.
- Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Close the lid and set the valve to sealing.
- Cook on high pressure for 30 minutes.
- Allow the pressure to release naturally for 15 minutes, then quick release any remaining pressure.
- Carefully transfer the soup to a blender (or use an immersion blender) and blend until smooth.
- Adjust seasoning to taste and serve.
