Swap in vegetable broth for the chicken broth.Ībsolutely.
The 18 minute wait is the time the lentils take to cook. Lentil soup of course also needs lentils. We add onion, carrot, celery, and garlic as a base, plus canned tomatoes and fresh thyme.
The whole point of the Instant Pot is, well, that the soup is done in an instant, so we skip flavor building here :) Yes-but any time you make soup if you first sauté your aromatics (onion, celery, garlic, etc) before adding your broth and other ingredients, it helps build flavor. You simply add ingredients, set your Instant Pot to high, and press go! Soups are done in less than 20 minutes.
Lentil soup is packed with veggies and thanks to the Instant Pot is done in no time! Keep this soup vegetarian by using vegetable broth and skip the Parmesan garnish to make it vegan!
