Pressure Cooker Tomato Chick Pea Soup
Before my discovery of the incredible Instant Pot, most of my soups were made in a dutch oven that I had passed down to me. I didn’t think anything could make better soups and stews but…let me just say that I am addicted to my Instant Pot!
Soups have always been one of my favorite things to make all year around. And tomato soup is the favorite of most of my crew. Now Chick peas??? Not so much. But a funny thing happens as the chick peas cook in this soup, the flavor changes and even the little ones don’t seem to even notice they were in their bowl!
Ingredients:
3 Tablespoons Olive Oil
2 Onions
3 Celery Stalks
3 Carrots
1 Red Bell Pepper
1 Tablespoon Turmeric
1 Tablespoon ground Coriander
1 teaspoon ground Cinnamon
1 Garlic Clove (minced)
28-30 ounces of canned or fresh tomatoes
1 Zucchini
2-3 cups broth (vegetable or bone)
2 cans Chickpeas (garbanzo beans)
salt and pepper
Garnish with Lime wedges, green onions or cilantro (optional)
Directions:
Clean and dice the onions, celery, carrots, and red peppers
Press the saute button (power cook button depending on the brand) on pressure cooker
Once pressure cooker is hot, add butter and oil
Add onions and carrots to pressure cooker and saute for 4-6 minutes until the onions become translucent
Add the celery and red bell pepper, along with the dry spices
Stir in the garlic, tomatoes, and zucchini
Rinse the chickpeas and add to mixture
Add enough broth to cover vegetables (reserve rest to add at end if needed)
Season with Salt and Pepper to taste
Press cancel or off depending on the model of your pressure cooker to cancel saute
Lock lid into place and set venting button to closed
Press manual (or power cook depending on your brand of power cooker) and set cook time to 3 minutes
Once cooking is complete, do a quick release making sure to protect your fingers from the hot steam
Stir well and add additional broth if needed
Just before serving squeeze the lime over the top or offer lime wedges with soup bowls.
If you think your crew might push back on the chick peas in the soup, use your immersion blender and process the soup until smooth. Add as much of the remaining broth as necessary to achieve the desired consistency.
My crew loves this soup with grilled cheese sandwiches or garlic bread. Both are great for dipping in this wonderful soup!
If you enjoy cold soups, this one (especially if processed with your immersion blender) is awesome cold! Serve with diced fresh veggies so everyone can make their own special bowl of soup.
This is also a quick stove top recipe. Check out our dutch oven for Tomato Chick Pea Soup.
Looking for other pressure cooker recipes? We have a large list of our favorite recipes that have been adapted to be perfect for the pressure cooker.
Still thinking about buying a pressure cooker? We recommend the Instant Pot or the Power Pressure Cooker XL. Both are super simple to use, but in my opinion the Instant Pot offers a few more features and is a little more user friendly. Both however are solid units and work great!
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Christina Almond says
April 25, 2018 at 9:40 PMSo yummy looking and I love healthy soup options…it’s a great way to eat good meals and cut back on calories!
Lynne B says
April 25, 2018 at 2:34 PMI’m going to have to try this out on my husband, complete with grilled cheese sandwiches.
Christina Almond says
April 24, 2018 at 11:52 PMYum! I love chickpeas in soups…they give it good flavor and a heartiness!
Lynne B says
April 24, 2018 at 7:21 PMThat the kids ate the chickpeas is another reason the Instant Pot is so popular! 😉 We all know how picky they can be.
LAMusing says
April 24, 2018 at 4:20 PMI really want an Instant Pot to try all the amazing recipes!
Marie says
April 24, 2018 at 3:39 AMAnother healthy recipe to try!!!
Christina Almond says
April 23, 2018 at 10:49 PMThis soup sounds delicious! The cinnamon and coriander probably give it a unique taste!
Lynne B says
April 23, 2018 at 4:57 PMThanks for sharing a family favorite!
Maureen says
April 23, 2018 at 12:57 PMI love soup and so does my mother. This would be perfect to make a soup-meal for her for her to heat it up.
Lynne B says
April 22, 2018 at 4:04 PMPuerto Rican habichuelas would be so easy in an Instant Pot!
Lynne B says
April 21, 2018 at 3:57 PMI’ve never really made soup from scratch. I bet the Instant Pot makes great stock.
Christina Almond says
April 21, 2018 at 3:14 PMI love fresh soups…even in the summer really…any time of year! I love the bright colors in this recipe!
Lynne B says
April 20, 2018 at 3:31 PMThe Instant Pot seems complicated because of all the options.
Lynne B says
April 19, 2018 at 7:19 PMAfter seeing your post and others, I can see why you’re addicted to your Instant Pot!
Christina Almond says
April 19, 2018 at 4:16 PMI bet this soup also freezes really well! I love to make soups and freeze containers of it for lunch ideas!
Christina Almond says
April 18, 2018 at 3:06 PMI love how colorful and nutritious this soup looks–saved it for a future weekend cooking idea!
Lynne B says
April 18, 2018 at 9:44 AMThere is a Scottish recipe with lots of legumes that I think would be great to try in the Instant Pot.
Lynne B says
April 16, 2018 at 3:55 PMI would think that the Instant Pot gives the chickpeas a more palatable texture.
Christina Almond says
April 16, 2018 at 1:58 PMOoo…yum! That is so pretty…and healthy! Pinning this one!
Denise Low says
April 15, 2018 at 5:24 PMThank you for sharing. This soup looks delicious.
Lynne B says
April 15, 2018 at 4:03 PMThanks for providing the dutch oven version. It’ll do until I get my own Instant Pot.
Natalie says
April 15, 2018 at 2:32 PMI have never tried adding chick peas to soup before!
Lynne B says
April 14, 2018 at 10:48 PMI’ve never been a fan of cold soups. Maybe I haven’t tried the right one!
Patricia Hoffmeister says
April 14, 2018 at 7:32 PMThis sounds great. My husband really liked chickpeas.
Shakeia Rieux says
April 13, 2018 at 9:42 PMThis tomato chick pea soup sounds good. I haven’t tried it before, but I will try this recipe.
Lynne B says
April 13, 2018 at 3:43 PMI’ve been saving my pennies for a dutch oven but not the Instant Pot is getting in the way! lol
Lynne B says
April 12, 2018 at 1:03 PMI have seen some amazing recipes come out of the Instant Pot that I can’t believe look so good.
Lynne B says
April 11, 2018 at 7:46 PMI wonder if you can make hummus out of those chickpeas in a pressure cooker.
SimplySherryl says
April 11, 2018 at 11:44 PMYes! But you really don’t need to cook them if from a can. If you have raw beans, cook about 8-10 minutes and allow a natural pressure release.
Lynne B says
April 17, 2018 at 2:45 PMWow! That is such a time saver. I’m really going to have to try it.
Lynne B says
April 10, 2018 at 1:14 PMI have a stovetop pressure cooker but have never tried a soup in it.
Lynne B says
April 9, 2018 at 8:56 PMI love that you were able to introduce new and different food to your family because of the Instant Pot.
Lynne B says
April 8, 2018 at 8:53 PMI wonder what it is about this cooking method that changes the taste of the chick peas.
Lynne B says
April 7, 2018 at 3:19 PMI know that people swear by their Instant Pot. I would be concerned over the learning curve to use one.
LAMusing says
April 6, 2018 at 10:58 PMMy mom would have loved this!
Lynne B says
April 6, 2018 at 10:53 PMI can’t believe that the Instant Pot makes this soup in 3 minutes!! Talk about a time-saver!
Lynne B says
April 5, 2018 at 2:59 PMI think I would try tomato soup if I made it in an Instant Pot. But only with grilled cheese sandwiches!
Lynne B says
April 4, 2018 at 6:16 AMI like your idea of blitzing the chickpeas in the soup. No one has to know!
Lynne B says
April 3, 2018 at 10:18 PMMy husband still can’t believe it but I never had tomato soup growing up or even as a young adult. It just wasn’t something my family ate. This looks like a good one to try.
Denise Acevedo says
April 2, 2018 at 12:57 PMI am going to try this receipe
Lynne B says
April 2, 2018 at 12:15 AMThis sounds like a nice, hearty soup that’s perfect for an Instant Pot.
Saundra McKenzie says
April 1, 2018 at 11:26 PMThis soup looks good and filling.
Kim Pincombe-Cole says
April 1, 2018 at 8:36 PMLooks delicious!
Calvin says
April 1, 2018 at 6:01 PMI like a good tomato soup, chick peas are healthy.
rochelle haynes says
April 1, 2018 at 7:06 AMLooks good and tasty love to try this
Chris L says
April 1, 2018 at 12:24 AMInteresting recipe. I am not much of a fan of chickpeas but it looks tasty.