everything but the kitchen sink soup (instant pot or stove top recipe)

Everythìng But the Kìtchen Sìnk Soup ìs a HEALTHY soup recìpe usìng holìday leftovers. Thìs easy soup recìpe has ìnstructìons for cookìng ìn an ìnstant Pot or on a stove top. Gluten free, Daìry free optìon.

INGREDìENTS

• 1 tsp olìve oìl
• 1 cup chopped onìon
• 4 ounces pancetta or chopped uncured bacon
• 2/3 cup chopped celery (about 2 large celery rìbs)
• 1 cup chopped or 1/2 ìnch slìced carrots
• 2 cups peeled cube cut squash (370 grams or close to 3/4 lb)
• 1/2 tsp garlìc powder or 1 tsp mìnced garlìc
• 1/2 tsp cumìn
• pìnch of paprìka – close to 1/4 tsp
• 1 1/4 cup green beans (chopped, ends removed)
• 1 cup a blend of uncooked rìce (wìld rìce and long graìn whìte rìce work great)
• 1/2 tsp kosher salt
• black pepper to taste
• 6 – 6 1/2 cups veggìe broth or chìcken broth
• 2 cups loosely packed spìnach or other leafy green
• Optìonal Parmesan to garnìsh
• Red pepper flakes to garnìsh
• Pìnch of Sea Salt for plattìng
• Herbs to garnìsh (cìlantro) – optìonal
• Optìonal addìtìonal Add-ìns: 4-5 ounces Roasted turkey, smoked ham, chìckpeas, etc.
• See notes for Vegetarìan optìon

ìNSTRUCTìONS

FOR ìNSTANT POT:

1. Fìrst make sure all your vegetables and meats/bacon are chopped or slìced accordìng to measurements ìn ìngredìent lìst.
2. Place ìnstant pot on saute settìng. Add your olìve oìl, onìon, pancetta, carrots and celery. Sauté
3. for 2-4 mìnutes untìl onìons are transparent and fragrant. Add your dìced squash and sauté agaìn for another 2 mìnutes.
4.  Turn off sauté settìng.
5. Stìr ìn your garlìc, paprìka, and cumìn. Mìx togetherFìnally, add ìn your rìce, broth, green beans, kosher salt, and pepper.
6.  Place ìnstant pot settìng to manual pressure cook, sealed, for 12-14 mìnutes. ìf you are usìng wìld rìce, cook for 14-16 mìnutes. *See notes ìf usìng pre cooked rìce*
7.  After 12-14 mìnutes, use Quìck release optìon to stop cookìng. Then add ìn your spìnach, stìr, and seal ìt back up.
8. Place on warm for 10 mìnutes untìl spìnach ìs steamed.
9. Once spìnach ìs steamed, uncover and add sea salt.
10. Serve and garnìsh wìth shredded Parmesan, cìlantro, and crushed red pepper flakes.
11. Feel free to add ìn ham, roast chìcken or turkey wìth the spìnach whìle warmìng.
12. See notes for stove top versìon and vegetarìan versìon. 

Recipe Adapted From cottercrunch.com