Instant Pot Hearty Minestrone

Name: Instant Pot Hearty Minestrone
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1½ tablespoons, table salt for brining; 8 ounces (1¼ cups), dried cannellini beans, picked over and rinsed; ¼ cup, extra-virgin olive oil, divided, plus extra for serving; 3 , carrots, peeled and cut into ½-inch pieces; 3 , celery ribs, chopped; 4 cups chopped, green cabbage; 2 , garlic cloves, minced; ¼ teaspoon, red pepper flakes; 4 cups vegetable or, chicken broth; 1½ cups, V8 juice; 1 , Parmesan cheese rind (optional), plus grated Parmesan for serving; 1 1/2 teaspoons, table salt; 2 , zucchini, cut into ½-inch pieces; ½ cup, chopped fresh basil

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Creating anything with fresh flavor in a pressure cooker can be tricky, but we worked to beat the odds and develop a recipe for a lively tasting minestrone that pushes canned soup to the back of the pantry.

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SERVES6

TIME1½ hours, plus 8 hours brining

A cookbook recipe exclusively for All-Access members from Healthy and Delicious Instant Pot

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

In creating our minestrone recipe, we tried to squeeze every last ounce of flavor out of a manageable list of supermarket vegetables. Sautéing some of the veggies gave our soup good depth of flavor, while starch from the beans thickened the...

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