Dinner for 6

Instant Pot Tomato Soup

Name: Instant Pot Tomato Soup
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3 lb field or roma tomatoes; 3 cups unsalted chicken stock; 3 cloves garlic; 1 onion; 1 carrot; 1/2 cup heavy cream; 2 tbsp olive oil; 1 tbsp unsalted butter; 2 tbsp fish sauce; 2 tbsp jasmine rice; 1 pinch dried basil; 1 pinch dried thyme; salt (optional); fresh basil

$7.23for 450 minServes 6

This creamy tomato soup cooks with garlic, vegetables, herbs, rice, and stock under pressure before blending smooth.

Photo: pressurecookrecipes.com

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Fresh tomatoes, 3 lb$1.99/lb typical	3 lb	$5.97Typical price
	Broth, 25 oz$0.07/oz typical	25 oz	$1.74Typical price
	Garlic, 0.25$0.75 each typical	0.25	$0.22Typical price
	Onions, 0.4 lb$1.29/lb typical	0.4 lb	$0.52Typical price
	Carrots, 0.15 lb$1.09/lb typical	0.15 lb	$0.17Typical price
	Heavy cream, 4.25 oz$0.22/oz typical	4.25 oz	$0.91Typical price
	Butter, 0.5 oz$0.40/oz typical	0.5 oz	$0.20Typical price
	Wild, 0.75 oz$0.15/oz typical	0.75 oz	$0.12Typical price
	Fresh herbs (cilantro, 0.25$1.49 each typical	0.25	$0.37Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$10.84

Swaps

Swap carrots for sweet potatoesabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
Swap onions for red onionsabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
Swap heavy cream for evaporatedabout $0.08/oz less at typical prices
Swap butter for margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Olive and cooking oilAsian sauces and pastesDried herbs, spices and seasoning blends

Not included in the cost.

50 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
6servings as written
$typical cost tier

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Typical price

$1.81 per serving$7.23 for 4

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Ingredients

3 lb field or roma tomatoes
3 cups unsalted chicken stock
3 cloves garlic
1 onion
1 carrot
1/2 cup heavy cream
2 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp unsalted butter
2 tbsp fish sauce
2 tbsp jasmine rice
1 pinch dried basil
1 pinch dried thyme
salt (optional)
fresh basil

Steps

Chop the tomatoes, garlic, onion, and carrot into small pieces.
Set a six-quart Instant Pot to sauté, heat the olive oil and butter, and cook the onion, carrot, and garlic for 5 minutes.
Add the tomatoes, chicken stock, rice, fish sauce, basil, thyme, and a pinch of salt, then stir well.
Seal the pot and cook on high pressure for 12 minutes, then let the pressure release naturally for 10 minutes.
Blend the soup until smooth, stir in the cream, and heat on sauté for 3 minutes without boiling.
Season with salt and pepper, then top with fresh basil.