Name: Instant Pot Potato and Bacon Soup
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: Olive oil - 1 tablespoon; Bacon, chopped - 6 slices; Onion, chopped - 1 large; Celery, sliced - 2 ribs; Minced garlic - 1 tablespoon; Ground thyme - 1 teaspoon; Red potatoes, diced - 2 ½ pounds; Chicken broth - 4 cups; Milk - 2 tablespoons; Cornstarch - 2 tablespoons; Milk - 1 cup; Salt and ground black pepper to taste - 1 cup

Ingredients for - Instant Pot Potato and Bacon Soup

1. Olive oil 1 tablespoon

2. Bacon, chopped 6 slices

3. Onion, chopped 1 large

4. Celery, sliced 2 ribs

5. Minced garlic 1 tablespoon

6. Ground thyme 1 teaspoon

7. Red potatoes, diced 2 ½ pounds

8. Chicken broth 4 cups

9. Milk 2 tablespoons

10. Cornstarch 2 tablespoons

11. Milk 1 cup

12. Salt and ground black pepper to taste 1 cup

How to cook deliciously - Instant Pot Potato and Bacon Soup

1 . Stage

Turn on a multi-functional pressure cooker (such as Instant Pot) and select Sauté function. Add oil and let heat for 1 minute. Add bacon and cook until bacon is crispy and fat has rendered out, about 8 minutes. Transfer bacon to a paper towel-lined plate using a slotted spoon.

2 . Stage

Add onion and celery to bacon drippings and cook for 2 minutes. Add garlic and thyme and cook for 1 minute. Cancel Sauté mode. Add potatoes and broth. Close and lock the lid. Select high pressure according to manufacturer's instructions; set timer for 8 minutes. Allow 10 minutes for pressure to build.

3 . Stage

Release pressure using the natural-release method according to manufacturer's instructions, about 10 minutes.

4 . Stage

Whisk together 2 tablespoons milk and cornstarch in a small bowl to make a slurry. Open the pot and stir in cornstarch slurry and 1 cup milk. Season with salt and pepper. Let soup sit, stirring several times until thickened, about 10 minutes. Ladle into bowls and sprinkle with bacon.