A delicious soup for a cold, wintery day!
Gather all ingredients, and prepare all vegetables, and shred the cheese.
Turn on the pot's Saute setting. When hot, add butter and olive oil. Then add the onion and cook until onion is translucent.
Add the grated carrot and potato and cook for about a minute to soften.
Add the pepper, paprika, salt and garlic. Cook for another minute, stirring, until garlic becomes aromatic.
Add the chicken broth and stir.
Add the broccoli, but do not stir. Place pressure lid on Pot, lock in place and close pressure valve (I forget this step half the time).
Cancel the Saute function and set the Pot to pressure cook at High Pressure for 5 minutes.
When the cooking cycle is complete, let the Pot sit undisturbed for 5 minutes (natural release). Then slowly, in bursts, quick release the remaining pressure. Turn the Pot off.
Open the Pot and use a potato masher to mash the vegetables well, or use an immersion blender.
Mix the flour and butter together in a microwave-safe dish and microwave for 15 minutes, then mix very well until smooth.
Turn the Saute setting back on and mix in the flour/butter and stir until the soup starts to thicken.
Add the cheeses and bacon and stir in. Cancel the Saute function and add in the half and half. Stir well.
Ingredients
Directions
Gather all ingredients, and prepare all vegetables, and shred the cheese.
Turn on the pot's Saute setting. When hot, add butter and olive oil. Then add the onion and cook until onion is translucent.
Add the grated carrot and potato and cook for about a minute to soften.
Add the pepper, paprika, salt and garlic. Cook for another minute, stirring, until garlic becomes aromatic.
Add the chicken broth and stir.
Add the broccoli, but do not stir. Place pressure lid on Pot, lock in place and close pressure valve (I forget this step half the time).
Cancel the Saute function and set the Pot to pressure cook at High Pressure for 5 minutes.
When the cooking cycle is complete, let the Pot sit undisturbed for 5 minutes (natural release). Then slowly, in bursts, quick release the remaining pressure. Turn the Pot off.
Open the Pot and use a potato masher to mash the vegetables well, or use an immersion blender.
Mix the flour and butter together in a microwave-safe dish and microwave for 15 minutes, then mix very well until smooth.
Turn the Saute setting back on and mix in the flour/butter and stir until the soup starts to thicken.
Add the cheeses and bacon and stir in. Cancel the Saute function and add in the half and half. Stir well.