Pasta: You can use elbow macaroni like I did or shells, ditalini, rotini or ziti. But if you can’t find onion soup mix you can make your own. Onion soup mix: I keep onion soup mix on hand for convenience recipes like this one.

If you’d rather you can brown up a pound of ground beef or ground Italian sausage and use that in the place of meatballs. Costco Italian meatballs are a good option. But try out any of your favorite frozen meatballs. Meatballs: I used frozen turkey meatballs because that’s what I had on hand. I liked it just as much as pasta fagioli. I was surprised at how many times I kept going back to the pot to get more. With only 5 ingredients and a 1 minute pressure cooking time you can be eating in no time. It takes less time to make this soup than it would be to go through a drive-thru! This recipe is the perfect recipe for one of those busy days. Who is feeling the pressure of the holidays 🙋? I know I have about 100 things on my to do list and Christmas is coming up way too fast. Note: slow cooker instructions are listed in the recipe card below Instant Pot Busy Day Soup It tastes amazing with a little spoonful of parmesan cheese on top. This meatball, macaroni and veggie soup is a fast and easy dump and go recipe that only has 5 ingredients and takes about 5 minutes to get going with only a 1 minute pressure cooking time. Instant Pot Busy Day Soup- most soups require chopping, sautéing and quite a bit of upfront time.

Instant pot elbow macaroni recipes