Instant Pot Vegetable Stew
This Instant Pot Vegetable Stew is hearty, nourishing, and easy to make. It only takes 35 minutes to make in either the Instant Pot pressure cooker or on the stovetop. Make it with a variety of fresh or frozen vegetables. This is an easy and satisfying vegetarian and vegan meal.
This Vegetable Stew has several servings of vegetables in each bowl, so it’s a great way to get fiber and plenty of fiber and nutrition. Plus, it tastes great and is very satisfying.
I’ve included two easy method for making this veggie stew. You can use an electric pressure cooker or your stovetop. Either way is easy-peasy!
Key Ingredients
- This recipe is very flexible, but I recommend using a mixture of vegetables including onion, celery, potatoes (red potatoes or white potatoes), green beans, and canned tomatoes.
- For seasonings, I like a mixture of garlic, bay leaves, dried rosemary, dried thyme, plus salt and black pepper. I also recommend using olive oil to sauté the veggies to give them even more flavor.
- You’ll also need some vegetable broth or vegetable stock to make this stew. I like using a reduced-sodium version which helps keep the salt level low (you can always add more if you need to).
Be sure to see the full recipe card at the end of this post for the exact measurements.
Recipe Steps
Let me show you how easy it is to make a homemade veggie stew! You can use either an Instant Pot or a large pot on your stovetop.
Step One
Select Sauté and add the oil to the inner pot of your Instant Pot. Once hot, add the onion, garlic, carrots, celery, and mushrooms and cook until the vegetables soften.
Step Two
Press Cancel and pour in the green beans, broth, and diced tomatoes.
Add the remaining ingredients including the veggie broth and stir to combine.
Please see the recipe card at the end of this post for the exact ingredients and measurements.
Step Three
Cook the vegetable stew on high for 8 minutes. After cooking, naturally release the pressure for 10 minutes, then quick release any remaining pressure.
Step Four
Unlock and remove the lid. Remove and discard the bay leaf.
I hope your family loves this easy recipe as much as mine does! The leftovers are almost even tastier the next day.
Recipe Benefits
- If you’re looking for delicious ways to incorporate vegetables into your diet, then this stew is for you! It’s jam packed full of vegetables and hearty potatoes for a comforting dish that’s also healthy.
- It’s cooked and ready to eat in 30 minutes. You can prep the vegetables ahead of time to make it even quicker.
- It’s naturally gluten-free, dairy-free, vegetarian and vegan.
Recipe FAQs
Hearty vegetables including greens, green beans, mushrooms, root vegetables, sweet potatoes, kidney beans, winter squash, tomatoes, onion, waxy potatoes, broccoli, and cauliflower are very flavorful in vegetable stew. You can also use a bag of frozen veggies! Just choose a variety mix or whatever you like the most.
Vegetable stew will keep in the refrigerator for up to 4 days. Reheat in the microwave or on the stovetop before serving. It also freezes well for up to several months in an airtight container.
You actually don’t need to make any changes to the cooking time if you use a bag of frozen vegetables instead of fresh vegetables.
I don’t think so, but you can always simmer in a cornstarch slurry made with 1 tablespoon of corn starch and 2 tablespoons of water if you want to thicken the stew. You can also stir in 1-2 tablespoons of tomato paste if you want a richer broth that has even more tomato flavor.
Yes! If you are on a vegan or vegetarian diet, feel free to add tofu or beans to add plant-based protein. If you aren’t vegan or vegetarian, you can swap out the vegetable broth for bone broth. Or, feel free to add chopped chicken or steak to add animal-based protein.
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Instant Pot Vegetable Stew
This Instant Pot Vegetable Stew is hearty, nourishing, and easy to make. It only takes 35 minutes to make in either the Instant Pot pressure cooker or on the stovetop. Make it with a variety of fresh or frozen vegetables. This is an easy and satisfying vegetarian and vegan meal.
- Total Time: 35 minutes
- Yield: 6 1x
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 onion, chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 4 carrots, sliced
- 4 celery stalks, sliced
- 1 cup button mushrooms, sliced
- 1 cup green beans, ends trimmed and halved
- 4 cups reduced-sodium vegetable broth
- 1 14.5–ounce can diced tomatoes
- 1 pound baby red potatoes, halved
- 1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary
- 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 bay leaf
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped flat-leaf parsley (optional, for topping)
Instructions
- Select Sauté and add the oil to the inner pot of an electric pressure cooker (or see notes below for stovetop directions). Once hot, add the onion, garlic, carrots, celery, and mushrooms and cook for about 3 minutes, or until the vegetables start to soften.
- Press Cancel and pour in the green beans, broth, and tomatoes. Using a wooden spoon, scrape up any browned bits stuck to the bottom of the pot. Add the potatoes, rosemary, thyme, salt, pepper, and bay leaves. Stir to combine.
- Lock the lid into place. Select Pressure Cook or Manual, and adjust the pressure to High and the time to 8 minutes. Make sure the steam release knob is in the sealed position. After cooking, naturally release the pressure for 10 minutes, then quick release any remaining pressure.
- Unlock and remove the lid. Remove and discard the bay leaves.
- Stir the stew and serve hot, topped with the parsley.
Notes
- FOR FROZEN VEGETABLES: swap out the carrots, celery, onion, mushrooms, and green beans for a 16 ounce bag of mixed frozen vegetables. The cook time stays the same.
- STOVETOP DIRECTIONS: Grab a large lidded pot. Heat the oil over medium heat. Sauté the vegetables for a few minutes. Add the herbs, salt, and pepper, along with the broth and potatoes. Increase the heat to high, bring the mixture to a boil, and then lower the heat, cover the pot, and simmer for 15 minutes, or until the vegetables and potatoes are cooked through. Serve hot.
- Place any leftovers in an airtight container and refrigerate for up to 4 days. Reheat before serving.
- This Instant Pot Vegetable Stew is loaded with flavorful vegetables, potatoes, and herbs. Use homemade Instant Pot Vegetable Broth to give it even more flavor!
- Add more protein by swapping the vegetable stock with chicken stock (not vegan).
- Prep the vegetables ahead of time to make this recipe even easier. All you have to do is sauté and then wait for the magic to happen.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 8 minutes
- Category: Main dish
- Method: Instant Pot or Stovetop
- Cuisine: Healthy
- Diet: Vegan
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/6 of recipe
- Calories: 291
- Sugar: 9.8 g
- Sodium: 494.1 mg
- Fat: 5.4 g
- Saturated Fat: 0.8 g
- Carbohydrates: 57 g
- Fiber: 7.9 g
- Protein: 7.1 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
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This soup never disappoints! It’s so tasty and satisfying on a cold day.
My husband made this soup last week, we served it to dinner quests. It is our new favorite vegetable soup! I am making again today ♡. Our quests loved it too. We didn’t add mushrooms, due to personal preferences, but it was still amazing. Thank you so much for your recipes. We appreciate it.
Awwww, thanks for the review Lisa!
Love green beans but never had them in a stew. Will leaving them out unbalance the recipe?
You can leave them out, just add a bit more of the other veggies. 🙂
Can you sub sweet potatoes for the red potatoes?
Yes, absolutely! Enjoy!
Found your site from a FB link. I may make this in my IP. It might just get me off my lazy bum and start cooking again. Looks delicious, will swap out the mushroomies for something else or nothing! Thank you!
Great, I hope you love the recipe! Yes, you can just leave out the mushrooms if you don’t like them. Enjoy!
I have made this soup each week since I found this instant pot recipe. It is the best & I get a good number of veggies in my diet. Hope to see more of these types of recipes in the future.
I made this soup tonight and it was fantastic! I added broccoli & used fresh chopped tomatoes instead of canned. I just got my instant pot and this will be something I will make again.