Instant Pot Vegetable Beef Soup

Ingredients:

1 pound beef stew cubes or chuck roast
2 Tablespoons vegetable oil
4 Tablespoons tomato paste
8 cups beef broth
2 cups carrots diced
2 cups potatoes diced
1 cup green beans cut in 1-inch pieces
½ cup onion diced
1 cup corn fresh, frozen, or canned
1 cup peas fresh, frozen, or canned
1 Tablespoon Italian seasoning
½ cup Italian dressing
½ teaspoon garlic powder
salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

Set to sauté setting. Sprinkle salt and pepper on beef. Add oil and beef to pot. Sauté until beef is browned, stirring frequently. Add tomato paste and continue cooking for two minutes, stirring constantly.

Turn Instant Pot to off.

Add broth, carrots, onion, potatoes, and seasonings.

Cook at high pressure for 8 minutes.

Allow pressure to release, then do a quick release to be sure all pressure is down.

Remove lid and transfer the meat to a cutting board. Shred the meat or cut into bite-size pieces. Return to pot.

Add corn, peas and green beans.

Set to sauté for about 3 minutes to warm through added vegetables.