Leftover Corned Beef Soup

Pressure cooker leftover corned beef soup using your what’s left from your Ninja Foodi corned beef brisket from St. Patricks Day is amazing! Creamy like chowder in your Instant Pot you have got to make this for dinner tonight! 

What can you make with leftover corned beef?

You can make this recipe in your Ninja Foodi, Crockpot Express or on your stovetop too. I have you covered! Bet you didn’t completely finish your hunk of meat yesterday did you?? Well as good as corned beef brisket is you never want to throw even a bite of it away. Just dice it up on day 2 and make this!

Instant Pot Corned Beef Soup Recipe

THIS is the best way to use leftover corned beef ever. You’ll agree with me once you have a bowl of this goodness. Even if yours has become a bit dry in the fridge this will liven it up and make it delicious once again.

Leftover Corned Beef Soup without Cabbage

For this you aren’t going to use any cabbage. I will say flat out that whatever you have left in that regard should just be thrown out. You know how I hate to waste food but it just doesn’t save well, and certainly wouldn’t reheat well in a soup. It would just become mush. Use a new drained can of veggies instead.

I had everything I needed in my fridge. To begin with this is what I added. I used frozen vegetables but you could use canned, they will just become softer. Onions go in just about everything I make so those were a given. Since this is a chowder of sorts you don’t need a ton of meat to make it amazing.

One bite sized piece in every spoonful is great, so even if you only have about 1 cup you’ll be good to go still.

We made our Instant Pot corned beef and cabbage recipe again this year. Our piece was about 3.5 lbs. which left about 1.5 cups of diced leftover corned beef. A perfect amount for this Instant Pot corned beef chowder we called it.

Ingredients

• Leftover corned beef, chopped into bite sized pieces. Leaving caraway seeds in the mix is fine
• Beef broth with low sodium is best, could opt for chicken broth if you desire
• Onions diced are nice
• Heavy whipping cream is best
• Mixed frozen vegetables, an use canned but they will come out much softer
• Salt and pepper to taste though I don’t feel a lot is necessary because the meat has a lot in it already
• Cornstarch to thicken if desired

with Frozen Corned Beef

You could make this with frozen pieces if they were diced before putting into the freezer. They would need to be separated though to get tender when cooking in the soup liquid. If not, follow our Instant Pot frozen corned beef recipe first, dice and then continue with directions below.

Cooking corned beef and cabbage has never been easier with the existence of pressure cookers nowadays. Just incredible I tell you. Fall apart goodness with TONS of flavor which is why I say to season when it is done.

What can I do with leftover corned beef liquid?

Save it and once it cools down you should save it in a sealed mason jar to make this the next day. It is a great alternative to beef broth, especially when making soup with corned beef leftovers. Corned beef broth has tons of flavor in it, I want to taste that in this and will provide enough salt so you don’t need to add any more.

1. We are trying to decrease our salt intake as a whole
2. Some beef broth’s have a lot of sodium in them already

At the end of the day it is up to you whether you add salt during the cooking process or at the end.

No matter whether you baked, smoked or made air fryer corned beef brisket the night before this will work great. Just dice what you have into bite size pieces and throw it right in. If you wanted the addition of some shredded cabbage you could add that at the end when it’s on the saute function to soften.

What if you want to make corned beef chowder on the stovetop? You can do that too like we did initially to cook our dutch oven corned beef shown below.

How to Make Corned Beef Soup in Pressure Cooker

1. Dice your leftover corned beef into small bite size pieces.
2. Add diced onion, frozen mixed vegetables and beef broth into your pressure cooker.
   • Can add salt now, I choose to season at the end
   • If cooking on a pot on your stovetop put heat to medium. Cover and bring to a boil stirring it until the vegetables are as soft as you’d like and meat has softened. May take 20 minutes or so.
3. In an Instant Pot, set to high pressure for 2 minutes. Allow to naturally release for 5 minutes, then let out rest of steam.
4. Whisk together your whipping cream and cornstarch in a separate bowl until all lumps are gone.
5. Turn your pressure cooker off, then press saute and wait until it begins to bubble.
6. Pour your cornstarch mixture in and allow to bubble for about 2 minutes, stirring, so chowder/soup thickens. Serve!
   • If making on stovetop, reduce heat and add cornstarch mixture once your vegetables are softened to your desired texture, stir until it is as thick as you want it.

I have made a healthier corned beef and cabbage soup in a slow cooker with some of the same ingredients (minus whipping cream & cornstarch) on low for 4-6 hours. Then whisk last 2 together and add at end allowing them to heat on high for 30-60 min.

Can you freeze leftover corned beef?

It’s recommended to drain the brine because salt encourages rancidity and texture changes. Of course the flavors and texture will diminish with prolonged freezing, but the product is still safe to consume. After cooking, it’s best for leftover corned beef to be refrigerated for 3 to 4 days max, and frozen for about 2 to 3 months for best quality.

How to serve

Cranberry sauce can be paired with it too for a salty sweet meal. Warm a piece and serve it with a garlic pickle on the side too for an over the top dish. Corned beef mustard is one of my favorites for dipping those bites. sweet chili sauce is a great dip too. Printable recipe is below with nutritional information too.

Other leftover corned beef recipes you’ll love

1. We love our homemade corned beef hash recipe
2. You can of course make corned beef sandwiches too

We usually don’t have enough to make more than 1 more dish out of our cut but there have been times. Above is our corned beef potato hash with a creamy addictive twist!