Have you tried Instant Pot cheeseburger soup yet?? It’s a fun pressure cooker meal that your kids will love and will make you come back for seconds.
We love this easy Instant Pot cheeseburger soup! It’s quick and easy with tons of flavor, you should make it tonight. I’ve been creating easy Instant Pot recipes for over a year now and this is a fave. Sponsoring by Snapfish. (originally published 6/18, affiliate links present)
This one is really easy. Then again all of my Instant Pot soup recipes are easy to make!
Cheeseburger Soup
Let’s start with a few basic tips:
- Make sure to Bookmark our InstaPot recipes page. We add new ones each week!
- Then PRINT this —–> Instant Pot cooking times cheat sheet that will help you understand how long meat, vegetables and beans take to cook in your pressure cooker.
- This is a great InstaPot cookbook and set of wooden utensils are great to grab too.
- I HIGHLY recommend you buy this non stick pot. It is easier to clean and will avoid the burn message too.
For reference, this is the pressure cooker I have and use for all recipe creations.
First thing you’ll need is a cutting board to dice up a few things. Isn’t this one cute??!!
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Now let’s talk about ingredients. I don’t use “weird” stuff you can’t find easily in your local grocery store. I mean, let’s make it easy on ourselves shall we?
Cheeseburger Soup Instant Pot
- Electric pressure cooker
- I HIGHLY suggest getting a non stick Instant pot liner
- You can use a Ninja Foodi too
- Ground beef – or ground turkey
- Celery
- Butter
Chicken or beef broth – your choice, beef will make it a deeper color, I used chicken broth here
- Heavy cream
- Shredded cheese – I like sharp cheddar cheese
- Sour cream
- Cornstarch – to thicken the broth
- Spices, salt and pepper to taste
You could add 1/2 cup sour cream at the end to make it creamier if you wanted too. 😉
Let’s start by saying this is not a “healthy” dinner. I mean everything in moderation right? I have nutritional info. listed below for this homemade soup recipe.
Wait until it is room temperature before storing in airtight containers. Then reheat and consume within 4 days.
Instant Pot Cheeseburger Soup
Whether you use your stovetop or your Instant Pot, you’ll want to cook your ground beef and diced onions together. I personally leave the little bit of grease that is left over in the pot. It adds flavor, but you can drain it.
Once that is done you’re going to add everything else except for the cheese and cook it for just 3 minutes on high pressure!!
- If you’re using a pot on your stovetop you just want to simmer it on low with a top on until all the flavors are melded together.
Then remove from your heat, or do a quick release and either put a dollop of sour cream on top of each bowlful, or mix some into the whole batch. We loved this soup!!
That’s the beauty of cooking in a pressure cooker.
- I used leftover bacon from the day before this time. If you don’t have that you can cook your diced bacon in with your ground beef and onions to really meld those flavors together!
Once it’s done you’re going to add most of your cheese. Stir until it melts which won’t take long.
Thicken the soup with a bit of cornstarch and you’re ready to top with a bit more cheese and green onions!
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I haven’t made this in my slow cooker yet, but it would be similar to the stovetop method. You’d need to precook the meat first, throw everything else in and cook on low all day.
We love this recipe any way it’s cooked really.
- Want a lower calorie version? Try our Instant Pot hamburger soup too.
Time needed: 7 minutes.
Instant Pot Cheeseburger Soup
- Saute
Set Instant Pot to saute and add butter, ground beef and diced onions. Cook until most of pink in ground beef is cooked (3/4 way or so). If your bacon isn’t already cooked you can dice it and add it in now to cook it all together.
Dice celery and cooked bacon and add into pot, if you haven’t added the bacon already. Turn your Instant Pot off. - Add ingredients
Sprinkle in seasoned salt and garlic powder, stir together. Pour in chicken or beef broth and stir.
- Cook
Close lid and steam valve and set to pressure high for 3 minutes. Do a quick release when done.
- Thicken
Turn pressure cooker off and then press saute, normal, again and add heavy cream and 1 1/2 c. of your cheese. Stir allowing cheese to melt.
Add some of this hot liquid soup to a bowl with your cornstarch and whisk together, then add back into the Instant Pot and stir so it thickens.
- Serve
Turn Instant Pot off, stir in remaining 1/2 c of cheese and serve topped with additional shredded cheese and chives/green onions or a dollop of sour cream.
Below is the printable recipe with nutritional information included like protein, saturated fat, etc.
Instant Pot Cheeseburger Soup
Ingredients
- 1 lb spicy ground sausage could use ground beef if you prefer
- 1/2 onion diced
- 2 stalks celery sliced
- 8 pcs bacon
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1 tsp seasoned salt we used Lawry’s
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 3 c chicken broth could use beef broth
- 2 c cheese
- 1/2 c heavy cream
- 3 tbsp cornstarch to thicken if desired
- 1/2 c sour cream optional, for topping at end.
Instructions
- Set Instant Pot to saute and add butter, ground beef and diced onions. Cook until most of pink in ground beef is cooked (3/4 way or so). (if your bacon isn’t already cooked you can dice it and add it in now to cook it all together.)
- Dice celery and cooked bacon and add into pot, if you haven’t added the bacon already. Turn your Instant Pot off.
- Add seasoned salt and garlic powder, stir together. Pour in chicken or beef broth and stir.
- Close lid and steam valve and set to pressure high for 3 minutes. Do a quick release when done.
- Turn pressure cooker off and then press saute, normal, again and add heavy cream and 1 1/2 c. of your cheese. Stir allowing cheese to melt.
- Add some of this hot liquid soup to a bowl with your cornstarch and whisk together, then add back into the Instant Pot and stir so it thickens.
- Turn Instant Pot off, stir in remaining 1/2 c of cheese and serve topped with additional shredded cheese and chives/green onions or a dollop of sour cream.
Video
Now you’re silly to think this Instant Pot cheeseburger soup recipe is just for the winter time, we eat it year round!
Ladle some in a bowl and enjoy a nice day outside together. I guarantee everyone will love it…even those spending the day in the pool.
Angela S. Nunez
Saturday 2nd of January 2021
I had to do two modifications. No celery and not enough Seasoning Salt in the house but I do have Celery Salt. I just switched the measurement of seasoning salt to the celery salt and I had two russet potatoes that were hanging around. Peeled ‘em and made 1/2 inch cubes. Tossed ‘em all in and continued with the recipe. Got Raving Reviews. I doubt I’ll be making the original recipe based on all the EXTREMES positive comments that were made. Thanx for a yummy addition to my Recipe Box!
Ashley
Saturday 1st of December 2018
Seriously, best soup!!! Only thing I change.... Double it so I have left overs.
The Typical Mom
Sunday 2nd of December 2018
OH yeah, so glad you loved it.
Bobbi Heyborne
Sunday 24th of June 2018
Carbs at 54 seems a bit high considering the ingredients. Do you know where thoseare coming from?
The Typical Mom
Tuesday 26th of June 2018
The plugin calculates it, not me, and many times it is off.