Name: Instant Pot Spinach and White Bean Soup
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 4 min
Total time: 14 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1 15 ounce can Great Northern Beans, drained; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 1 onion, diced; 4 cups vegetable broth; 1/4 cup Jasmine rice, rinsed *; 1 teaspoon parsley; 1 teaspoon lemon juice; 1 teaspoon dried thyme; 1 teaspoon dried basil; 3/4 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon black pepper; 2 bay leaves; 2 cups spinach

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This Instant Pot Spinach and White Bean Soup is pressure cooked with a delicious blend of spices and topped with Parmesan cheese. Skip the cheese garnish and this soup is perfect for those on a vegan and vegetarian diet.

This soup is ready in less than 20 minutes and it’s incredibly easy to put together. Eat this soup as a meal or a side dish, it’s a delicious choice for either!

A spoon in a bowl of Instant Pot Spinach & White Bean Soup.

Is Instant Pot White Bean Soup Vegan?

Yes! If you skip out on the Parmesan cheese in this recipe this is a great recipe for Vegans and Vegetarians alike. This Instant Pot Spinach and White Bean Soup recipe uses beans, grains, vegetable broth, spices, and other veggies.

Can I Use Cannellini Beans instead of Great Northern Beans?

Yes! These beans are interchangeable! Cannellini beans are a bit larger than Great Northern Beans but they have similar flavors and textures.

A bowl of spinach and white bean soup with a bowl of Parmesan cheese.

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Can I Substitute Brown Rice for the Jasmine Rice?

Sure can, the pressure cooking time will change as brown rice takes longer to cook. The pressure cooking time will change to 13 minutes with the same 10-minute natural release as the Jasmine Rice.

Is White Bean Soup Gluten-Free?

Yes, this soup is naturally gluten-free. When choosing your vegetable broth check the label to ensure that it in fact gluten-free.

Rice is naturally gluten-free as well.

Two bowls with handles of Instant Pot Spinach and White Bean Soup with a large bowl in the background.

What’s in Spinach and White Bean Soup?

In this Instant Pot Spinach and White Beans soup, you will find rice, beans, a dried blend of spices, and broth.

Great Northern beans or cannellini beans
Jasmine rice
Onion
Vegetable broth
Olive oil
Lemon juice
Dried parsley
Garlic cloves – a garlic press is a great tool for easy mincing
Dried thyme
Dried basil
Salt
Black pepper
Bay leaves
Spinach

A spoon with Parmesan cheese sprinkling cheese on a spinach and white bean soup.

How to Make Instant Pot Spinach and White Bean Soup

Soup is very easy to make in the Instant Pot and you rarely have to worry about getting a burn notice because of the amount of liquid in soup recipes.

To make this soup there are just a few easy steps to follow:

Saute the onion and garlic- This step can be skipped if chosen but sauteing these ingredients creates a richer flavor in the soup.

Set the Instant Pot to saute and add in the olive oil. Add the onions and garlic and saute until fragrant and the onions are translucent.

Deglaze the pot- Pour in the vegetable broth and lemon juice. Deglaze the pot to remove any stuck-on bits from the bottom of the liner. Skipping this step will most likely result in a burn notice and the soup will not pressure cook.

Add the other ingredients- Add the jasmine rice and pour in the rinsed beans.

Two stoneware bowls with Instant Pot White Bean Soup.

Add the seasonings- Top off with parsley, thyme, basil, salt, and pepper. Place two bay leaves on top.

Pressure cook the soup- Close the lid and pressure cook on HIGH pressure using MANUAL/PRESSURE COOK for 4 minutes.

Naturally release pressure- Allow the pressure cooker to naturally release pressure for 10 minutes. Carefully remove the lid away from the face.

Add the spinach and serve- Once the lid is removed, discard the bay leaves. Set the pot to saute and stir in the spinach. Saute until the spinach begins to wilt, press cancel. Serve this Instant Pot Spinach and White Bean Soup with cheese or make it Vegan by skipping out on the cheese.