I love having soup for dinner. It’s easy to make even after a tiring day. My Vegan Instant Pot Split Pea Soup is an inexpensive meal that you can make with simple ingredients you have in your pantry. It’s made heartier with some nave beans and sweet potatoes.
Soup Is the Perfect Cool-Weather Meal
When I think about autumn, I see myself in a cozy sweater eating a big bowl of soup with a hunk of homemade bread.
Split peas are already in your pantry, plus chances are you have some navy beans and sweet potatoes too. You can use each ingredient in its own soup, but make sure to throw in this Vegan Instant Pot Split Pea Soup with Sweet Potatoes and Navy Beans every once in awhile too.
Can I Use Great Northern Beans Instead of Navy Beans?
You can use other white beans in place of the navy beans called for in the recipe. You will need to increase the cooking time by at least 5 minutes.
In most recipes with beans if they aren’t cooked you just put the lid on and cook again. Since this soup gets extra thick once the split peas cook, you won’t be able to bring the soup back up to pressure a second time.
But don’t fret, you can still cook it a second time if you need to. If you are trying a new bean and it’s not soft enough after the pressure cook, just turn to saute, add more water if needed, and cook with a pot lid on it until the beans are soft.
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Stephenie Moore says
October 25, 2018 at 6:18 pmDelicious & easy for an Instapot newbie.
Thanks!
Ken Jones says
October 29, 2018 at 12:03 amMade this tonight and it was amazing. Since I had butternut squash that needed to be used up I substituted it for the sweet potatoes. Next time I will double the recipe!
Monica says
October 29, 2018 at 4:29 pmThis looks delicious and so easy! Thanks for the great instructions!
Kathy Hester says
October 29, 2018 at 4:33 pmYou are so welcome!!
Jules Shepard says
October 30, 2018 at 5:22 pmSplit pea soup is a HUGE family favorite but we’ve never tried this! It really looks amazing and I’ve pinned it for later!
Joe says
November 5, 2018 at 12:28 amMade this recipe and substituted Smoked Paprika for Liquid smoked. Put in 1/2 tsp before cooking and another 1/2 – 1/2 tsp at the end. Soup was delicious – except, my navy beans were under-cooked (very). I will try extending cook time next time.
Kathy Hester says
November 8, 2018 at 2:25 amThe navy beans are the variable, if they are older they will take longer.
Patti says
January 20, 2019 at 12:33 amLooks great. Unfortunately, I can’t each whole beans, but I’m thinking I could puree them ahead of time and add them to the Instant Pot instead of dried navy beans. Any help with this? Thanks.
Kathy Hester says
January 24, 2019 at 9:30 pmI would leave out the navy beans and add extra sweet potato or even regular potato instead.
Kelsey says
May 2, 2019 at 11:33 pmFollowed instructions and beans were also very undercooked. Used new dried organic navy beans. Frustrating.
Kathy Hester says
May 6, 2019 at 6:39 pmThe beans are always the variable. Even if you just bought them, there is no way of knowing how long they were stored before the got to the store.
If that happens in this soup it’s best to turn to saute, add some extra water, and cover. Cook until the beans are completely done.