Pizza Soup

15 minutes Prep Time
20 minutes Cook Time
8 Servings

No more arguments about soup or pizza for dinner. This meat lover’s soup is a mash-up of the two family favorites! Our Diced Tomatoes add flavors of basil, garlic and oregano to this hearty soup you can make in the Instant Pot or on the stove top.

Ingredients

Instructions

Instant Pot – Step one

Set Instant Pot to sauté and cook the sausage along with the onion, garlic, and mushrooms for 3-5 minutes or until sausage is browned and cooked through.

Step two

Press Cancel on Instant Pot and add the water (or broth), crushed tomatoes, diced tomatoes, pepperoni, and Italian seasoning, stir to combine and scrape any browned bits off the bottom of the Instant Pot.

Step three

Place lid on Instant Pot, move pressure valve to sealing position. Set pot to Manual High Pressure and set timer for 10 minutes. When time has elapsed, allow pot to release pressure for 5 minutes, then turn valve to venting to release remaining pressure. Carefully remove lid and stir in Parmesan cheese.

Step four

Ladle into soup bowls and garnish with mozzarella cheese.

Stove top version

In a large soup pan or heavy bottomed sauce pan, sauté sausage, mushrooms, onion, and garlic until sausage is browned and cooked through. Add water (or broth), crushed tomatoes, diced tomatoes, pepperoni, and Italian seasoning. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove lid, stir in Parmesan cheese. Ladle into soup bowls and garnish with mozzarella cheese.