Instant Pot Creamy Tomato Soup

I make this soup for the grilled cheese

Let me be honest about tomato soup. The soup is good. The grilled cheese next to it is the real reason it happens. Dipping is the whole point, and I will not pretend otherwise.

It is pantry food. A can of tomatoes, an onion, broth, and cream. The blender goes right in the pot, so it is still a one pot dinner, plus one sandwich pan I accept.

Blend it smooth, then go easy

Soften the onion in oil on Sauté and stir in the garlic. Add the broth and scrape the bottom clean. Pour the tomatoes in without stirring, so nothing thick sits on the bottom while the pot heats up.

Pressure cook for 5 minutes. Then leave the pot alone until the pressure drops on its own. That is a natural release. Blend the soup right in the pot with an immersion blender. Keep the head of the blender under the surface, or hot soup goes everywhere.

Stir in the cream, basil, and salt. Warm it gently on Sauté and do not let it boil hard once the cream is in. Serve it next to the grilled cheese, where it belongs.