Instant Pot Hamburger Soup

Ingredients

• 1 ½ pounds ground beef

• 1 medium onion, finely chopped

• 3 (14.5 ounce) cans beef consomme

• 1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes

• 2 cups water

• 1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed tomato soup
  

• 4 carrots, finely chopped

• 3 stalks celery, finely chopped

• 4 tablespoons pearl barley

• ½ teaspoon dried thyme

• 1 bay leaf

Directions

• Turn on a multi-functional pressure cooker (such as Instant Pot®) and select Saute function. Cook and stir beef and onion until browned, 5 to 10 minutes. Pour in beef consomme, tomatoes, water, and tomato soup. Add carrots, celery, barley, thyme, and bay leaf.
• Close and lock the lid. Select Soup function; set timer for 30 minutes. Allow 10 to 15 minutes for pressure to build.
• Release pressure using the natural-release method according to manufacturer's instructions, about 10 minutes.