This traditional Irish Colcannon Soup is a common St. Patrick’s Day addition to the regular corned beef and cabbage.
It’s incredibly easy to make – a trip to the Farmer’s Market will give you everything you need, and let your Instant Pot do all the work. While this can be made on a stove top, it’s so much easier and faster to make it in the Instant Pot… plus, being able to dump it in, put on a lid and walk away is priceless…
Especially if you have to help kids with homework and do household chores!
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My favorite other than this soup for St. Patrick’s Day is the Corned Beef in the Instant pot
Ingredients
- 3 Tbsp butter
- 2 leeks, cleaned and chopped
- 2 C. chopped green cabbage
- 2 C. chopped kale
- 3 lbs. russet potatoes, peeled and diced (5-6 large)
- 6 C. chicken broth
- 2 tsp kosher salt
- 1/2 C. heavy cream
- 3-4 green onions, sliced thin
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
Instructions
- Push saute & combine the sliced leeks, cabbage, kale, and butter and saute for 7-8 minutes or until wilted.
- Turn the saute function OFF.
- Add the potatoes and broth, and place the cover on the Instant Pot.
- Seal the valve, and push manual (high) for 7 minutes.
- When it's done, release naturally for 10 min and then do a quick release.
- Stir in the salt, pepper and heavy cream.
- Using your potato masher, give the soup some texture by mashing - you can do this right in the Instant Pot. You don't want to use an immersion blender as you have kale & cabbage in there.
- Taste test - need more salt? Add it - same with pepper.
- Ladle into bowls - mix in some sliced green onions if you wish.

Very tasty! Thank you! My husband wanted kielbasa added, so I did that and it turned out very good.
Delicious! I am not usually a fan of cooked cabbage but it really works in this soup. This is a keeper!