This Whole30 instant pot sausage pizza soup is so quick to make. Just roll the meatballs, add the vegetables and set the timer to 10 minutes! Perfect for meal prep or an easy weeknight dinner recipe that’s healthy, paleo, gluten free and can be made keto! No fancy prep work here, just a few steps and this flavorful pizza soup is done!
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Why this Instant Pot Pizza Soup Is So Good
- Because this soup is made in an electric pressure cooker, it takes no time at all and is ready in under 20 minutes.
- After rolling the meatballs, you just have to dump in the veggies, sauce and spices and let the instant pot do it’s job.
- Pizza sauce can be hard to find without sugar, but with a few common spices, you can add your own pizza flavor!
- Pressure cooking meatballs makes the most juicy and tender end result, and they don’t dry out like baked meatballs.
- This Pizza Soup is paleo, Whole30 and can easily be made low carb and keto by substituting some vegetables.
Whole30 Instant Pot Pizza Soup Ingredients
This soup calls for ground pork and ground beef to make the meatballs, but you can use all ground pork if you want. You could also swap them for beef meatballs, or even chicken meatballs. You’ll also need some almond flour, an egg and spices for the meatball mixture.
The soup ingredients themselves are also very straight forward. You’ll use fresh veggies, along with a can of tomatoes and black olives, all of the typical vegetables that are found on a sausage supreme pizza! Then you’ll use common pantry spices to combine with the marinara and broth to transform them into a delicious, savory pizza sauce that will give this soup all of it’s flavor!
It’s really important to use a flavorful marinara sauce because that’s what the meatballs will cook in! The high pressure of the instant pot helps to really infuse that flavor into the meat. That’s where Primal Kitchen‘s new Whole30 Approved and Paleo marinaras come in! Made with avocado oil, no sugar or junky additives, it’s almost unbelievable that they were able to pack so much flavor into a jar! The two marinara flavors are Roasted Garlic and Tomato Basil. Tomato Basil has been my go-to for easy weeknight meals just like this one.
You can stock up on these healthy, Whole30 marinaras on Primal Kitchen’s website, and make sure to check out their cashew based, dairy-free Alfredo sauces too (another favorite around here)! The code PALEOBAILEY will take 10% off your order as well! Another way I love using this marinara is browning some ground chicken, turkey or beef with diced carrots, onion and celery, dumping in the marinara and having a 15 minute meat sauce to use over zoodles, butternut squash noodles, baked potatoes, you name it!
Top Tips To Make Instant Pot Pizza Soup
- Do not over-mix the meatball mixture. Working with the meat too much can lead to a weird texture once they’re cooked. Mix just until the meatball ingredients are incorporated and then stop.
- Lightly spray the bottom of the instant pot with a spray cooking oil, such as avocado oil or olive oil. This will help prevent your instant pot from showing a “burn” notice if you have a newer model. They tend to do that even when nothing is burning, but there’s food sitting on the sensors, and the light spray of oil will help coat those sensors.
- If you’re not strictly dairy-free (Paleo, Whole30), this pizza soup is great with some cheese on top!
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PrintInstant Pot Sausage Pizza Soup: Whole30, Paleo, Keto, GF
This Whole30 instant pot sausage pizza soup is so quick to make. Just roll the meatballs, add the vegetables and set the timer to 6 minutes! Perfect for meal prep or an easy weeknight dinner recipe that’s healthy, paleo, gluten free and can be made keto! No fancy prep work here, just a few steps and this flavorful pizza soup is done!
- Prep Time: 15
- Cook Time: 10
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: Serves 6-8 1x
- Category: Soup
- Method: Instant Pot
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
For the Meatballs
- 1 lb ground pork
- 1 lb lean ground beef
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup almond flour
- 1/2 tbsp dried basil
- 1/2 tbsp dried oregano
- 2 tsp dried parsley
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp ground fennel
- 1/2 tsp salt
For the Soup
- 1 green pepper, diced
- 1 red pepper, diced
- 1.5 cups sliced mushrooms
- 1 medium white onion, diced
- 1 (14 oz) can diced tomatoes with liquid
- 1 (4 oz) can sliced black olives, drained
- 2 cups Primal Kitchen Tomato Basil Marinara
- 2 cups beef broth (can substitute chicken broth or water)
- 1 tbsp dried basil
- 1 tbsp dried oregano
- 1/2 tbsp dried parsley
- 2 tsp dried thyme
- 2 tsp dried minced onion
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp salt
Instructions
- Prep all of the ingredients first (chop veggies, open cans), and coat the bottom of the instant pot in a light layer of spray cooking oil.
- In a large bowl, combine all of the meatball ingredients and use your hands to combine. Roll the mixture into meatballs (about 1 inch in diameter) and place directly into the bottom of the instant pot.
- Do this until all of the meat has been rolled into meatballs. Place them in the instant pot so they are touching, but not smooshed in there tightly. Once the bottom of the pot has been covered by meatballs, begin a second layer by placing meatballs in the spaces between the meatballs on the first layer.
- Once all of the meatballs are formed, add in the fresh vegetables, and then the canned tomatoes and olives, and then the spices, and lastly, pour the marinara and broth over the top.
- Do not stir. Place the lid on, set the valve to “sealing” and then set the instant pot to manual high pressure for 10 minutes.
- Once the time is up, do a quick release and remove the lid. Gently stir, and serve. Top with any extra “pizza toppings” you’d like, like additional black olives, fresh parsley or basil, or cheese if you’re not dairy-free.
Notes
- You can use pizza sauce in place of marinara, but you will need to reduce the amount of dried spices that are used to create the pizza sauce flavor.
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Katie says
Love this soup! So easy and tastes great!
Rachel says
I made this for dinner last night and am currently eating the leftovers for lunch – delic! Loved the addition of the red pepper flakes. I don’t have an instant pot, so I made it in the crock pot – followed the instructions to a T above, but just let it cook on low for 6 hours.
Steph says
Ttie sounds amazing! If I want to take a short cut (just had a baby) do you think I could just roll some loose Italian sausage into balls in place of the meatballs? Will keep in mind for my next whole30!
paleobailey says
I think that would be totally fine! You could even just saute the sausage in the IP too if you’re okay with ground meat in the soup. I’d guess that would save you even more time! Congrats on the new baby, too! <3 - B
Cassie says
Another goodie! And yes it actually tastes like pizza. Next time, I would halve the meatball recipe and roll the meatballs much smaller bc it was very meatball heavy… but LOVE IT!
Christina says
This is in my Top 3 Favorite Whole 30 Recipes! I love it, and continue to make it when we’re not on a round and for company. I made it for my dad yesterday, and my stepmom said he talked about it all the way home (and he used to own a pizza shop)! It is so delicious. My whole family loves it!
Nicole says
Very good soup!
Jillian says
My family loves this recipe 🙂
Sophia G says
This soup is SO good and just what I needed on a cold week. It combines my two favorite foods, pizza and soup, and I don’t feel bad about eating it because it has healthy ingredients. I added some chili flakes for an extra kick and DANG. So good. Make this one!
paleobailey says
LOVE the addition of chili flakes!! I’ll have to try that out next time! Thank you so much! So happy you loved it 🙂
Madison says
Made this during a round of Whole30 and OMG HOW DELISH! The leftovers were even better. So easy, so scrumptious. The perfect warm, filling soup.
paleobailey says
I’m so glad you loved it!! Thank you so much, Madison!
Kate says
Pizza in a bowl! It’s SO tasty and perfect for that pizza craving for my Whole30.
paleobailey says
I’m so glad you enjoyed it!! Thank you!
Stephanie says
I made this for a ladies night and it was a HIT! I served it up with a side of Parmesan cheese and chili flakes 🙂
Heather says
This Soup is so good!
paleobailey says
Thank you, Heather!! I’m so glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for coming back and letting me know!