Instant Pot New England Clam Chowder

Instant Pot New England Clam Chowder is one of my favorite Instant Pot Soups. This is a great take on a homemade version of a traditional New England Clam Chowder.

If you are looking for a great and comforting soup on a cold, blustery day, this is a great one, and with the Instant Pot, it’s so easy! There is nothing better than a soup that comes together without much intervention or work on your part!

If you have been looking for a great way to use your new Instant Pot or Ninja Foodi, there is no other better recipe than a homemade Instant Pot Easy New England Clam Chowder.

If you become soup obsessed, there are so many great Instant Pot or Ninja Foodi Soup recipes that you can try!

Some of my favorite Instant Pot and Ninja Foodi Soup Recipes are INSTANT POT CHICKEN POT PIE SOUP, INSTANT POT FRENCH ONION SOUP, INSTANT POT CREAM OF BUTTERNUT SQUASH SOUP, and INSTANT POT BROCCOLI AND CHEDDAR CHEESE SOUP.

What Is New England Clam Chowder?

New England Clam Chowder, also known as Boston Clam Chowder, is always white since one of the ingredients is milk or cream.

This is very different from Manhattan Clam Chowder, where the waiter will serve you a red soup. Since the star ingredients in Manhattan Clam Chowder is either tomato juice or tomato paste.

Ingredients Needed For Instant Pot New England Clam Chowder

• Olive Oil
• Onions
• Vegetable Broth
• Potatoes
• Clam Juice
• Salt
• Black Pepper
• Half and Half
• Minced Garlic
• Clams

How To Make Instant Pot New England Clam Chowder

Start by adding the olive oil to the Instant Pot Bowl. Press the sauté button, allow the oil to heat up for about 30 seconds, and then add the onions, sauté for about a minute, occasionally stirring, so the onions do not burn.

Then add the cubed potatoes, salt, pepper, clam juice, and vegetable broth. Place your lid on the Instant Pot, and then set manual high pressure for 10 minutes. Make sure that your vent is in the sealing position.

When the display shows L000, do a quick release. Mix in the half and half clams, minced garlic, and mix well. Plate, serve and enjoy!

Some Tips For Making Soup In the Instant Pot:

• Since the Instant Pot Soups cook up so quickly, you really want to cut all of your vegetables ahead of time, so you can add them in as you need them.
• Stir your soup. This way, you do not get a burn notice as your soup cooks. The Burn notice usually means that an ingredient, usually an onion or potato, is stuck on the bottom of your Instant Pot Bowl, and it has gotten too hot.
• Make sure your steam valve is closed. Otherwise, you will soon need a paint job in your kitchen.

What is the Instant Pot Soup Setting?  

Since there are so many different types of Instant Pot on the market and available, if you have a soup setting, you can use it, but if you do not, you can use the manual high-pressure setting.

The soup setting is a great way to get a great bowl of soup on the table as it slowly simmers your soup.

How do you reheat soup in your Instant Pot?

If you already prepared your soup and would like to reheat the soup leftovers in your Instant Pot, pour the soup into the Instant Pot.

Then press the saute button, which will rehat your soup. Heat until warmed through, remembering to stir as the soup heats up.

What Can You Use For the Vegetable Broth?

Today, I used simple canned vegetable broth.

Still, you can use anything from a simple homemade Instant Pot Vegetable Broth to a combination and mixture of Better Than Bouillon and water.

What To Serve Instant Pot New England Clam Chowder With?

Traditionally this soup is served with either Saltines or Oyster crackers. That makes for a great crunch as you dive into your soup.

Other Great Instant Pot Soup Recipes:

• INSTANT POT CHICKEN POT PIE SOUP
• INSTANT POT CREAM OF BUTTERNUT SQUASH SOUP
• HOW TO MAKE VEGETABLE BROTH IN THE INSTANT POT
• INSTANT POT BROCCOLI AND CHEDDAR CHEESE SOUP
• INSTANT POT HOMEMADE TOMATO SOUP
• NINJA FOODI SOUTHWESTERN CHILI

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