Healthy Minestrone

 

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• 1 Tablespoon olive oil
• 1 onion, finely diced
• 1 large carrot, peeled and diced into 1/4-inch pieces
• 1 rib celery, trimmed and diced into 1/4-inch pieces
• Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 8 ounces lean (8 percent fat) ground beef - I omit this
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• 4 cups low-sodium beef broth
• One 28-ounce can diced tomatoes
• One 15-ounce can cannellini beans, rinsed and drained, Great Northern Beans work well
  One 15-ounce can light red kidney beans, rinsed and drained
• 1 dried bay leaf
• 1/2 cup grated Parmesan, optional 
  Cook this in the IP, pressure for 3 minutes, quick release.  
  If you use ground beef, set the Instant Pot to SAUTE and brown beef, scrape the bottom of the pot, add the part of the beef broth, scrape bottom again so no ground beef is stuck to it and then proceed with rest of recipe.