Green Lentil Soup for Pressure Cooker

A fast & easy winter time pressure cooker soup. Credit to Valeria who posted the recipe (#391569) that I used as a base

• Ready In: 30 mins
• Serves: 4-6
• Yields: 4 bowls

Ingredients

• 1  tablespoon olive oil
• 1  large yellow onion, chopped
• 1⁄2 lb  sweet Italian sausage (two sausages)
• 1  large carrot, diced
• 2  celery ribs, diced
• 4  garlic cloves, minced
• 2  teaspoons dried tarragon
• 1  teaspoon dried thyme
• 1  teaspoon paprika (Hungarian, if available)
• 2  cups water
• 4  cups chicken broth
• 2  cups green lentils
• 2  bay leaves
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons salt (or to taste, none if using full salt broth)
• 3  pinches fresh ground black pepper

Directions

1. Roll sausage into dime size balls. Brown in the oil, then remove.
2. Saute the onions, then remove.
3. Saute the carrots & celery.
4. Place lentils and everything else in cooker.
5. Seal the pressure cooker. When the pressure-indicator rises let cook 13 minutes. We don't have a great pressure cooker.
6. Turn off heat, carefully move handle to safe position to eliminate pressure. Wait for all steam to clear and open.
7. Discard bay leaf. Serve with French bread.