V8 Vegetable Soup (Pressure Cooker)

Good version of that diet soup everyone has a recipe for. You'll need a large (6 to 8 litre) pressure cooker for this. Alternatively just use a regular stock pot - but it will take longer. Freezes and reheats well.

• Ready In: 26 mins
• Serves: 8

Ingredients

• 1⁄2 head cabbage (chopped)
• 2  onions (chopped)
• 2  green capsicum (seeded & chopped)
• 1⁄2 bunch celery (chopped)
• 5  carrots (chopped)
• 300  g green beans (sliced)
• 1 1⁄4 liters  v 8  vegetable juice
• 2 (14 ounce) cans diced tomatoes
• 40  g  French onion soup mix
•  salt and pepper
• 1  bay leaf
• 2  minced garlic cloves
• 2  chicken stock cubes

Directions

1. Combine all ingredients in a large pressure cooker and add spring water to cover.
2. Lock the lid in place and bring to pressure over high heat. Lower the heat and cook for 6 minutes.
3. Remove from the heat and use a quick release method to release pressure.