Instant Pot Mushroom Wild Rice Soup

Instant Pot Mushroom Wild Rice Soup is a creamy vegetarian dish that is packed with protein and veggies. Hearty wild rice is combined with mushrooms, carrots, celery, and kale, then is brought together with a creamy soup base. This easy mushroom soup is the best way to warm up on a cold day!

This dinnerware used in the recipe photos is sponsored by Tuxton Home. The recipe, writeup and opinions are my own. 

Instant Pot Mushroom Wild Rice Soup is the most cozy and delectable soup that is perfect for this time of year. Take it from me - if you like the savory flavors of Instant Pot Creamy Mushroom Pasta, you will love this wild rice and mushroom soup!

It’s creamy and hearty to satisfy your tummy and filled with veggies and spices that will help boost your immune system. There’s no better way to get through cold & flu season than with a delicious and healthy soup!

Whenever I get a large box of mushrooms from Costco, I have to make this mushroom soup along with all the other mushroom recipes - Mushroom Pasta, Mushroom Brown Rice Pilaf and Mushroom Curry. As you can see I, love mushrooms and use them in a variety of ways.

I recently received wonderful matte dinnerware from Tuxton Home. They offer high quality, innovative cookware & dinnerware for the modern lifestyle. I used their matte white bowls to shoot the photos for this recipe. I have to say these are the best matte bowls I have found. They are very durable, and can go from freezer to oven to table – Microwave, dishwasher, freezer, oven safe (to 500°F). Give Tuxton products a try, I am sure you will love them too.

Ingredients in Mushroom Wild Rice Soup

This soup starts with a hearty helping of uncooked wild rice cooked in broth. You can use chicken broth or make it vegetarian with veggie broth. Aromatics like onion and garlic are added to give the soup a delicious savory flavor.

You'll add chopped carrots and celery, sliced mushrooms, and leafy green kale to pack this easy mushroom soup with protein and essential vitamins.

The soup gets spiced with the earthy flavors of thyme, rosemary, and bay leaves, and is then finished with a creamy roux to bring it all together.

How to Make Mushroom Wild Rice Soup?

This is the easiest soup to make. The main active time in this recipe is chopping the vegetables.

• First, add the wild rice, broth, garlic, onion, celery, carrots, mushrooms, and spices to your pressure cooker.
• Close the lid and make sure it’s set to “sealing”, then turn on the “soup” mode and cook for 30 minutes.

• When the ingredients have cooked for 30 minutes, allow a natural pressure release. Add the kale leaves and stir them in.
• On your stovetop, melt butter in a saucepan and add some flour to make a roux. Stir until the flour is cooked, then add milk.
• Continue to stir and cook the mixture until it is thickened and creamy.

• Add the creamy mixture to your Instant Pot.
• Stir until everything is combined and the flavors are fully incorporated.

Tips for cooking Mushroom Wild Rice Soup in the Instant Pot

• Always allow a natural pressure release. It takes longer to cook wild rice than other varieties of rice, so the extra time will allow the rice to soften to the perfect consistency.
• Be sure to discard the bay leaves after the pressure cooking is finished. Bay leaves are great for adding potent flavor to soups, but they aren’t too pleasant to eat whole.
• I like to have Better Than Bullion base to make broth. It’s great to have on hand when you need broth or stock in a pinch!

Do you have to soak wild rice before cooking?

For home cooks who serve rice often, you may think it’s counterproductive to not soak the rice before cooking. While it’s true that soaking wild rice overnight will cut down on cooking time, that’s not necessary when cooking it in a pressure cooker.

Let the Instant Pot do the work for you! A pressure cooker steams wild rice to the ideal texture for this mushroom soup.

How long does it take to cook wild rice?

30 minutes of cooking and a natural pressure release is all you need to get the wild rice to the perfect consistency for this simple wild rice & mushroom soup.

You can also make this mushroom soup in a crockpot. Simply place all of the ingredients except for the butter, flour, and milk into your crockpot and cook on high for 2-3 hours.

Then, follow the instructions for making the roux on the stovetop. Add the thickened cream to your crockpot, stir to combine everything, then serve. It’s that simple!

How do you know when wild rice is cooked?

Wild rice should have a tender texture with a little bit of a bite (think al dente, like pasta) when cooked.

You’ll know the rice is cooked when it’s no longer hard or chewy, and some of the kernels have started to burst open. At that point it’s ready for you to enjoy!

Can you freeze this homemade soup?

While it may be tempting to stock your freezer with cooked soups for convenience, soups with cooked pasta and rice don’t freeze as well. Upon reheating, you’ll find that the pasta and rice has expanded and soaked up most of the liquid in the soup.

But don’t despair! You can make soup freezer packs to save some time and prepare ahead.

To freeze this creamy Mushroom & Wild Rice Soup, prepare all of the ingredients, (minus the roux ingredients) then place them, uncooked, into a large freezer bag. Squeeze out any excess air and label the bag with the contents and date.

When you’re ready to cook the soup, place the contents of the freezer bag into your pressure cooker and follow the cooking instructions as written. In no time at all you’ll have a delicious Instant Pot Mushroom Wild Rice Soup on the table and ready to devour!

Try these other delicious Instant Pot soups!

• Broccoli Cheddar Soup - a creamy and comforting soup that can be made in minutes in the Instant Pot.
• Lemon Chicken Orzo Soup - a healthy and delicious soup packed with savory chicken and orzo pasta with a hint of citrus.
• Hearty Brown Lentil Soup - a nutritious vegan soup that will keep you full and warm on a cool day.
• Sweet Corn Soup - a lightly spiced vegan & gluten free soup that is perfect for cold weather.
• Creamy Tomato Soup - not your average tomato soup! This creamy concoction is chock full of veggies and super delicious.