Try This Easy Instant Pot Salmon And Tortellini Soup

Well, Seafoodies-

Remember the times when you’d stare into your fridge at the end of the week, trying to puzzle together a meal from random leftover ingredients? These days, you could ask AI to help you figure it out. But here’s the thing: you don’t even need to do that for this comforting recipe. 

Got half an onion, some garlic, frozen vegetables, tortellini (or other pasta), broth, and frozen salmon on hand? Then you can whip up this easy Instant Pot salmon and tortellini soup in minutes. That kind of resourceful cooking—looking at what’s already in your kitchen and seeing a complete meal—saves money, reduces waste and makes weeknight cooking infinitely easier because you’re working with what you have instead of running to the store yet again.

Instead, welcome all those odds and ends taking up space in your fridge and freezer. Partial bags of frozen vegetables left from other meals work perfectly. That piece of salmon you froze because you couldn’t use it in time becomes ideal. Half an onion from last night’s dinner is exactly what you need. A few strips of bacon that didn’t make it into breakfast make it even better!

The ingredient list truly reads like a greatest hits collection of things your kitchen typically has hanging around: onion, garlic, bacon, frozen salmon, frozen mixed vegetables, tortellini (or any pasta of your choosing), broth, basic spices and spinach. Nothing exotic, nothing that requires a special trip—just pantry and freezer staples that will put in the work for you when paired with one of our favorite cooking time-savers. 

Let the Instant Pot do all the heavy lifting in literal minutes, building flavor quickly and keeping your hands free to tackle other things. No constant stirring, no hovering over the stove and no complicated timing! 

We recommend using frozen tortellini for the perfect final texture, but absolutely encourage experimentation with different pasta types, like gluten-free options, whole wheat or even risotto. Whatever what you land on, a carby element adds substance and turns this into a stick-to-your-ribs meal that keeps everyone smiling. The spinach wilts right into the soup, adding nutrients and color without requiring a separate side dish. And the salmon breaks into perfect, flaky pieces throughout the broth, distributing that rich, omega-3 protein in every spoonful.

This soup also reheats wonderfully, which means you can make a big batch and enjoy it throughout the week. You can even freeze individual-sized portions for those nights when the older kiddos have to fend for themselves and pop something in the microwave, all on their own. Those ingredient odds and ends are outcasts no longer—just multiple satisfying meals, exactly the kind of kitchen efficiency our parents perfected.

Channel your inner resourceful home cook and see what happens when you stop thinking about individual ingredients and start seeing the meal they could become together! 

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