Instant Pot Minestrone Soup

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 onion, diced
• 4-6 garlic cloves, rough chopped
• 1 large fennel bulb, cored and diced thinly (or substitute with 2 cups chopped celery)
• 2 cups chopped carrots (½ inch thick)
• 2 cans beans (kidney, white beans, cannellini beans, or chickpeas), rinsed and drained (3 cups)
• 1 x 14-ounce can diced or crushed tomatoes (or 1 ½ cups fresh diced tomato with their juices; diced, fire-roasted tomatoes are a tasty option too)
• 4 cups veggie broth or chicken stock
• 2 cups water
• 1 cup dry penne pasta (feel free to use GF, bean pasta, or whole wheat; or substitute with halved baby potatoes)
• 2 teaspoons kosher salt, more to taste
• 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
• A couple handfuls chopped lacinato kale (optional)
• Pepper and chili flakes to taste
• One batch Gremolata