Instant Pot Italian Meatballs

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  • Prep Time

    15 mins

  • Cook Time

    10 mins

  • Total Time

    25 mins

  • Servings

    12

  • Calories

    313 kcal

  • Course

    Main Course

  • Cuisine

    American

Instant Pot Italian Meatballs

How to make Instant Pot Italian Meatballs. Our BEST homemade meatballs with easy sauce made faster than ever with the Instant Pot. 

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Ingredients

Servings

Meatballs

  • 2 pounds ground beef lean
  • 3/4 pound Italian sausage hot, sweet or mild, depending on what you like, ground
  • 4 large egg
  • 1 cup Parmesan Cheese
  • ½ cup breadcrumbs Italian style
  • 1/2 teaspoon basil dried
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons parsley dried
  • 1 teaspoon garlic salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper

Spaghetti Sauce

  • 30 ounces tomato sauce (2 15 ounce cans)
  • 14.5 ounces diced tomatoes 1 can, undrained
  • 6 ounces tomato paste (1 can)
  • 1 teaspoon oregano dried
  • 1 teaspoon basil dried
  • 1 teaspoon parsley dried
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon garlic powder

For pouring overtop:

  • 1/2 cup water

Instructions

Meatballs

  1. Mix together all ingredients for the meatballs in a mixer. Use a large scoop and then use hands to roll into packed meatballs. Make 24 large meatballs.

Spaghetti Sauce

  1. In a medium bowl, combine the ingredients for the spaghetti sauce. Pour 1/3 of the sauce into the bottom of the Instant Pot.
  2. Place meatballs on the bottom of the inner pot.
  3. Pour the remaining sauce over the meatballs.
  4. Gently stir together to coat the meatballs, being careful not to press together the uncooked meatballs.
  5. Pour the 1/2 cup water overtop the sauce.
  6. Close the lid on the pressure cooker and make sure the pressure valve is turned to Sealing.
  7. Set a manual cook time for 10 minutes on high pressure.
  8. Do a quick release when pressure cooking time has finished.
  9. Serve over your choice of pasta noodles, or on an open-faced sandwich bun with melted cheese.
  10. Serves 12 (2 meatballs each).

Notes

  • The calories shown are based on the recipe making 24 meatballs, with 1 serving being 2 meatballs. Since different brands of ingredients have different nutritional information, the calories shown are just an estimate.

Nutrition Information

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Calories 313kcal (16%) Carbohydrates 12g (4%) Protein 27g (54%) Fat 16g (25%) Saturated Fat 6g (30%) Cholesterol 136mg (45%) Sodium 1305mg (54%) Potassium 824mg (18%) Fiber 2g (8%) Sugar 5g (10%) Vitamin A 735IU (15%) Vitamin C 12.3mg (14%) Calcium 160mg (16%) Iron 4.4mg (24%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 12Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 313 kcal

% Daily Value*

Calories 313kcal 16%
Carbohydrates 12g 4%
Protein 27g 54%
Fat 16g 25%
Saturated Fat 6g 30%
Cholesterol 136mg 45%
Sodium 1305mg 54%
Potassium 824mg 18%
Fiber 2g 8%
Sugar 5g 10%
Vitamin A 735IU 15%
Vitamin C 12.3mg 14%
Calcium 160mg 16%
Iron 4.4mg 24%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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