Instant Pot Swedish Meatballs with Mushroom Gravy
User Reviews
4.4
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Prep Time
15 mins
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Cook Time
25 mins
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Total Time
40 mins
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Servings
4 servings
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Calories
790 kcal
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Course
Dinner
Instant Pot Swedish Meatballs with Mushroom Gravy
Description
The recipe begins with mixing ground beef and pork with parsley, dried minced onion, sage, nutmeg or mace, salt, garlic powder, black pepper, and crushed fennel seeds to make tender, flavorful meatballs. These are shaped into roughly one-inch balls.
Inside the Instant Pot, sliced baby bella mushrooms, diced onions, coconut aminos (or tamari/soy sauce), and broth are combined, and the raw meatballs are layered on top. The pot is sealed and cooked on the meat/stew setting for 20 minutes, allowing the meatballs to cook through while absorbing mushroom and savory flavors.
After pressure cooking and venting, a mixture of coconut milk and arrowroot powder is stirred in and simmered in sauté mode. This thickens the cooking liquid into a smooth gravy coating the meatballs. Serving options include mashed cauliflower, mashed potatoes, egg noodles, zoodles, or cooked spaghetti squash, adapting to different dietary preferences.
For those without an Instant Pot, the dish can be finished in a Dutch oven by baking and then thickening the sauce on the stove. Fresh parsley added at the end brightens the dish.
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef
- ½ pound ground pork
- ¼ cup parsley plus more for garnish, fresh, minced
- 2 tablespoons onion dried minced
- 2 teaspoons sage dried
- ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg or use mace if on AIP
- ½ teaspoon salt sea salt
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon black pepper leave out if on AIP
- ½ teaspoon fennel seeds leave out if on AIP, crushed
- 8 ounces baby bella mushrooms sliced (about 4 cups worth, or button mushrooms
- 1 onion diced (about 2 cups worth, large yellow or white
- ¼ cup coconut aminos tamari, or soy sauce (use coconut aminos if on AIP)
- ¼ cup chicken broth or beef broth
- ½ cup coconut milk from the can, full fat
- 2 tablespoons arrowroot powder
- cauliflower mashed potatoes, egg noodles, zoodles, or cooked spaghetti squash, for serving (use cauliflower, zoodles, or spaghetti squash for AIP, mashed
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the beef, pork, parsley, dried minced onion, sage, nutmeg or mace, salt, garlic powder, pepper (if using), and fennel seeds. Using hands, mix until well combined. Form into 1” meatballs and set aside.
- In the pot of a 6-quart or larger Instant Pot, add in the mushrooms; onion; aminos, tamari or soy sauce; and broth. Gently layer the uncooked meatballs on top of the mixture.
- Close and seal the Instant Pot lid. Set to cook for 20 minutes on the “Meat/Stew” setting. When the timer goes off, immediately vent to release the steam.
- Remove the Instant Pot lid, and then turn on the “Saute” mode. In a small bowl, whisk together the coconut milk and arrowroot powder until smooth. Add to the Instant Pot, and gently stir the mixture to break up the meatballs and thicken the gravy. As soon as the gravy is thickened, about two minutes, turn off the Instant Pot.
- Serve meatballs and gravy over mashed cauliflower, mashed potatoes, egg noodles, zoodles, or cooked spaghetti squash. Sprinkle with additional parsley for garnish.
Notes
- If you don’t have an Instant Pot, bake the meatballs with mushrooms and onions covered in a Dutch oven at 350°F for 30-40 minutes until cooked.
- Thicken the gravy separately on the stove by whisking coconut milk and arrowroot powder before combining.
- Serve with mashed cauliflower, noodles, or vegetable substitutes like zoodles or spaghetti squash depending on preference or dietary needs.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 4servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 790 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1serving | |
| Calories | 790kcal | 40% |
| Carbohydrates | 42g | 14% |
| Protein | 57g | 114% |
| Fat | 45g | 69% |
| Saturated Fat | 20g | 100% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 19g | 112% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 185mg | 62% |
| Sodium | 1608mg | 67% |
| Fiber | 8g | 32% |
| Sugar | 14g | 28% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
4.4
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