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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. 
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time25 minutes
Course: Main Dish
Cuisine: American
Servings: 12
Calories: 313kcal
Author: Julie Clark

Ingredients

Meatballs

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

Spaghetti Sauce

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

For pouring overtop:

  • 1/2 cup water

Instructions

Meatballs

  • 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

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

Calories: 313kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 27g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 136mg | Sodium: 1305mg | Potassium: 824mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 735IU | Vitamin C: 12.3mg | Calcium: 160mg | Iron: 4.4mg