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Instant Pot Meatballs

These Instant Pot Meatballs are the easiest way to make meatballs EVER. No browning or sautéing. Just throw them in the sauce uncooked and let the Instant Pot do the rest!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time20 minutes
Course: Dinner, Main Course
Cuisine: American, Italian
Keyword: Instant Pot, Instant Pot Meatballs
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 411kcal
Author: Erica Walker

Equipment

  • Instant Pot Pressure Cooker

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 pounds ground beef lean
  • 1/2 cup onion grated
  • 1/2 cup panko bread crumbs
  • 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese grated
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 cloves garlic crushed
  • 2 tablespoons milk
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt or to taste
  • 1/2 teaspoon oregano
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 4 cups spaghetti sauce (see notes above)

Instructions

  • Combine all ingredients (except spaghetti sauce) until well mixed. Mixing together with your hands works great.
    Gloved hand mixing meatball ingredients together in a glass mixing bowl.
  • Form into balls using hands or small ice cream scoop. You want them to be slightly smaller than a golf ball.
    Cookie scoop filled with meatball mixture resting in a glass mixing bowl.
  • Spray bottom of Instant Pot with cooking spray and add spaghetti sauce.
    Instant pot with nonstick spray and spaghetti sauce.
  • Place meatballs over the sauce, layering them if necessary. It's OK if they touch, just don't squish them too much.
    Instant pot with spaghetti sauce and raw meatballs.
  • Place lid on Instant Pot and switch valve to "sealing". Press "Manual" and set to high pressure for 7 minutes.
    An instant pot with "On" in the settings.
  • After you hear the timer go off, allow to slow release for another 5 minutes and then do the quick release (you do this by carefully switching the tab to "venting").
    Remove lid from Instant Pot, stir.
    Instant pot with cooked meatballs and marinara sauce garnished with parsley.
  • Serve over cooked pasta noodles.
    Plate of instant pot meatballs over spaghetti noodles topped with grated Parmesan cheese and fresh parsley.

Video

Notes

Instant Pot Note: We use a 6-quart Instant Pot brand pressure cooker that we bought in 2016. Different or newer versions may be more sensitive to the "BURN" notice. If you are concerned about the burn notice, please refer to this article: "What Does 'Burn' Mean on My Instant Pot?"

Nutrition

Calories: 411kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 28g | Fat: 27g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Cholesterol: 141mg | Sodium: 1513mg | Potassium: 911mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 850IU | Vitamin C: 12.7mg | Calcium: 171mg | Iron: 4.5mg