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Instant Pot Meatballs

Tender and juicy Instant Pot Meatballs in marinara sauce loaded with so much flavors. Serve the meatballs with spaghetti for an Italian-inspired pasta dinner.
Prep Time: 13 minutes
Cook Time: 12 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes
Servings: 6 servings
Author: Valentina

Ingredients

meatballs -

  • our classic meatball recipe

sauce -

  • ½ large onion finely chopped
  • 3 Tbsp of olive oil
  • 1 Tbsp of unsalted butter
  • 28 oz of diced tomatoes
  • 2 Tbsp of water
  • 4 garlic cloves
  • 1 tsp of salt
  • ½ tsp of ground black pepper
  • 2 Tbsp of fresh basil finely chopped
  • ¼ tsp oregano
  • ¼ tsp parsley

Instructions

prepare meatballs-

  • Grate onion on the small protruding holes’ side of the grater.
  • In a bowl, combine the ground beef, grated onion, minced garlic, eggs, mayo, breadcrumbs, parmesan cheese, milk, salt, pepper, and chopped basil.
  • Shape the mixture into 24 even shaped meatballs.

cook sauce and meatballs-

  • Turn the instant pot to sauté mode and sauté the chopped onion with oil and butter until the onion is tender. Add the minced garlic and cook until fragrant. Add the diced tomatoes, water, salt, pepper, basil, oregano, and parsley to the instant pot and bring to a simmer.
  • With a hand held mixer, puree the sauce to desired texture.
  • Add the shaped meatballs to the instant pot.
  • Seal and pressure cook for 9 minutes, release pressure and serve.

Notes

  • Marinara Sauce- If you want to skip making homemade sauce, just use a 32 oz jar of marinara sauce. 
  • Add the sauce to the instant pot and add in all the shaped meatballs then cook.