Instant Pot Meatballs and Sauce
Instant Pot Meatballs and Sauce in a fraction of the time. Homemade sauce and meatballs, perfect for meatball subs, a quick dinner or to serve over pasta.
Ingredients
Meatball Ingredients
- ⅔ C seasoned dry breadcrumbs
- 1 egg
- 2 T fresh chopped parsley
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper fresh cracked
- ½ C shredded parmesan cheese
- 1 lb ground meat mixture I use combo of beef, veal and pork
Sauce Ingredients
- 1 T olive oil
- ¼ C diced sweet onion
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 28 oz cans crushed tomatoes
- 1 ½ C water
- 1 teaspoon dried basil I prefer freeze dried
- 1 teaspoon dry Italian seasoning I prefer freeze dried
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper fresh cracked
Instructions
Meatballs
- Place all meatball ingredients except meat in bowl. Stir together with fork until combined. Add meat to bowl. Using hands, mix, just until combined. Do not over mix or over work with hands.
- Shape meatballs into balls.
Sauce
- Set Instant Pot to saute. Heat oil in Instant Pot. Add onion and cook, just until softening. Add garlic and cook 30 sec more.
- Pour crushed tomatoes and water into pot with onion and garlic. Stir salt, pepper, basil and Italian seasoning into mixture. Allow to cook on saute function for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Turn off saute function.
- Place meatballs in sauce. Cover and seal pot. Set to manual/high for 5 minutes. After 5 minutes cook time, allow the pressure to release naturally.
- Enjoy with pasta, right out of the pot or in a sub/sandwich!
Notes
The amount of meatballs varies depending on how large you make your meatballs. I was able to make 12 rather large meatballs.