Sometimes when I am in a hurry I cook some frozen meatballs to go with my pasta. I figured why not make my own meatballs in my Instant Pot Pressure Cooker?
The process of making the meatballs themselves is just like any other homemade meatball recipe. It’s the cooking method that differs here.
Instead of frying or baking the meatballs, we will use our Instant Pot Pressure Cooker to cook them.
The one major difference here is that since the Pressure Cooker needs some sort of liquid to work, this meatball recipe requires you to cook the meatballs in your favorite pasta sauce.
If you are going to be using these meatballs for something other than pasta, you may want to rethink this. I have a short video on my YouTube Channel on how to make Baked Italian Meatballs. For the full recipe see Easy Baked Italian Meatballs.
The ingredients used for these meatballs are pretty basic. As I mentioned before this is more about how to cook meatballs in the instant pot pressure cooker than it is about the flavor of the meatballs themselves.
That being said, feel free to modify the seasoning, etc. for the meatballs as the cooking time should not really change unless you significantly alter the meatballs themselves.
Gather your Ingredients
You will need the following ingredients to make this Meatball recipe in your Instant Pot Pressure Cooker (see recipe card for quantities):
- Ground Beef – I like to use 80/20 when making meatballs
- Egg
- Seasoned Bread Crumbs – you can also use regular bread crumbs
- Garlic Clove
- Dried Oregano – brings a bold, earthy, and slightly peppery flavor
- Salt – a must for most recipes
- Ground Black Pepper – Freshly Ground as much as possible
- Chili Powder – adds a warm, smoky, and mildly spicy flavor
- Marinara Sauce – your favorite brand and flavor
How to Make Instant Pot Meatballs
- In a mixing bowl, combine the beef, egg, bread crumbs, garlic, oregano, salt, black pepper and chili powder. Mix gently.
- Shape the meat mixture into roughly 1-inch meatballs. This should yield about 24 meatballs.
- Pour the marinara sauce into the instant pot. Add the meatballs to the sauce, turn to coat and submerge the meatballs in the sauce.
- Place the lid on the pressure cooker and cook on manual high pressure for 8 minutes.
- When cooking is complete, press cancel and do a quick pressure release.
- Serve the meatballs and sauce over your favorite pasta or on a bun for a delicious meatball sandwich!
Printable Recipe Card
Easy Instant Pot Beef Meatballs
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Ingredients
- 1 lb Ground Beef
- 1 Egg, beaten
- 3 Tbsp Seasoned Bread Crumbs
- 1 Garlic Clove, minced
- 1 Tsp Dried Oregano
- ¾ Tsp Salt
- ¼ Tsp Ground Black Pepper
- â…› Tsp Chili Powder
- 3 Cups Marinara Sauce
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, combine the beef, egg, bread crumbs, garlic, oregano, salt, black pepper and chili powder. Mix gently.
- Shape the meat mixture into roughly 1-inch meatballs. This should yield about 30 meatballs.
- Pour the marinara sauce into the instant pot. Add the meatballs to sauce, turn to coat and submerge meatballs in sauce.
- Place the lid on the pressure cooker and cook on manual high pressure for 8 minutes.
- When cooking is complete, press cancel and do a quick pressure release.
- Serve the meatballs and sauce over your favorite pasta or on a bun for a delicious meatball sandwich!
These Instant Pot Beef Meatballs is a great recipe for my instant pot. They are an excellent and fast way to cook the meatballs. They turned out very tasty and were so enjoyable with pasta. A keeper for sure.