Instant Pot Meatballs
Instant Pot Meatballs are a quick and easy dinner idea. Tender beef meatballs cook in marinara sauce in the Instant Pot, perfect for serving with pasta! Do you know what the Instant Pot is really good at? Making quick and easy meals that are hands-off and full of FLAVOR.
At least a couple of times every week, I use my Instant Pot to make dinner for my family. It makes preparing some of my favorite recipes extra easy, since I don’t have to watch a pot on the stove or check on food that’s cooking in the oven. And I am always amazed at the flavors that develop when food is cooked in a pressure cooker!Do you know what the Instant Pot is really good at? Making quick and easy meals that are hands-off and full of FLAVOR.
At least a couple of times every week, I use my Instant Pot to make dinner for my family. It makes preparing some of my favorite recipes extra easy, since I don’t have to watch a pot on the stove or check on food that’s cooking in the oven. And I am always amazed at the flavors that develop when food is cooked in a pressure cooker!
Ingredients:
Marinara Sauce
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- ½ cup finely chopped yellow onion
- 3 cloves garlic (minced)
- 28 ounce can crushed tomatoes
- ¾ cup water
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- ½ teaspoon granulated sugar
- ½ teaspoon salt (or to taste)
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper (or to taste)
- pinch crushed red pepper flakes (optional, for spice)
Meatballs
- 1 large egg
- 2 tablespoons water
- ¼ cup very finely minced yellow onion
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- ¼ cup Panko breadcrumbs
- ¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- 1 pound lean ground beef*