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Instant Pot Spaghetti and Homemade Meatballs

Everyone's favorite homemade meatballs and spaghetti made easier and quicker in the instant pot.
Course Main Course
Cuisine Italian
Keyword meatballs,spaghetti,instant pot,parmesan,homemade
Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings 8 servings
Calories 427kcal

Equipment

  • Instant Pot

Ingredients

Meatballs

  • 3 slices Italian Bread about 1 inch slices
  • ¼ cup water
  • 1 large egg
  • ½ cup Panko bread crumbs
  • ¼ cup grated parmesan cheese
  • 2 tablespoons water
  • 2 tablespoons fresh flat leaf parsley snipped fine
  • 2 teaspoons olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • ¼ teaspoon Italian seasoning crushed
  • ¼ teaspoon black pepper
  • ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
  • 1 pound ground beef about 80% fat content
  • 8 ounces ground pork
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 32 ounces pasta sauce or homemade if you have some
  • 1 cup water
  • 8 ounces spaghetti noodles
  • parmesan cheese for topping if desired

Instructions

Meatballs

  • Soak the Italian bread in the ¼ cup of water for 3 minutes. Squeeze water out and break into small pieces.
  • Beat the egg in a large bowl. Add in the bread crumbs, soaked Italian bread pieces, chopped onion, parmesan cheese, 2 tbsp. water, 2 teaspoons olive oil, parsley, garlic, black pepper, red pepper, and Italian seasoning. Stir well.
  • Mix in the ground beef and ground pork. You can use your electric mixer for this or a hand potato masher also works well.
  • Shape meat into balls. I made mine about the size of a golf ball.
  • Add 1 tablespoon olive oil to your instant pot. Set to saute and brown the meatballs on each side. Remove from pot and wipe grease out of the bottom of the pot.
  • Pour ½ jar of spaghetti sauce into the pot. Lay meatballs on top of sauce.
  • Break the spaghetti noodles in half. Lay them on top of the meatballs in different directions. This helps to prevent sticking.
  • Pour remaining ½ jar of sauce over top of noodles.
  • Fill sauce jar with water. Shake to mix in any sauce that is left in jar. Add this water to the top of noodles.
  • Seal Instant Pot according to pot directions.
  • Cook at high pressure for 7 minutes.
  • Do a manual fast release. Remove lid, stir carefully to avoid breaking up meatballs and ready to serve.

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 427kcal | Carbohydrates: 31g | Protein: 21g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 11g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 87mg | Sodium: 857mg | Potassium: 659mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 678IU | Vitamin C: 9mg | Calcium: 78mg | Iron: 3mg