Swedish Meatballs Instant Pot. If you are looking for a last minute dinner, you may want to try Swedish Meatballs in the Instant Pot. You can make them fairly quickly and then add them to a bed of noodles or rice. 

I know that summer has begun and it is a time when we are all very busy. However you still need to eat and the quicker we can cook our dinner, the more we get to play!

We love Swedish Meatballs at our house and I typically make them in the Crock Pot, but I decided it was time to try Instant Pot Swedish Meatballs, so I could make them quickly when I hadn’t planned ahead. And I have to admit that that happens quite often.

I just add a vegetable or a side salad with the Swedish Meatballs and it’s a quick and easy meal. I usually have everything that I need to make them, on hand. A great idea that I use is to always try to keep a bag of frozen meatballs in the freezer for those really busy nights when I just don’t know have time to make the meatballs.

But I have to admit that I really like this dish when I make the meatballs instead of using frozen meatballs. It is hard to calculate how much juice that you will get out of a frozen meatball, and I think that the juice from hamburger makes better sauce than the juice from frozen meatballs. 

What Ingredients Do I Need For Swedish Meatballs Instant Pot?

Here’s a list of ingredients you’ll need to make these meatballs (scroll down for the full recipe):

• Ground beef
• Bread crumbs
• Milk
• Egg yolks
• Garlic
• Dried thyme
• Salt
• Pepper
• Avocado oil or vegetable oil
• Flour
• Beef broth
• Sour cream
• Dried parsley

How Do I Make Swedish Meatballs Instant Pot?

Here’s the simple steps you’ll follow to make these meatballs (scroll down for the full recipe):

• In a large bowl, add the ground beef, bread crumbs, milk, egg yolks, garlic, thyme, salt and pepper.
• Mix well and form mixture into 1 1/2″ or 2″ balls; I like to use a cookie scoop.
• Place the Instant Pot on high saute setting. Heat the oil, and then brown all of the meat balls on all sides for 4-5 minutes. Place the cooked meatballs on a paper towel and set aside. It may take two different batches to cook them, and it works well to use a large plastic spoon or a wooden spoon.
• In the Instant Pot, add the flour and stir for 1 minute. Add the beef broth and you may want to add a little more salt and pepper to your taste.
• Add the meatballs back into the Instant Pot. Set to manual setting, adjust the pressure to high, and set time for 9 minutes.
• Then use the quick release pressure.
• Remove the meatballs. Place the Instant Pot on high saute and allow the sauce to simmer for 5 minutes.
• Add the sour cream.
• Serve over noodles or rice.
• Garnish with parsley.

How do you Make Swedish Meatball Sauce?

• My Swedish meatball recipe is quick and easy.
• The sauce is made with the juices from the meatballs, beef broth and flour.

Do I Have to Cook Meatballs Before Putting Them in an Instant Pot?

• No you don’t – that is one of the best features of this quick and easy recipe!
• No need to cook the meatballs first.

Can I Use Frozen Meatballs in Swedish Meatballs Instant Pot?

• Yes you can.
• But you may have to use more broth in the sauce, depending on how much juice your frozen meatballs cook out when you cook them.

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Yield: 6

Swedish Meatballs Instant Pot

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This Swedish Meatball Recipe is made in an Instant Pot. You cook both your meatballs and gravy in the pressure cooker.

Prep Time 25 minutes

Cook Time 30 minutes

Total Time 55 minutes

Ingredients

• 2 pounds ground beef
• 1/2 cup Bread crumbs
• 1/3 cup milk
• 2 large egg yolks
• 1 garlic, minced
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 1/2 Tablespoons Avocado oil or vegetable oil
• 2 Tablespoons flour
• 2 cups beef broth
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 2 Tablespoons dried parsley

Instructions

1. In a large bowl, add the 2 lbs ground beef, 1/2 c bread crumbs, 1/3 c milk, 2 egg yolks, 1 garlic, 1/2 t thyme, 1/2 t salt and 1/4 t pepper.
2. Mix well and form mixture into 1 1/2" or 2" balls; I like to use a cookie scoop.
3. Place the Instant Pot on high saute setting. Heat the 1 1/2 T oil, and then brown all of the meat balls on all sides for 4-5 minutes. Place the cooked meatballs on a paper towel and set aside. It may take two different batches to cook them, and it works well to use a large plastic spoon or a wooden spoon.
4. In the Instant Pot, add the 2 T flour and stir for 1 minute. Add the 2 c beef broth and you may want to add a little more salt and pepper to your taste.
5. Add the meatballs back into the Instant Pot. Set to manual setting, adjust the pressure to high, and set time for 9 minutes.
6. Then use the quick release pressure.
7. Remove the meatballs. Place the Instant Pot on high saute and allow the sauce to simmer for 5 minutes.
8. Add the sour cream.
9. Serve over noodles or rice.
10. Garnish with parsley.

Nutrition Information

Yield

6

Serving Size

1
Amount Per Serving Calories 593Total Fat 39gSaturated Fat 14gTrans Fat 1gUnsaturated Fat 20gCholesterol 240mgSodium 718mgCarbohydrates 11gFiber 1gSugar 1gProtein 47g

This data was provided and calculated by Nutritionix