Instant Pot Frozen Italian Meatballs

A close up of a plate of pasta and meatballs with a bowl of meatballs in the background.

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Instant Pot Frozen Italian Meatballs

If you have a bag of frozen meatballs in your freezer, cook them in the Instant Pot! Instant Pot Frozen Meatballs cook up in 10 minutes! It's a quick and easy dinner your family will love!

Prep Time5

Cook Time5

Total Time10

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Servings: Servings

Calories: 258kcal

Author: Lynn Polito

Equipment

Ingredients

1 Bag Frozen Meatballs 32 ounces
2 Cans of Crushed Tomatoes 28 Ounces
1 tablespoon Italian Seasoning
2 tablespoon Olive Oil
3 Garlic Cloves Minced

Instructions

Set your Instant Pot to saute for 3 minutes. Add the olive oil and minced garlic to the Instant Pot.
Cancel the saute function and add the can of tomatoes to the Instant Pot and the Italian Seasoning. Stir the sauce.
Place the trivet insert into the tomato sauce.
Add the frozen meatballs to the Instant Pot on top of the trivet. Nestle the meatballs into the sauce as much as you can.
Close the lid and make sure the knob is set to the sealing position.
Set the Instant Pot cooking time to 5 minutes on high pressure.
After the cooking time is done, do a quick release of the pressure by carefully turning the steam knob on top of the lid.
Carefully remove the trivet and let the cooked meatballs fall into the tomato sauce. Mix well and serve.

Notes

If you find a smaller bag of frozen meatballs, use one can of crushed tomatoes.
Use your favorite jarred tomato sauce in this recipe.
The trivet insert keeps the meatballs from sitting on the bottom of the pot. If you don't have a trivet insert, the steamer basket or steamer insert will work as well.
The Instant Pot will take 5-10 minutes to come up to pressure before it begins cooking.

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