gluten free dairy free Instant pot meatballs in tomato sauce

Soft and Juicy Instant Pot Meatballs

These Instant Pot meatballs are extremely soft, fluffy and juicy on the inside. They are pressure cooked to perfection with a quick tomato based sauce. Pair this dish with pasta, rice, or simply on its own! This recipe is gluten-free and dairy-free.

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 12

Total Time 30

Course Main

Cuisine American

Servings servings

Calories 428 kcal

Equipment

1 x 6 quart Instant Pot

Ingredients

½ large onion minced
2 cloves garlic minced
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon dried basil
2 large eggs
½ cup oat flour (gluten-free) or ground old-fashioned oatmeal*
1 pound ground beef I use 80% lean
½ pound ground pork
2 cans tomato sauce 2 x 15oz /425g size
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon sugar

Instructions

Place the first 9 ingredients (onion through ground pork) in a large bowl. Knead with hands until everything is well combined for about 3 minutes.
Roll the mix into golf ball sized balls. This batch makes about 35 meatballs.
Place the tomato sauce, Worcester sauce and sugar in the Instant Pot and stir.
Gently add the meatballs into the sauce, they can be layered and be touching each other but not squished tightly. The meatballs do not need to be submerged in the sauce completely.
Close the lid and make sure the vent is in the sealing position. Pressure cook on high for 7 minutes. Let the pressure come down naturally for 5 minutes, then carefully quick release the remaining pressure.

Notes

The total time may vary depending on how long it takes for the Instant Pot to pressurize.

Make sure to pick a gluten-free type for oat flour or oatmeal (if grinding).

Nutrition

Serving: 1servingCalories: 428kcalCarbohydrates: 23gProtein: 26gFat: 26gSaturated Fat: 10gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 11gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 143mgSodium: 1598mgPotassium: 1101mgFiber: 4gSugar: 11gVitamin A: 1082IUVitamin C: 18mgCalcium: 80mgIron: 5mg

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