Family Favorite Spaghetti and Meatballs
Serves
4
Total Time
1hrs 15mins
Calories
998
These Spaghetti and Tomato Meatballs make a simple, wholesome dinner for the entire family. Prepare ahead in your Instant Pot Pro Plus, and re-heat when needed, topped with some parmesan shavings. Try making a ...
- Onion1diced
- Garlic clove3crushed
- Mozzarella cheese250 gsliced, drained, dried
- Parmesan cheeseas neededshaved
- Ground pork400 g
- Ground beef400 g
- Egg1
- Fresh breadcrumbs140 g
- Salt2 ½ teaspoons
- Black pepperas needed
- Olive oil1 tablespoon
- Red wine150 ml
- Canned tomatoes800 g
- Fresh basil leaves10 g
- Spaghettias needed
- Salt & pepperas needed
Ingredients
- 1. Add the minced meat to a large bowl with the egg, breadcrumbs, salt and pepper
- 2. Mix gently to combine
- 3. Using your hands form 10-12 meatballs and add them to a cutting board
- 4. Add the olive oil to the inner pot
- 5. Pre-heat inner pot on Sauté
- 6. When the Instant Pot Pro Plus has finished preheating, add roughly 5 meatballs to the pot and brown for 1.5- 2 mins each side
- 7. Remove browned meatballs from the inner pot and place them on the cutting board
- 8. Brown the remaining meatballs for 1.5-2 mins each side
- 9. Once all the meatballs are browned remove them from the inner pot and leave on the cutting board
- 10. Add the onion to the inner pot and Sauté here while mixing for 3 mins
- 11. Carefully add the wine to deglaze the pot
- 12. Add in the canned tomatoes, garlic, basil and salt, and mix to combine
- 13. Add the meatballs back to the inner pot and add the mozzarella slices in between the meatballs as best as you can
- 14. Secure the lid onto the Instant Pot Pro Plus
- 15. Pressure cook 12 mins on Max, then Quick Release the pressure
- 16. Carefully remove the lid and simmer the sauce while you cook your spaghetti
- 17. Cook your spaghetti according to packaging
- 18. Serve 2-3 meatballs over cooked spaghetti with a generous ladle of sauce, some parmesan shavings and season with salt and pepper
Method
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