Instant Pot Beef Meatballs in mushroom sauce
This delicious Instant pot Meatballs in mushroom sauce recipe will have dinner on the table in under 30 minutes.
Main ingredients:
 | Beef meatballs – fresh or frozen beef meatballs |
 | Mushrooms – white button or cremini (brown) mushrooms, but you can also use oysters mushrooms. |
 | (Optional) Spinach – frozen spinach for nutrients |
Spices and flavoring ingredients:
 | Garlic powder or flakes for flavor |
 | Crème fraiche – crème fraiche or any type of heavy cream |
 | Beef liquid stock or beef cube stock in water |
 | Butter for flavor |
 | Pinch of salt and pepper |
Meatballs are the perfect quick and easy meal for busy and active weeknight dinner. You can put them in almost any sauce or stew. With this meatball recipe however, you are sure to get your dose of nutrients and veggies in as well.
And by cooking the recipe in the Instant pot, this one dish meal can be prepared quickly without having to “watch the stove”. And who doesn’t love that?!
In addition, this recipe is the perfect vehicle for a range of different veggies. I have added frozen spinach as an option, but you can also add brocolli, kale, carrots, or any other veggie that you have on hand, if you wish.
The mushroom sauce is simple and quick to make, but it packs a punch in terms of flavour.
Cooking tips
- If using frozen meatballs, use frozen mushrooms as well, otherwise the mushrooms will overcook compared to the meatballs.
- You don’t need to defrost the mushrooms or meatballs, the Instant Pot will adjust the time automatically.
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Instant pot meatballs in mushroom sauce
Equipment
Ingredients
- 15-20 large beef meatballs fresh or frozen*
- 2 cups of sliced white or oyster mushrooms fresh or frozen*
- 1 cup of beef stock
- 1 tablespoon of butter
- 20 cl of crème fraiche or heavy cream (3/4 cup)
- 1 teaspoon of garlic powder
- pinch of salt and pepper to taste
- 1 cup of frozen spinach (optional)
Instructions
- Add all the ingredients to the Instant pot (except the heavy cream) and set to Manual High Pressure for 7 minutes.
- Once the countdown has finished, let the pressure release naturally for 5 minutes.
- Open the Instant pot and stir in the heavy cream.
- Press the Sauté button for around 5 minutes to make sure the heavy cream cooks into the sauce.
- Serve while warm.
Notes
Nutrition
Please note: We are not certified nutritionists and these estimates written and produced for entertainment purposes only.
What to serve with it?
These Instant pot meatballs in mushroom sauce go really well with mashed potatoes, as well as tagliatelle pasta.
You can also serve it with rice if you prefer, my favorite is long-grain brown rice or wild rice. (I usually have my rice cooker going at the same time.)
How to store it?
If you want to prepare this meatballs in mushroom sauce dish in advance and store it, I recommend letting it cool and placing it in an airtight glass container. It should last at least 2-3 days in the fridge.
