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Instant Pot Swedish Meatballs is one of my top 5 favorite Instant Pot recipes. The flavor of these pressure cooker Swedish meatballs is really good, and the rich sauce complements the meatballs very well. Served over noodles or mashed potatoes, these Swedish Meatballs are amazing!
Instant Pot Swedish Meatballs
There are many delicious recipes you can make with ground beef.
Speaking of delicious, these pressure cooker Swedish Meatballs are very delicious!
In this recipe for Instant Pot Swedish Meatballs, I wanted to stay with the traditional ingredients, but strayed a little.
You will not typically find Worcestershire or Dijon in the sauce. I didn’t add a lot, but I think the flavor is so much better from the addition of these two ingredients.
Lightly browning the meatballs before pressure cooking them gives them, and the sauce, a richer depth of flavor that only something fried/browned can give. Please don’t skip this step unless you are using frozen meatballs.
I hope you won’t be put off by the Allspice and Nutmeg. There isn’t enough to make it taste strongly of those spices. They are warm spices, and just add a little something special, and they are traditional to Swedish Meatballs.
Serve Instant Pot Swedish Meatballs alone, or over a pile of egg noodles or mashed potatoes. The sauce/gravy is so good you won’t want to leave a drop of it on your plate!
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If you make this pressure cooker Swedish Meatballs recipe, please let me know! Just drop a comment with a star rating below. It would be great to read your feedback!
Instant Pot Swedish Meatballs
Equipment
Ingredients
Meatball Mixture
- 1 lb Ground Beef* (85%-90% lean)
- ½ lb Ground Pork
- ½ cup Panko Bread Crumbs
- ½ cup Milk
- 1 small Sweet Onion, grated on a cheese grater
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- ½ teaspoon Pepper
- ¼ teaspoon Allspice
- ¼ teaspoon Nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon Garlic Powder
- 1 Egg, beaten
- ¼ cup Fresh Parsley, finely chopped, divided
Sauce
- 2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
- 6 Tablespoons Butter, divided
- 2 10-ounce cans Beef Consommé (or good beef broth, 2½ cups)
- 1 teaspoon Dijon Mustard
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire Sauce
- 2 cups Heavy Cream, divided
- ¼ cup Flour
- Salt & Pepper to taste
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl add ground beef. ground pork, panko, milk (pour over the crumbs), onion, salt, pepper, allspice, nutmeg, garlic powder, beaten egg, and 2 Tbsp of the parsley. Mix together well to combine the ingredients.
- Form 30 meatballs and set them on parchment paper.
- Turn on the pot's Sauté setting, and when it is hot, add the olive oil and 2 Tbsp of the butter.
- Add 15 of the meatballs and brown lightly on outside. Do not cook completely. Remove to a plate and repeat with the remaining meatballs.
- Add the beef consommé (or broth) and stir, scraping the bottom of the pot to get up any of the browned bits (deglaze).
- Add the remaining 4 Tbsp of butter, dijon, Worcestershire, and 1 cup of the heavy cream (reserve the remaining 1 cup). Stir well.
- Cancel the Sauté setting.
- Add the meatballs back into the pot (or add the frozen meatballs, if using). Close the lid and set the steam release knob to the Sealing position.
- Press the Pressure Cook/Manual button or dial (High pressure), and then the +/- button or dial to select 4 minutes. When the cook time is finished, let the pot sit undisturbed for 6 minutes (6 minute natural release).
- While the meatballs are cooking, mix the flour with the remaining 1 cup of heavy cream. Whisk it well so there are no lumps. Set aside.
- Do a controlled Quick Release of the pressure (*A controlled quick release means you release the steam in short bursts, then longer bursts, until you can be sure none of the sauce spews out of the vent with the steam from the intense pressure. Then fully open the vent and let it go).When the pin in the lid drops down, you can open it.
- Remove the meatballs to a plate and cover. Turn on the Sauté setting (Med - Normal temp) and bring to a simmer. Whisk in the flour/cream mixture, stirring frequently, until thickened. Cancel the Sauté setting.
- Taste the sauce and adjust salt & pepper, if needed. You can either add the meatballs back in, or serve and pour the sauce over them. Garnish with remaining parsley.
- Instant Pot Swedish Meatballs go great over noodles, rice, or mashed potatoes.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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Can I just use ground beef? I’m worried they won’t have ground pork at my grocery store.
Thanks!
Yes you can!
made these last night for my family and we all loved them! this morning i am still getting compliments on dinner last night. thanks for the recipe i will come back to it over and over again.
That’s so great, Abby! Thank you for your review.
Hubby said “this is a keeper!!!” Only thing I did different ly,I rolled the meatballs in flour before I browned them and I had made then in advance. I didn’t use as uch butter& oil as called for,as about half seemed enough. The meatballs nd the gravy had awesome flavors!! Thanks for sharing!!
I changed a few things to our flavour liking but it was delicious. Everyone loved the meatballs and oh so filling
That’s great, Jessica! I’m happy that you liked this recipe! Thank you for your review!
Do you think I could make this as a make ahead meal to freeze and reheat? Just the meatballs and sauce not the noodles
Yes. I would freez flat in a freezer bag so they are easier to separate while reheating.
Thank you for condensing the instructions into 8 pictures. I’m a visual learner and I’ve never seen a recipe condensed so well before. Thank you!! We’re trying this tonight. I have Scandanavian roots too and love swedish meatballs! Awesome recipe. You just got a new follower! 😀
Hi Rachel, I’m glad the visuals worked for you. I try to make them for most of my recipes. Thank you for your review!
These were DELICIOUS! Everyone enjoyed them from the pickiest to most adventurous eaters. I was disappointed I was too full for seconds, we’ll be fighting over the leftovers for lunch tomorrow!
I’m glad everyone liked these, Marie! Thank you so much for your review!
Is there anyway I can cook the noodles with the meatballs and sauce? How long would that take to pressure cook? Thank you
Hi Jennifer. This is one of those recipes that you want the sauce to be rich and thick, and adding water to cook the noodles would thin it. Not to say it can’t be done, but egg noodles cook very quickly. Maybe put the meatballs on the bottom, layer the noodles on top, then pour in the water/broth, and the sauce over the noodles (try to cover them all). You need 1 cup of water/broth for every 4 oz of pasta. Then cook for the 4 minutes and do the controlled Quick Release. I do this method for my Meatball Pasta Dinner, so maybe it will work. Let me know!
FABULOUS. Will be one of my go to recipes. Thank you.
In Step 12, do I set is the saute at medium or high?
Hi Jennifer, it’s Medium/Normal temp. I added that to the instructions. 🙂
We loved these meatballs! The sauce was so good too. We had them over mashed potatoes. Even our picky toddler likes them! Thanks for a great recipe!
Yay! It’s so nice when the whole family, picky toddlers included, like the meal you cook! Thank you for your review!