Instant Pot BBQ Meatballs
Instant Pot BBQ Meatballs using frozen meatballs makes a fantastic dump and start appetizer or a dinner under 15 mins. Your whole family will enjoy this grape jelly and bbq sauce meatballs instant pot recipe. It's such a keeper!
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Servings: 4 people
Calories: 239kcal
Cost: $3
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 pound Frozen Meatballs **16 ounce. You can use frozen homemade meatballs. Beef, Sausage, Beef/pork/chciken or Turkey meatballs works great.
- ½ cup BBQ Sauce **Use Hickory or Original flavor.
- ½ cup Grape Jelly
- ⅓ cup Sweet Chili Sauce
- ⅓ cup Ketchup
Seasonings
- 2 tsp Cayenne Pepper **skip if heat intolerant or add less.
- 1 tsp Paprika **not smoked paprika.
- 1 tsp Ground Black Pepper
Liquid
- ½ cup Water
Instructions
- Dump ingredients in order: Add water, frozen meatballs, bbq sauce, ketchup, sweet chili sauce, grape jelly and seasonings (paprika, cayenne, ground black pepper). DO NOT stir or mix.
- Pressure Cook: Secure the lid, seal the valve and PRESSURE COOK on HIGH for 5 mins. Once the pressure cooking cycle is over the instant pot will begin to beep, immediately perform a quick pressure release by manually moving the valve from the sealing to the venting position. Open the lid carefully when the metal pin on top of the lid drops.
- Thicken Sauce: Hit the SAUTE function & keep it on LOW heat. Give everything in the pot a quick stir. Simmer the sauce stirring often to thicken it to your preferred consistency. We prefer more sauce when we plan to serve the bbq meatballs as dinner and we love a thicker sauce when we plan to dish them out as appetizers. Serve the grape jelly bbq sauce meatballs hot and enjoy!
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Notes
- Are the bbq meatballs spicy? Yes, today's recipe is slightly on the spicy side. If you prefer non spicy food either skip adding the cayenne or slash down the quantity.
- Prevent BURN: Add the ingredients in order as mentioned in todays recipe. And DO NOT ever mix or stir them before the pressure cooking cycle. The grape jelly would stick at the bottom and trigger BURN if you mix or stir.
- BBQ meatballs as an appetizer: Thicken the sauce if you prefer to serve these grape jelly bbq sauce meatballs as appetizer. You have to simply simmer the sauce stirring frequently to thicken it to your desired consistency.
- BBQ meatballs as a complete meal: You can keep them saucy and serve them over steamed white rice, mashed potatoes, baked potatoes, cauliflower rice or buttered noodles.
Nutrition Facts
Instant Pot BBQ Meatballs
Amount Per Serving
Calories 239
Calories from Fat 9
% Daily Value*
Fat 1g2%
Saturated Fat 1g6%
Sodium 968mg42%
Potassium 150mg4%
Carbohydrates 56g19%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 43g48%
Protein 2g4%
Vitamin A 763IU15%
Vitamin C 5mg6%
Calcium 17mg2%
Iron 1mg6%
* Read our privacy policy - Calorie information is provided as a courtesy only and should be leveraged as an estimate rather than a guarantee.Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Nutrition
Calories: 239kcal | Carbohydrates: 56g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 968mg | Potassium: 150mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 43g | Vitamin A: 763IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 17mg | Iron: 1mg