Instant Pot Swedish Meatballs
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A simple method for making Swedish Meatballs in your Instant Pot with just a handful of everyday ingredients. These Instant Pot Swedish Meatballs are tender, saucy and flavorful – the perfect easy weeknight meal or a meal prep recipe the whole family will enjoy.
Instant Pot Swedish Meatballs Recipe
Simply the best way to enjoy Swedish meatballs without getting stuck for hours afterwards in a maze of make-it-yourself furniture and coming home with yet another set of allen keys.
Known in Sweden as köttbullar, Swedish meatballs are tender, fall-apart meatballs are slathered in a rich, creamy and tangy yet buttery gravy.
This is one of my family’s favorite easy comfort meals but its decadent enough to serve as a fancy meal on a special occasion.
For this recipe, we made homemade Swedish meatballs and whipped together a simple homemade gravy, all completely cooked in the Instant Pot.
However, many grocery stores sell frozen, pre-made Swedish meatballs so if you want to save a bit of time, you can use those instead and focus your effort on just whipping up the homemade Swedish gravy.
You can toss in some veggies (peas, chopped carrots, broccoli, bell peppers, etc) or serve with any of the below suggested sides to make this Instant Pot Swedish Meatballs recipe into a full meal.
What to Serve with Swedish Meatballs:
- serve overtop of egg noodles
- serve a side of sautéed cabbage
- add a simple side salad
- mashed potatoes or mashed cauliflower
- or simple white rice.
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Instant Pot Swedish Meatballs FAQs
Can this recipe be made in the Crockpot? Yes! You will need to double the recipe to make this work as your Crockpot has more surface area than an Instant Pot. Saute the meatballs in a pan first as you stir together the sauce ingredients in the Crockpot. Add the meatballs and then cover with the lid. Cook on low for 3 hours or on high for 1.5 hours.
How to store Swedish Meatballs: This recipe can be prepared and stored in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days. Reheat in the microwave with a damp piece of paper towel overtop.
Can Swedish Meatballs and Gravy be frozen? Yes, you can freeze this recipe in a ziptop freezer bag or freezer container for up to 2 months. (This set of freezer containers is a crazy bargain.) Allow to thaw completely in the fridge before heating. You may want to add a couple ice cubes if reheating in the microwave.
More Meatball Recipes the Whole Family will Love:
- Crockpot Cranberry Meatballs
- Instant Pot Meatball Sandwiches
- Instant Pot Meatballs
- Baked Spaghetti and Meatballs from In the Kids’ Kitchen
- Instant Pot Hawaiian Meatballs from Bake Me Some Sugar
Instant Pot Swedish Meatballs Ingredients
For the Homemade Swedish Meatballs:
- Ground beef
- Ground pork
- Small onion, minced
- Nutmeg, optional
- Allspice, optional
- Salt and Pepper, to taste
- Breadcrumbs, or to personal preference
- Egg, or more as needed
- Olive oil, for frying
For the Swedish Meatball Gravy:
- All-Purpose Flour
- Beef Stock
- Dill Weed
- Salt and Pepper, to taste
- Sour Cream
Tip: add a dash of Dijon mustard or Worchestershire sauce to the gravy for more depth of flavor.
Kitchen Tools You May Find Helpful
- Measuring Cups and Spoons
- Whisk
- Instant Pot <– I’m so excited to upgrade to this one with air fryer capacities soon! (You can also just buy the lid which adds the air fryer capacity to your standard IP.)
How to Make Swedish Meatballs in the Instant Pot
Combine the beef, pork, minced onion and seasoning until thoroughly combined.
Add 1 cup of breadcrumbs and knead in until fully combined.
Knead in 1 egg. Adjust the texture to your personal preference with additional breadcrumbs or the addition of an egg yolk or whole egg.
Roll the meat mixture into 1.5 Tablespoon sized meatballs. (I used a cookie scoop to measure out the meat mixture.) Set each finished meatball in a clean container or on a plate.
Place the olive oil in your Instant Pot and set to “saute.”
Once the oil is hot, add the meatballs and brown well on each side, about 2 minutes for a total of 4 minutes.
Remove the meatballs then add the beef stock, flour, dill, salt, pepper and sour cream.
Whisk until the sauce is combined and then add the meatballs back to the Instant Pot.
Set the IP to saute and add the sour cream and dill. Simmer 4-5 minutes until thickened.
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Instant Pot Swedish Meatballs
Ingredients
For the Homemade Swedish Meatballs:
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 lb ground pork
- 1 small onion, minced
- 1/2 teaspoon Nutmeg, optional
- 1/2 teaspoon Allspice, optional
- Salt and Pepper, to taste
- 1 cup breadcrumbs, or to personal preference
- 1 egg, or more as needed
- 2 Tablespoons olive oil, for frying
For the Swedish Meatball Gravy:
- 1 Tablespoon All-Purpose Flour
- 1 cup Beef Stock
- 1 teaspoon Dill Weed
- Salt and Pepper, to taste
- 1/4 cup Sour Cream
Instructions
- Combine the beef, pork, minced onion and seasoning until thoroughly combined.
- Add 1 cup of breadcrumbs and knead in until fully combined.
- Knead in 1 egg. Adjust the texture to your personal preference with additional breadcrumbs or the addition of an egg yolk or whole egg.
- Roll the meat mixture into 1.5 Tablespoon sized meatballs. (I used a cookie scoop to measure out the meat mixture.) Set each finished meatball in a clean container or on a plate.
- Place the olive oil in your Instant Pot and set to "saute."
- Once the oil is hot, add the meatballs and brown well on each side, about 2 minutes for a total of 4 minutes.
- Remove the meatballs then add the beef stock, flour, dill, salt, pepper and sour cream.
- Whisk until the sauce is combined and then add the meatballs back to the Instant Pot.
- Set the IP to saute and add the sour cream and dill. Simmer 4-5 minutes until thickened.
- Turn Instant Pot off and then remove the inner pot immediately to prevent the sauce from scorching.
- Serve the meatballs and sauce overtop of potoatoes or rice.
Notes
Tip: add a dash of Dijon mustard or Worchestershire sauce to the gravy for more depth of flavor.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
5Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 706Total Fat: 44gSaturated Fat: 16gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 24gCholesterol: 210mgSodium: 539mgCarbohydrates: 19gFiber: 1gSugar: 3gProtein: 54g
Sugar, Spice and Glitter uses an auto-generate nutrition calculator. Nutrition information isn’t always accurate unless analyzed in a scientific lab, so these should be considered more of a guideline than medical information.
I hope your family loves this easy Swedish meatballs recipe as much as mine does!
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