Name: Family Favorite Spaghetti and Meatballs
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 1 h 75 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 400 g Ground beef; as needed Spaghetti; 400 g Ground pork; 2 ½ teaspoons Salt; 10 g Fresh basil leaves; as needed Salt & pepper; 800 g Canned tomatoes; 140 g Fresh breadcrumbs; 3 Garlic clove; 1 Onion; 250 g Mozzarella cheese; as needed Black pepper; 1 tablespoon Olive oil; 150 ml Red wine; as needed Parmesan cheese; 1 Egg

recipe by Chloe Harris www.chloefoodie.com

Total Time

1hr 15mins
Serves

4
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 batch and freezing some for an after school meal that won’t disappoint.

recipe updated Mar 1, 2022

Ingredients

Onion

1
Garlic clove

3
Mozzarella cheese

250 g
Parmesan cheese

as needed
Ground pork

400 g
Ground beef

400 g
Egg

1
Fresh breadcrumbs

140 g
Salt

2 ½ teaspoons
Black pepper

as needed
Olive oil

1 tablespoon
Red wine

150 ml
Canned tomatoes

800 g
Fresh basil leaves

10 g
Spaghetti

as needed
Salt & pepper

as needed

Tools

Stove
Instant Pot Pro Plus
Large mixing bowl
Cutting board
Inner pot - pro plus
Large saucepan

Step preview

Add the minced meat to a large bowl with the egg, breadcrumbs, salt and pepper
Mix gently to combine
Using your hands form 10-12 meatballs and add them to a cutting board
Add the olive oil to the inner pot
Pre-heat inner pot on Sauté
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
Remove browned meatballs from the inner pot and place them on the cutting board
Brown the remaining meatballs for 1.5-2 mins each side
Once all the meatballs are browned remove them from the inner pot and leave on the cutting board
Add the onion to the inner pot and Sauté here while mixing for 3 mins
Carefully add the wine to deglaze the pot
Add in the canned tomatoes, garlic, basil and salt, and mix to combine
Add the meatballs back to the inner pot and add the mozzarella slices in between the meatballs as best as you can
Secure the lid onto the Instant Pot Pro Plus
Pressure cook 12 mins on Max, then Quick Release the pressure
Carefully remove the lid and simmer the sauce while you cook your spaghetti
Cook your spaghetti according to packaging
Serve 2-3 meatballs over cooked spaghetti with a generous ladle of sauce, some parmesan shavings and season with salt and pepper

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