Grammy's Kitchen · Meatballs · Instant Pot Meatballs
One of 38 meatballs recipes we measured
It ranks #3 of 38 for moistness among the meatballs recipes we compared. 131 cooks on www.favfamilyrecipes.com rate it 5.0★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 38.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| egg | 14% | 10% |
| dairy | 4% | 6% |
| aromatics | 12% | 9% |
| salt | 1% | 1% |
| liquid | 4% | 12% |
Adapts cleanly: egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 680 g | 1 1/2 pounds ground beef (lean) |
| 80 g | 1/2 cup onion (grated) |
| 18 g | 1/2 cup panko bread crumbs |
| 50 g | 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese (grated) |
| 100 g | 2 eggs |
| 6 g | 2 cloves garlic (crushed) |
| 30 g | 2 tablespoons milk |
| 6 g | 1 teaspoon kosher salt (or to taste) |
| 1 g | 1/2 teaspoon oregano |
| 1 g | 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper |
| 420 g | 4 cups spaghetti sauce ((see notes above)) |
Method: 7 steps, published by www.favfamilyrecipes.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“I had made this recipe because my son wanted meatballs. I love my instant and so glad I made them! I used Rao’s marinara sauce to cover the bottom, made half the recipe and it came out delicious, the meatballs were juicy and tender! I also skipped the garlic s” — a cook, 5.0★
“I like this recipe but I use a stovetop pressure cooker and need to add a cup of broth to the pan, then the sauce and then the meatballs so the meatballs don’t stick to the bottom and burn. Thank you for posting! This method of cooking makes meatballs an easy ” — a cook, 5.0★