Instant Pot Italian Turkey Meatballs

When you are craving homemade meatballs, it's hard to beat these simple and delicious, light and healthy Instant Pot (affiliate link) Italian Turkey Meatballs. They are a snap to prepare with just a handful of everyday, easy-to-find ingredients and cook quickly in a pressure cooker.

Enjoy them alongside a tossed green salad or atop pasta or low carb zoodles for a quick home cooked Italian dinner that's low in carbs and calories.

InstantPot Italian Meatballs with fresh basil

How Many Calories and WeightWatchers Points in these Italian Turkey Meatballs?

According to my calculations, each 4 meatball serving has about 213 calories. To see your WW Points for this recipe and track it in the WW app or site, Click here!

Recipe Ingredients

• 2 cups reduced sugar marinara sauce (I used Newman's Own Sockarooni with 0 grams added sugar and just 70 calories per ½-cup serving)
• 1 pound (16 ounces) lean ground turkey
• 1 cup finely chopped onion
• ⅓ cup fat-free liquid egg substitute (or about 3 large egg whites)
• ¼ cup panko breadcrumbs
• 1 tablespoon grated Parmesan cheese
• ½ teaspoon garlic powder
• ½ teaspoon Italian seasoning
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon black pepper

How to Make Instant Pot Italian Turkey Meatballs, Step-by-Step

Step 1: Gather and prepare all ingredients.

Ready to make the meatballs

Step 2: Lightly spray InstantPot inner pot with nonstick spray and add the marinara sauce.

Step 3: In a large mixing bowl (affiliate link), combine the remaining ingredients (ground turkey through salt and pepper) and mix well using clean hands or a large spoon.

All mixed and ready to roll the meatballs

Step 4: Shape the mixture into 20 evenly sized meatballs and nestle them in the sauce in the pot.

Add the formed meatballs to the marinara sauce

Step 5: Lock the lid in place and move the pressure release valve to the "Sealing" position. Cook on HIGH pressure for 8 minutes. Allow steam to release naturally for 10 minutes before moving the pressure release valve to "Venting" position and release remaining steam/pressure. Remove the lid and carefully stir the meatballs and the sauce.

Gently stir meatballs with sauce before serving

Step 6: Divide meatballs between 5 plates or bowls and garnished with chopped basil, parsley, crushed red pepper flakes or additional grated Parmesan cheese, if desired.

Step 7: Store any leftover meatballs in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

InstantPot Italian Turkey Meatballs with fresh basil

Recipe Notes

To make these meatballs gluten-free, be sure to use gluten-free panko bread crumbs.

Feel free to substitute extra-lean ground beef for the ground turkey. Or try substituting half ground beef and half ground pork.

I've added 10 minutes to the 8 minute cook time to allow for the InstantPot to come up to pressure before the cooking cycle begins.

Serving Suggestions

Enjoy these meatballs with your favorite whole grain pasta or veggie pasta. If you are watching your carbs, serve with zucchini noodles.

Add these meatballs to a hoagie roll and top with a slice of provolone cheese and pop under the broiler until heated through and melty for a meatball sub.

Make an English muffin meatball pizza by topping a split English muffin with marinara and topping with sliced meatballs and shredded mozzarella cheese. Cook in the toaster oven or broiler until crispy and the cheese melts.

Easy InstantPot Italian Turkey Meatballs

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Instant Pot Italian Turkey Meatballs

These Italian turkey meatballs are a snap to prepare and cook quickly in an Instant Pot (affiliate link), making for a simple Italian dinner when paired with whole grain pasta, veggie pasta or low carb zucchini noodles.

Prep Time20 minutes mins

Cook Time18 minutes mins

Pressure Release10 minutes mins

Total Time48 minutes mins

Servings (adjustable): 5

Calories: 213

Author: Peter | Simple Nourished Living

Ingredients

• ▢ 2 cups marinara sauce (I used Newman's Own Sockarooni with 0 grams added sugar and just 70 calories per ½-cup serving)
• ▢ 1 pound (16 ounces) lean ground turkey
• ▢ 1 cup finely chopped onion
• ▢ ⅓ cup fat-free liquid egg substitute (or about 3 large egg whites)
• ▢ ¼ cup panko breadcrumbs
• ▢ 1 tablespoon grated Parmesan cheese
• ▢ ½ teaspoon garlic powder
• ▢ ½ teaspoon Italian seasoning
• ▢ ¼ teaspoon salt
• ▢ ¼ teaspoon black pepper

Garnishes

• ▢ chopped basil or parsley, crushed red pepper flakes, grated Parmesan cheese

Instructions

• Lightly spray InstantPot inner pot with nonstick spray and add the marinara sauce.
• In a large mixing bowl (affiliate link), combine the remaining ingredients (ground turkey through salt and pepper) and mix well using clean hands or a large spoon.
• Shape the mixture into 20 evenly sized meatballs and nestle them in the sauce in the pot.
• Lock the lid in place and move the pressure release valve to the "Sealing" position. Cook on HIGH pressure for 8 minutes. Allow steam to release naturally for 10 minutes before moving the pressure release valve to "Venting" position and release remaining steam/pressure. Remove the lid and carefully stir the meatballs and the sauce.
• Divide meatballs between 5 plates or bowls and garnished with chopped basil, parsley, crushed red pepper flakes or additional grated Parmesan cheese, if desired.
• Store any leftover meatballs in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

Equipment

Mixing Bowls

Chef Knife

Instant Pot

Recipe Notes

To make these meatballs gluten-free, be sure to use gluten-free panic bread crumbs.

Feel free to substitute extra-lean ground beef for the ground turkey. Or try substituting half ground beef and half ground pork.

I've added 10 minutes to the 8 minute cook time to allow for the InstantPot to come up to pressure before the cooking cycle begins.

Serving size: 4 meatballs

Click here to see your WW Points for this recipe and track it in the WW app or site.

5 *PointsPlus (Old plan)

Nutrition Facts

Instant Pot (affiliate link) Italian Turkey Meatballs

Amount Per Serving (4 meatballs)

Calories 213 Calories from Fat 54

% Daily Value*

Fat 6g9%

Carbohydrates 15g5%

Fiber 2.5g10%

Protein 24g48%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Italian

Keyword: easy turkey meatballs, Intant Pot meatballs, quick meatballs

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Recipe source: Hungry Girl Magazine (affiliate link), Fall 2021 Issue

*Points® calculated by WW. *PointsPlus® and SmartPoints® calculated by Simple Nourished Living; Not endorsed by Weight Watchers International, Inc. All recipe ingredients except optional items included in determining nutritional estimates. SmartPoints® values calculated WITHOUT each plan's ZeroPoint Foods (Green plan, Blue plan, Purple plan) using the WW Recipe Builder.

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