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Instant Pot Spaghetti and Meatballs

Instant Pot Spaghetti and Turkey Meatballs

This Instant Pot recipe for spaghetti and turkey meatballs absolutely nails it. You won't believe the flavors here and the meatball consistency is tender and spot-on!
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Main Course, Pasta
Cuisine Italian
Servings 4 persons

Equipment

Ingredients
  

  • For the sauce:
  • 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
  • 2 garlic cloves very thinly sliced
  • ¼ teaspoon red-pepper flakes
  • ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 28-ounce can crushed tomatoes
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 2 basil sprigs plus more thinly sliced for serving
  • 8 ounces spaghetti broken in half
  • 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan plus more for serving if desired
  • For the meatballs:
  • 1 pound ground turkey
  • ¼ cup panko bread crumbs
  • ¼ cup grated Parmesan
  • 2 tablespoons chopped basil
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 to 2 garlic cloves finely grated or minced

Instructions
 

  • Set pressure cooker to the sauté function, and heat 2 tablespoons oil in the pot. Stir in garlic, red pepper and black pepper, and cook for 1 minute or until fragrant. Stir in tomatoes, salt and basil sprigs; cook, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes (note: lower the sauté function to low or briefly turn the machine off if the sauce splatters too much; this happened to me).
  • Meanwhile, make the meatballs: In a large bowl, mix together turkey, bread crumbs, Parmesan, chopped basil, egg, salt and garlic. Roll into 1 1/4-inch balls. (I made about 14 meatballs.)
  • Pour 1 cup water into sauce in pot, scraping up any browned bits on bottom of pot. Scatter uncooked spaghetti over the sauce. Drizzle remaining 1 tablespoon oil over spaghetti, stirring gently (try to keep the spaghetti on top of the sauce), then top with meatballs.
  • Cover and cook on high pressure for 5 minutes. Manually release the pressure, then remove the cover and stir to separate the spaghetti. Stir in 2 tablespoons Parmesan. At this point, the pasta will be almost but not quite cooked through. Place the top back on the pressure cooker (loosely) and let it sit for 3 to 13 minutes, until the sauce has thickened and spaghetti is al dente but not mushy.
  • Sprinkle with thinly sliced basil and more Parmesan (or whatever cheese you like) if desired.
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