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Meatballs, macaroni, marinara and mozzarella

Servings: Many

Servings: Many
Ingredients
  • ½ of a family sized, 48oz bag of Italian meatballs, frozen
  • 1 16oz box of macaroni noodles
  • 1 24oz jar of marinara sauce
  • 2 cups of water
  • 1 ½ cups of shredded mozzarella cheese
Steps
  1. #1. Make sure your liner, inner pot, is in the Instant Pot (IP)
  2. - Turn on saute function to heat up Instant Pot.
  3. - Open meatballs and pour half the bag in the pot.
  4. - Open macaroni.
  5. - Stir meatballs to make sure they don't stick to the pot.
  6. - Press the Cancel button (turn off the IP).
  7. - Add the macaroni.
  8. - Add the jar of marinara sauce.
  9. - Add 2 cups of water
  10. - Place the top on the IP, turn it to Close.
  11. - TURN THE PRESSURE RELEASE VALVE TO SEALING.
  12. - Press the Pressure Cook button.
  13. - Adjust time to 4 minutes (seriously, 5 minutes was too much).
  14. ** It may take 10 minutes to come up to pressure, then 4 minutes to cook.
  15. - Quick Release (QR), turn the pressure release valve to Venting
  16. - Remove the lid and stir the pot. (Tee hee hee)
  17. - Add 1 ½ cups shredded mozzarella (or more if you want).
  18. - Replace the lid for 2 to 3 minutes to melt the cheese. Move the lid to Close.
  19. - Remove the lid and serve.
Notes
  • CAUTION: Meatballs will be VERY hot. I recommend slicing them in half before eating, especially before serving to children.
 

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