Instant Pot BBQ Meatballs
Instant Pot BBQ Meatballs are tender and juicy beef meatballs full of BBQ flavor. They make a quick and delicious dinner or an excellent appetizer for a party or holidays!
Servings 4 people
Ingredients
BBQ Meatball Mixture
- 1-1.5 lbs. Ground Beef 85/15
- 3 tablespoon milk
- 1 tablespoon plain bread crumbs
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon each: garlic powder, onion powder
Instant Pot Liquid
- 1 cup water
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
BBQ Sauce
- ½-3/4 cup Favorite store bought BBQ Sauce
Instructions
- Lightly mix all the meatball ingredients together in a mixing bowl with clean hands.
- Form the meatballs into desired size:entree size- 2+ tablespoons of beef mixture per meatball - this will give you about 12-15 meatballs.appetizer size- 1 tablespoon of beef mixture per meatball- this will give you about 18-22 meatballs.
- In the bottom of the Instant Pot combine all the Instant Pot liquids.Set the metal trivet over the liquid.
- Place the meatballs on the trivet in one or two layers.
- Close the pot and lock the pressure vent to seal. Set the pot to cook on high, meat/stew mode, for 7 minutes. Do a 5 minute natural release and then finish with a quick release of the pressure.
- Preheat the oven broiler. Place the meatballs on a rimmed baking sheet and cover the meatballs with BBQ sauce (pour, dunk, or brush on). Place under the broiler for 5 minutes to caramelize the bbq sauce.
Notes
Baked BBQ Meatballs - to make a similar meatball recipe in the oven pop over to this recipe for BBQ Meatballs.