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Instant Pot Meatball Soup

Instant Pot meatball soup is an easy weeknight dinner that takes almost no prep. This quick Instant Pot soup recipe takes less than 30 minutes to make!
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Time to Pressure 10 minutes
Total Time 27 minutes
Servings 8 servings
Calories 273kcal
Author Kate at Eating in an Instant

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 medium yellow onion finely diced
  • 2 carrots peeled and chopped
  • 6 garlic cloves minced
  • 3 ounces tomato paste
  • 4 ½ cups reduced-sodium beef stock divided
  • 1 tablespoon dried Italian seasoning
  • 1 teaspoon dried basil
  • 4 ounces whole wheat elbow noodles
  • 14.5 ounce can fire roasted diced tomatoes
  • 1 pound frozen Italian meatballs
  • ¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese

Instructions

  • Press sauté.
  • When the Instant Pot reads “Hot”, add the oil.
  • Add the onions and carrot, and sauté for 2-3 minutes, stirring regularly.
  • Stir in the garlic, and cook for 30 seconds, stirring the entire time.
  • Press cancel.
  • Stir in the tomato paste, and cook for 30 seconds, stirring the entire time.
  • Stir in 1 cup of stock, and scrape up any browned bits from the bottom of the pot.
  • Add remaining 3 ½ cups stock, noodles, seasonings, and tomatoes in order. Do not stir.
  • Place the frozen meatballs on top of the other ingredients, and gently press the meatballs down. Do not stir.
  • Press manual high pressure and adjust the cooking time to 9 minutes. It should take about 10-15 minutes to come to pressure.
  • When the cooking time has finished, carefully release the pressure by turning the pressure release valve to venting.
  • Give everything a good stir, and season with salt and pepper to taste.
  • Serve soup topped with grated parmesan cheese.

Notes

  • Beef stock: Feel free to use beef broth in place of beef stock.
  • Noodles: It's important to use whole wheat noodles because they have a longer cooking time and hold up better in this soup. Gluten free elbow macaroni has a similar cooking time and should also hold up well in this recipe.
  • Tomatoes: You can use a different type of canned tomato, like diced tomatoes or diced tomatoes with basil, in place of the fire roasted tomatoes. 
  • Meatballs: You can make homemade meatballs and freeze them, or you can use your favorite frozen meatballs in this recipe.
  • Nutrition values are estimates. 

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 273kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 16g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 44mg | Sodium: 510mg | Potassium: 666mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 2958IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 86mg | Iron: 2mg