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Instant Pot Meatball Soup

Jul 20, 2021 · 4 Comments

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Instant Pot Meatball Soup with Pasta (or without) is a quick meal that is easy and delicious. When you want a homemade soup with lots of flavor, try making this pressure cooker Meatball Soup. If you are low carb, you can omit the pasta.

Instant Pot Meatball Pasta Soup in a white bowl

Pressure Cooker Meatball Soup

On days when you want a hearty soup without the creamy, heaviness of some recipes, this soup recipe is a great option.

This Instant Pot soup recipe has meatballs that you can make from the ground meat of your choice, as well as veggies and pasta, if you like.

Instant Pot Meatball Soup goes great with some nice crusty bread, or rolls.

The steps to make Instant Pot Meatball Soup with Pasta (or without) are easy! Here they are:
Meatball pasta Soup process cooking
Meatball pasta Soup cooking process

A Few Shortcuts and Variations for Instant Pot Meatball Soup

It’s always nice to know a few ways to get a recipe on the table a little quicker. Though not as “homemade” it will still be delicious!

  • Use frozen meatballs.
  • Use homemade meatballs that are pre-prepared.
  • Use a bag of frozen veggies in place of fresh.
  • Add extra veggies (corn, canned beans, etc,)
  • Add a can of diced tomatoes.
  • Jarred garlic in place of fresh.
  • Add 1/4 cup of dry rice instead of pasta.

This pressure cooker Meatball Soup recipe is very forgiving, and you can adjust it to your own taste.

2 bowls of meatball pasta soup

You can also double the recipe to make more to feed a crowd. If you do this, use the 6 quart or larger model of pressure cooker. The cook time will remain the same.

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Meatball Pasta Soup in a white bowl

If you make this pressure cooker Meatball Soup recipe, please leave a comment and star rating below in the comments section. I’d love to know how you liked it!

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Instant Pot Meatball Pasta Soup in white bowl

Instant Pot Meatball Pasta Soup

A delicious soup with freshly cooked meatballs, and a bit of pasta. Perfect for lunch or dinner.
4.75 from 4 votes
Print Rate
Course: Dinner, Lunch, Soup
Cuisine: American
Keyword: instant pot soup, meatball soup, pressure cooker soup
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes
Servings: 2
Calories: 297kcal
Author: Sandy

Equipment

  • Pressure Cooker, any size

Ingredients

FOR MEATBALLS

  • 1 lb Ground Chicken, Turkey, or Lean Beef
  • ¼ cup Panko Bread Crumbs (omit for low carb)
  • 3 Tablespoons Grated Parmesan
  • 1 Egg, beaten
  • 1 teaspoon Salt
  • 1 teaspoon Minced Garlic
  • 1 teaspoon Black Pepper
  • 2 Tablespoons Chopped Cilantro

FOR SOUP

  • 1 Tablespoon Olive Oil
  • ¼ cup Chopped Onions
  • 3 Tablespoons Chopped Celery
  • ¼ cup Chopped Carrot
  • 2 teaspoons Minced Garlic
  • 3 cups Chicken Broth (I use Low Sodium)
  • 1 teaspoon Dried Italian Seasoning
  • 1 teaspoon Chili Flakes (more or less to taste)
  • 1 teaspoon Black Pepper
  • 1 Tablespoon Fresh Lime Juice
  • Zest of 1 Lime
  • ½ cup Macaroni Pasta, or other similar size/shaped pasta (omit for low carb)

Instructions

Make the Meatballs

  • In a bowl mix together all the ingredients that are given under the meatballs section. Shape the meat mixture into 1-inch balls using your hands.
  • Set the Instant Pot to the Sauté function.
  • When it is hot, add the olive oil, then add the meatballs in a single layer and cook them for 2 mins on each side (don't cook them all the way through). Transfer the meatballs to a plate.

Sauté the Veggies

  • Next, in the same pot add onions, celery, and carrots, sauté for few seconds, then add the garlic and cook until the onion softens.
  • Add the chicken broth along with Italian seasoning, chili flakes, black pepper, lime juice, lime zest, and pasta.
  • Mix everything and add in the meatballs.
  • Cancel the Sauté function. Select the Pressure Cook button on High Pressure for 6 minutes. (Make sure the valve is in Sealing position).
  • Once the pressure cooking cycle is over. Quick release the pressure by manually moving the valve from Sealing to Venting position. Do this gradually at first to avoid soup spewing from the steam release vent.
  • Open the lid carefully and select the Cancel/Off button.
  • Serve the soup hot. Garnish with chopped cilantro.

Notes

If using frozen meatballs, add them to the broth as stated in the instructions. Cook time is the same.
 
If using frozen veggies, add them with the meatballs.
 
You can store the Meatball Soup in an airtight container for 4 days in the refrigerator or around 4 months in the freezer.

Nutrition

Calories: 297kcal
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Comments

  1. Debi M. says

    January 13, 2023 at 5:44 pm

    5 stars
    Well I just threw this pot of soup together with what I had at hand. Subbed lemon for lime and zest. Also diced a potato or 2 for some extra body. Waiting on my six minutes timer to sound off. Very easy come together. I’ll be back with final outcome. I suspect it will be great!

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  2. Susan C Martin says

    November 19, 2022 at 2:42 pm

    5 stars
    I just made this delicious soup with frozen beef meatballs, substituting beef broth for chicken. I also had an open bottle of Passata in the fridge so I added it and cut down on the beef broth. I should also add that I adjusted from 2 servings to 6. Once it was finished, I added grated parmesan and some baby spinach. I will certainly make this again!

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  3. Sher says

    January 18, 2022 at 12:28 pm

    5 stars
    Super easy to make Took a taste when it was done was delicious. I added a can of diced Italian tomatoes and rice instead of noodles. Perfect on this cold rainy day. Thanks for sharing

    Reply
  4. MATHURA THEVARAJAH says

    November 01, 2021 at 6:30 pm

    4 stars
    I tried this the other day but made some little tweaks to it. It was interesting and tasty. We omitted the breadcrumbs from the meatball and made them in a pan rather than the oven or instant pot. It was really yummy and the broth came out thicker than expected. I would probably add more vegetables next time. The addition of lime was really nice.

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