Instant Pot Pasta with Meatballs

Name: Instant Pot Pasta with Meatballs
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Pasta and Meatballs:; 1–2 tablespoons olive oil (2 especially if your sauce doesn’t have much oil it in); 1/2 to 1lb. frozen chicken meatballs (or other pre-made meatballs – I used ones that were already cooked) – about 2 cups if you’re eyeballing; one 32-ounce jar of your favorite tomato pasta sauce; 1 cup chicken broth; 1 1/2 cups small pasta – I like to use ditalini; salt and pepper to taste; Herbed Lemon Ricotta:; 1 pound fresh ricotta – mascarpone is a bit more creamy / melty and also delicious!; juice of 1 lemon + a little bit of zest; 1 garlic clove, finely grated; 1/4 cup olive oil; 1 cup finely chopped mixed chives, parsley, basil; salt and pepper to taste

Prep 5m

Cook 5m

Total 10m

This Instant Pot Pasta with Meatballs is a quick and easy meal made with frozen chicken meatballs, tomato pasta sauce, and small pasta. The dish is topped with a creamy Herbed Lemon Ricotta made with fresh ricotta, lemon juice, garlic, olive oil, and fresh herbs. A delicious and satisfying weeknight dinner.

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Ingredients

(Servings: 4)

1–2 tablespoons olive oil (2 especially if your sauce doesn’t have much oil it in)

1/2 to 1lb. frozen chicken meatballs (or other pre-made meatballs – I used ones that were already cooked) – about 2 cups if you’re eyeballing

one 32-ounce jar of your favorite tomato pasta sauce

1 1/2 cups small pasta – I like to use ditalini

salt and pepper to taste

1 pound fresh ricotta – mascarpone is a bit more creamy / melty and also delicious!

juice of 1 lemon + a little bit of zest

1 garlic clove, finely grated

1 cup finely chopped mixed chives, parsley, basil

salt and pepper to taste

Nutrition Facts

Calories

210kcal

10%
Fat

12g

0%
Saturated Fat

4g

0%
Carbohydrates

14g

0%
Fiber

1g

0%
Sugar

3g

0%
Protein

11g

0%
Cholesterol

42mg

2%
Sodium

420mg

21%

Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Notes

Stovetop instructions:Just cook the pasta as directed. Add the meatballs and sauce to another skillet; add cooked pasta and combine (you likely won’t need any broth). You’re good to go.

An amazing shortcut for the herbed lemon ricotta is garlic and herb spreadable cheese like Boursin or Alouette! I like to add lemon zest to those shortcuts too just so you get the nice lemony flavor in there.

A previous version of this recipe had the tomato sauce added first and stirred before cooking; I’ve never gotten a burn warning with that method, but just to be extra sure, I retested and reordered the ingredients so the tomato sauce goes on top of the pasta and meatballs to avoid burn warnings.

Instant Pot Pasta with Meatballs

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Pasta And Meatballs

Herbed Lemon Ricotta

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Nutrition Facts Nutrition facts are based on 1 serving. If servings is not specified, 6 is assumed for the total recipe.

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