{Instant Pot} Pressure Cooker Swedish Meatballs

4.87 from 102 votes

Posted: 09/23/18 Updated: 11/29/19

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Quick and Easy Swedish Meatballs made in your Pressure Cooker! This Easy Swedish Meatball Recipe is made in an Instant Pot for a hands off dinner. You will cook your meatballs, egg noodles and gravy all in the pressure cooker for a one pot meal!

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Pressure Cooker Swedish Meatballs

Our family LOVES Swedish Meatballs and I typically make them in my Crock Pot, but I decided it was time to convert that recipe to my favorite pressure cooker so I could make them quickly when I didn’t plan ahead!

Like that ever happens, right?!

My mom passed this original recipe down to me and it’s become one of our favorite meals. One of my kids likes the meatballs, one kid likes the noodles and one kid isn’t picky. I love it when a meal has everything to please everyone.

I just throw some peas or a side salad with the Swedish Meatballs and it’s a quick and easy meal and I usually have everything on hand. I always try to keep a bag of frozen meatballs in the freezer for crazy nights when I just don’t know what else to make.

What is special about Swedish meatballs?

THAT is a great question! IKEA is an affordable furniture, kitchen appliance store. Almost every college kid’s dorm is outfitted from IKEA. They carry everything from desks to glassware and oh by the way… a cafeteria where they are famous for their … Swedish Meatballs!

If you have never ate at IKEA, do that next time you visit! It’s affordable and delicious!

Easy Swedish Meatballs

How do you make Swedish meatball sauce?

My easy Swedish meatball recipe uses quick and easy pantry shortcuts. This sauce is made with canned soup, beef broth and a packet of brown gravy mix!

If you are looking for traditional Swedish Meatballs try that recipe!

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Grocery List for Easy Swedish Meatball Recipe

cream of mushroom soup
golden mushroom soup
beef broth
envelope brown gravy mix
egg noodles
frozen meatballs
sour cream

Do you have to cook meatballs before putting them in an Instant Pot?

No, not at all – that’s the beauty of this super easy recipe! No need to cook or unthaw the meatballs first.

How long does it take to cook frozen meatballs in the Pressure Cooker?

Just minutes! After coming to pressure it only takes eight minutes to cook the meatballs and for this whole recipe to come to pressure!

Easy Swedish Meatball Recipe

What are Swedish meatballs served with?

These meatballs are traditionally served with mashed potatoes and a creamy sauce. The beauty of this recipe is that Pressure Cooker Swedish Meatballs are all cooked together. This is a quick and easy one pot meal!

How to make Pressure Cooker Swedish Meatballs

Combine the soups, broth, gravy mix and water in the pressure cooker.
Whisk together gravy ingredients until combined.
Stir in egg noodles and meatballs.
Seal the Instant Pot and close vent.
Set to high pressure for 8 minutes.
Quick release pressure when the alarm goes off.
Stir in sour cream until combined.

More great meatball recipes!

No Pressure cooker? No problem! Crock Pot Swedish Meatballs
Pressure Cooker Grape Jelly Meatballs
Slow Cooker Italian Meatballs
Cranberry Pinot Noir Meatballs
Pressure Cooker Sweet BBQ Meatballs
Pressure Cooker Hamburger Stroganoff
Meatballs and Gravy

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4.87 from 102 votes

{Instant Pot} Pressure Cooker Swedish Meatballs

Prep:10

Cook:8

Total:18

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Ingredients

Instructions

In the pressure cooker combine the soups, broth, gravy mix and water. Whisk together until combined. Stir in egg noodles and meatballs.
Place lid on Instant Pot and make sure vent is sealed.
Set to high pressure for 8 minutes. Quick release pressure.
Stir in sour cream until combined.

Tips

To make this in the slow cooker please follow the directions here.

Nutrition Information

Calories: 401kcal (20%), Carbohydrates: 17g (6%), Protein: 19g (38%), Fat: 25g (38%), Saturated Fat: 10g (63%), Cholesterol: 91mg (30%), Sodium: 421mg (18%), Potassium: 898mg (26%), Sugar: 2g (2%), Vitamin A: 240IU (5%), Vitamin C: 0.8mg (1%), Calcium: 108mg (11%), Iron: 0.8mg (4%)

We are not dietitians and recommend you seek a nutritionist for exact nutritional information. The information in the nutrition box is calculated through a program and there is room for error. If you need an accurate count, I recommend running the ingredients through your favorite nutrition calculator.

Samantha says

Posted on 12/15/20 at 7:29 pm

So easy and delicious! It’s my go to recipe when I want something fast but not compromise on flavor. Thank you, Julie, for such a great recipe!

- Julie says
  
  Posted on 12/17/20 at 7:59 am
  
  You’re so welcome! I’m glad this can be your go-to recipe!
  
Amber says

Posted on 11/15/20 at 8:08 pm

I accidentally put the sour cream in with everything else prior to cooking. Did I just mess up the whole recipe???Its cooking right now….

- Julie says
  
  Posted on 11/17/20 at 4:42 pm
  
  No, it should be fine!
  
Amber says

Posted on 11/15/20 at 8:07 pm

I accidentally put the sour cream in with the entire mix. Did I just mess it all up? Its cooking right now

- Julie says
  
  Posted on 11/17/20 at 4:42 pm
  
  Nope you will be okay!
  
Melissa says

Posted on 11/15/20 at 5:23 pm

Having a hard time finding golden mushroom soup lately. Any other suggestions i could use instead? Love this recipe.

- Julie Evink says
  
  Posted on 11/15/20 at 5:27 pm
  
  I would just use regular cream of mushroom soup!
  
Shannon says

Posted on 11/2/20 at 8:03 am

I am trying this dish tonight, my only issue is the meatballs. It calls for 24oz so about how many meatballs is that? If you want a lot do you need to increase the cook time?

- Julie says
  
  Posted on 11/3/20 at 8:02 am
  
  24 oz is about 24 meatballs. Your Instant pot will adjust the pressure based on the weight of the food so if you add more you should be okay sticking to the original cook time.
  
Teresa says

Posted on 10/22/20 at 12:18 pm

I’d like to make this without the noodles. We liked mashed potatoes. How would I change the recipe?

- Julie says
  
  Posted on 10/23/20 at 5:50 pm
  
  You can just leave out the noodles and follow the same cooking instructions to make the meatballs. As far as mashed potatoes go, I do have an Instant Pot recipe for them but you’d have to do them separately from the meatballs.
  https://www.julieseatsandtreats.com/pressure-cooker-mashed-potatoes/
  
Amie says

Posted on 10/19/20 at 1:55 pm

this recipe was AMAZING! Swedish meatballs is on of my hubs favorite meals & to find such an easy & delicious one was amazing.

- Julie says
  
  Posted on 10/20/20 at 4:14 pm
  
  Perfect! I’m so glad you both loved it!
  
Momof4kris says

Posted on 9/27/20 at 6:19 pm

I have everything except the gravy packet. I wonder if it’ll be ok without it? Or is there something I can sub ?

- Julie says
  
  Posted on 9/28/20 at 8:03 am
  
  I think you’ll want the gravy packet for added flavor. You could use any gravy packet, it wouldn’t have to be brown gravy. Also, I know someone else mentioned using an Au Jus packet and that it turned out great as well. Otherwise you could try it without, let me know how it goes if you do!
  
Cassandra says

Posted on 9/24/20 at 8:06 am

Can you change the soups?

- Julie says
  
  Posted on 9/25/20 at 7:32 am
  
  Yes, you can use any “cream of” soup that you prefer.
  
Meghan Lowry says

Posted on 9/16/20 at 9:05 am

i have tried this reipe twice and each time my instant pot says its preheating and then eventually says Food Burning. I do not know what i am doing wrong. At first i thought it was the seal but i double checked it then tried making something else and it worked. i tried adding more liquid the second time around when it said food burn again but nothing seems to work.

Let me know if you have had this problem at all.

- Julie says
  
  Posted on 9/19/20 at 11:30 am
  
  I’m sorry Meghan, the burn notice is such a pain sometimes! Try stirring the meatballs in but leave the noodles sitting on top of the soup mixture. I know others have had success with this with my stroganoff recipe.
  
Meghan says

Posted on 9/11/20 at 4:37 pm

What meatballs do you use ? I couldn’t find actual frozen Swedish meatballs

- Julie says
  
  Posted on 9/14/20 at 4:57 pm
  
  You can use any frozen meatball variety or brand. The “Swedish meatball” part comes from the sauce.
  
Lisa says

Posted on 7/12/20 at 12:01 pm

I make this recipe alot, it is my absolute favorite! One of the easiest and delicious meals ever!!

- Julie says
  
  Posted on 7/14/20 at 4:59 pm
  
  Awesome! I’m glad you love it, thanks for the rating and review Lisa!
  
Grant says

Posted on 7/11/20 at 6:56 pm

I either have the wrong size Instant Pot or 3c noodles is way too much. It went to the top of my pot and didn’t cook the noodles.

- Julie says
  
  Posted on 7/14/20 at 5:13 pm
  
  You maybe have a 3 quart Instant Pot, this recipe works best in a 6 quart.
  
Lena says

Posted on 5/26/20 at 7:05 pm

I wanted to give this recipe a rating because it is awesome and easy! Made it tonight and it was a hit, as always. Another perk is the ingredients are really easy to find right now. Thank you for sharing, and I hope you and your family are happy and healthy!

- Julie says
  
  Posted on 5/28/20 at 5:40 pm
  
  Thanks, Lena! I’m so glad you loved it!
  
- Krystal says
  
  Posted on 8/27/20 at 10:35 am
  
  Agreed about the ingredients being easy to find, I had them all in my pantry! Very tasty, easy to make and FAST! It’s now a staple
  
  - Julie says
    
    Posted on 8/27/20 at 3:02 pm
    
    Perfect! I’m so glad you enjoyed it!
Margaret Bartley says

Posted on 3/30/20 at 5:48 pm

Made this for dinner. Added extra noodles and it was not watery. Everyone loved it.

- Julie says
  
  Posted on 4/2/20 at 3:54 pm
  
  Perfect! I’m glad you all enjoyed it!