Instant Pot Pressure Cooker Frozen Meatballs

This is how to make an amazing appetizer using this pressure cooker frozen meatballs method. Sweet and spicy meatballs cooked in no time in your Instant Pot.

You’ve gotta’ make these grape jelly meatballs (or other version) in your Instant Pot today.

Talk about a killer, but cheap, appetizer. OR defrost them and throw them into spaghetti for dinner. You can make these in your Ninja Foodi too.

You may have tried these before in your slow cooker, BUT have you made them in just 6 minutes??

Perfect when company shows up unexpectedly because you can have everything on hand and whip it all together.

Instant Pot frozen meatballs

Like spice?? Add a bit of Sriracha to add some heat! This part is totally up to you but either way they’re amazing.

I use my fancy pressure cooker almost daily to make meals, but using it to prepare for a party is great because then you have less time in the kitchen and more time to relax yourself.

Instant Pot grape jelly meatballs

Just cook these pressure cooker meatballs until tender, transfer them to a bowl, then move on to your next creation like our pressure cooker chicken sliders.

You could literally have multiple appetizers done in under an hour….and people will think you cooked all day. 😉

Of course you can make fresh meatballs and they would take half the amount of time listed here but we are going for EASY here, this is what you do.

I have 2 different pressure cooker frozen meatballs appetizer recipes, the ingredients for the first one are here (video shows this method):

Pressure cooker grape jelly meatballs

1. 28-32 oz. frozen meatballs
2. 18 oz. grape jelly
3. 12 oz. chili sauce
4. 3/4 c. water
5. 1/4 tsp. dry Sriracha

Heat isn’t necessary but I like it even though I am not a spicy food lover.

Here is a quick rundown but there is also a printable recipe card at the bottom of this post.

There is a second option below using orange flavors instead of grape, choose either one. They have both been a hit at Super Bowl football parties we’ve thrown.

The second pressure cooker frozen meatballs recipe uses the following ingredients and recipe is in recipe card below:

Instant Pot Frozen Meatballs

1. 1 bag frozen meatballs (could use beef or turkey)
   1. or make homemade meatballs and freeze them yourself beforehand
2. Orange marmelade jam
3. Brown sugar
4. Apple cider vinegar
5. Barbecue sauce – we like this one, don’t choose plain honey variety as it may trigger burn message on Instant Pot
6. Water

Sriracha – if you want a bit more spice

If you’re looking for other Instant Pot appetizers, try these:

• Instant Pot Dr Pepper barbecue meatballs or Instant Pot porcupine meatballs are great.
• This Instant Pot pulled pork recipe is heavenly on slider buns
• Instant Pot beer bread
• Appetizer Instant Pot cocktail wiener recipe

If you need timing for cooking frozen whole chicken in the Instant Pot we have that to help you too. 😉

1. I HIGHLY suggest you get a non stick pot too!

Instant Pot frozen meatball appetizer