Instant Pot Meatballs and Rice
Frozen turkey meatballs and veggie rice pressure cooked in a roasted garlic and Calabrian chili marinara and topped with a 4-cheese blend.
Prep Time10 minutes mins
Cook Time20 minutes mins
Total Time30 minutes mins
Course: Instant Pot Duo Crisp Recipes
Cuisine: American
Keyword: instant pot meatballs and rice, meatballs and rice recipe, Trader Joe's recipes, Trader Joe's Risoni, Trader Joe's turkey meatballs, turkey meatballs and rice
Servings: 6 Servings
Calories: 380kcal
Author: Mason Woodruff
- 1 Tbsp 16g Olive Oil
- 1 250g Onion, diced
- 5 cloves Garlic minced
- 2 Tbsp 28g Trader Joe's Italian Bomba Sauce*
- 1 1/2 C 375g Trader Joe's Roasted Garlic Marinara
- 2 C Chicken Broth
- 1 C 192g Trader Joe's Risoni**
- 1 bag Trader Joe's Frozen Turkey Meatballs
- 4 oz Shredded Italian Cheese Blend
Use a pressure cooker's sauté function to cook the onion in olive oil until soft, about 5 minutes, before adding the garlic and Italian Bomba sauce.
Cook another 30-60 seconds until fragrant before turning off the sauté function. Add a few tablespoons of broth to deglaze the pot.
Once deglazed, add the marinara, remaining broth, Risoni, and frozen meatballs. Stir everything together and seal the Instant Pot. Pressure cook with high pressure for 5 minutes and vent immediately.
Top the finished meatballs and rice with the shredded cheese and use the broil function (Instant Pot Duo Crisp only) for 5 minutes to melt the cheese. If you don't have a broil function, just place the lid back on the pot to melt with residual heat or fold the cheese straight in.
Top with fresh parsley, parmesan, and red pepper flakes, if desired.
*For ingredient substitution notes, see the post above.
**1 C of Risoni is not the full box.
Each serving has 11 WW SmartPoints (blue).
Serving: 2Meatballs with Rice (about 300g) | Calories: 380kcal | Carbohydrates: 33g | Protein: 26g | Fat: 16g