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Instant Pot Spaghetti and Meatballs

30 Jul 2018 Home, Recipes

 

WHY, WHY, WHY have I waited so long to get the Instant Pot? It’s become an obsession and every meal I make from not until forever will be made in it. Donating my slow cooker and moving forward with the Instant Pot because it does everything. You can sauté your veggies, brown your meat, pressure cook chicken in like 10 minutes and shred it apart like it’s been slow-cooking all day, you can slow cook, etc… Here is why I REALLY appreciate it though. If I’m on top of my game and I want to go out all day with my kids, I can set it and forget it on slow cook mode. If I’m behind and slacking and everyone is starving, I can whip something up in a flash. Best of both worlds.

Okay so here is how I made my spaghetti and meatballs last night. I only used the Instant Pot for the sauce, I bake my meatballs but you CAN do them in the Instant Pot if you want.

For the Sauce:

Sauté half of a diced yellow or white onion with olive oil on the Sauté mode. It will beep when they are translucent 🙌🏻

3 cans of San Marzano whole tomatoes, use a hand blender or regular blender to make them into a sauce. This part is tricky, don’t blend the crap out of them so they come out like water but instead pulse it so you still get some texture. Also, if you don’t have access to San Marzano tomatoes, I prefer Hunts.

Add your tomato sauce to the Instant Pot and stir the onions around. At this point I add salt. I start with one tablespoon because if it’s not enough, you can always add more.

Add fresh basil to taste, I like a lot, around two handfuls of leaves!

Close up your Instant Pot and press Pressure Cook, adjust to Medium for 25 minutes. Once it is done, open it up and taste it and add more salt according to your taste. You can then close it back up and set the Instant Pot to Keep Warm until you’re ready for dinner!

For the meatballs:

Here is what you need:

  • 1 lb. of ground beef, I use 90/10
  • 1 cup of bread crumbs
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tablespoons of pesto
  • 1/2 cup of tomato sauce
  • (optional) 1/3 cup of freshly grated parmesan

Here is what you do:

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees and lightly grease a baking sheet
  • Mix all of the ingredients together and make little patties in your hand about the size of your palm
  • Place the meatballs in the pre-heated oven of 425 for about 25/30 minutes, until they crisp up and are cooked through

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    We’re currently in Phase 1 of our Costa Rican ad We’re currently in Phase 1 of our Costa Rican adventure. This is the two week decompression period where we train our bodies and minds to slow down (this is more for me than anyone else), and let me tell you, I’m lapping it up.  We’re spending all day outside at the beach, going to bed early, eating lots of fresh fruit and healthy foods, swimming in the ocean, I’m working out and meditating in the mornings, and having fun together. For someone who is usually always in high gear, this part is my gift to myself 🐚 

We are staying at a beautiful place in papagayo with @exclusiveresorts and it feels very luxurious and restorative. 

The kids are already thriving. Being together 24/7 comes with its arguments and fights but they are learning how to just be with each other and with their crazy little brother. They’re helping a lot with him, learning a little Spanish, surfing, writing in their journals, and meeting kids from all over the world who are staying here as well. 

I’m letting us get pampered for this phase, and it feels really good. 

Thanks for coming along, I hope your year is off to an amazing start! Is there anything specific you’d like me to share about while we’re in this phase? I was thinking about sharing my morning workouts and meditations, but let me know!
    Recently, I downloaded the Melissa Wood health app Recently, I downloaded the Melissa Wood health app @melissawoodtepperberg @melissawoodhealth and so far I’m loving the workouts. I try and do one every morning. They’re super quick so sometimes I do two. I like that they are gentle but hard. They incorporate a lots of yoga, pilates, breathing, stretching, balancing and all that good stuff. You can see from the videos I’m pretty shaky in the first couple clips, that balance is tough but I’m building up my strength, I can feel it 💪🏻
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