Barbecue Pineapple Meatballs are a great appetizer for any occasion and they are super easy to make with frozen meatballs!
Quick & Easy Sweet Honey Barbecue Pineapple Meatballs
These meatballs are made with ground beef, sweet barbecue sauce, honey, garlic powder and dried parsley. The best part is that they only need 10 minutes in the Instant Pot to cook.
It’s always nice when you can make something so delicious and have it done within half an hour.
How to Make Instant Pot Meatballs with Sauce
Place the steamer basket into the instant pot. Add in one cup water. Pour meatballs into the steamer basket. You may also use a trivet. Just want to keep the meatballs off the bottom of the pot.
Place the lid onto the instant pot. Set the valve to the sealed position.
Press the pressure cook or manual button and set timer to 6 minutes. Once the instant pot stops counting and beeps. Release the pressure by turning the valve to the open position.
Remove meatballs to a bowl. Remove steamer basket or trivet. Drain liquid. Place insert back into the instant pot. Place meatballs back into the metal insert.
Pour in the barbecue sauce and turn on saute mode on normal heat. Drain pineapple and place into the instant pot. Stir well and heat just until the barbecue sauce and pineapple is warm.
Turn off saute mode and serve with a side of beans, rice or slaw!
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Quick & Easy Instant Pot BBQ Pineapple Meatballs
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 – 18 oz bottle honey barbecue sauce
- 1 package family size meatballs
- 1 – 20 oz can pineapple chunks
- 1 cup water
Instructions
- Place the steamer basket into the instant pot. Add in one cup water. Pour meatballs into the steamer basket. You may also use a trivet. Just want to keep the meatballs off the bottom of the pot.
- Place the lid onto the instant pot. Set the valve to the sealed position. Press the pressure cook or manual button and set timer to 6 minutes. Once the instant pot stops counting and beeps. Release the pressure by turning the valve to the open position.
- Remove meatballs to a bowl. Remove steamer basket or trivet. Drain liquid. Place insert back into the instant pot. Place meatballs back into the metal insert.
- Pour in the barbecue sauce and turn on saute mode on normal heat. Drain pineapple and place into the instant pot. Stir well and heat just until the barbecue sauce and pineapple is warm.
- Turn off saute mode and serve with a side of beans or slaw.
