Take salisbury steak and make meatballs instead of patties and you have salisbury meatballs! This Instant Pot Slow Cooker Salisbury Steak Meatballs recipe is for a filling and budget-friendly comfort food that your family will love.

If you’re my age and bought lunch in the high school cafeteria, then you surely remember salisbury steak. Salisbury steak is a beef patty, or bunless hamburger if you prefer, that is served with gravy. I have always enjoyed salisbury steak. As a young wife I bought the frozen packages. Over the years, I learned how to make it myself. At some point I decided I wanted the flavor of salisbury steak in a meatball form. And so I set out to make salisbury meatballs. Take a salisbury steak recipe and make meatballs instead of patties and basically you have easy salisbury meatballs. If you’ve had meatballs in brown gravy you’ve basically had salisbury steak meatballs. I like to make this simple recipe with a good amount of gravy, so that I can use that gravy on the potatoes. The final dish is a filling and budget-friendly comfort food that your family will love. Here’s how I make Instant Pot Slow Cooker Salisbury Steak Meatballs.

Instant Pot Slow Cooker Salisbury Steak Meatballs

Equipment Needed

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• electric pressure cooker (I used a 6 qt Instant Pot)
• large mixing bowl
• measuring cups
• measuring spoons

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Ingredients

• 2 lbs ground beef
• 1/2 cup Italian bread crumbs
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp onion powder
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp dried parsley
• 1 tsp black pepper
• 2 cups beef broth
• 18 oz beef gravy (premade in jar or can)
• 2 tbsp corn starch

Instructions

Place the ground beef, egg, bread crumbs and seasonings into a large glass mixing bowl and then combine thoroughly.

Place the beef gravy into the pot.

Use an ice cream scoop to help you form meatballs out of the mixture. I made 18 meatballs.

Place the meatballs into the pot.

Add the beef broth to the pot.

Place the lid onto the Instant Pot and close to seal.

Set the Instant Pot to cook on slow cooker high for 2 hours.

Once the cooking cycle has finished, remove the meatballs and set aside.

Add the corn starch to the pot.

Set the pressure cooker to saute and whisk until the corn starch has dissolved and the gravy has thickened and become smooth.

Return the meatballs to the pot.

Serve immediately with your favorite potatoes or noodles.

If you like salisbury steak and have a Ninja Cooking System, be sure to check out my salisbury steak recipe for the Ninja Cooking System, along with my salisbury meatballs recipe for the Ninja Cooking System.

Instant Pot Slow Cooker Salisbury Steak Meatballs

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Ingredients

• 2 lbs ground beef
• 1/2 cup Italian bread crumbs
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp onion powder
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp dried parsley
• 1 tsp black pepper
• 1 cups beef broth
• 18 oz beef gravy (premade)
• 2 tbsp corn starch

Instructions

1. Place the ground beef, egg, bread crumbs and seasonings into a large glass mixing bowl and then combine thoroughly.
2. Place the beef gravy into the pot.
3. Use an ice cream scoop to help you form meatballs out of the mixture. I made 18 meatballs.
4. Place the meatballs into the pot.
5. Add the beef broth to the pot.
6. Place the lid onto the Instant Pot and close to seal.
7. Set the Instant Pot to cook on slow cooker high for 2 hours.
8. Once the cooking cycle has finished, remove the meatballs and set aside.
9. Add the corn starch to the pot.
10. Set the pressure cooker to saute and whisk until the corn starch has dissolved and the gravy has thickened and become smooth.
11. Return the meatballs to the pot.
12. Serve immediately with your favorite potatoes or noodles.

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