Servings: 4 1x
Ingredients
- ½ lb. ground beef or bison
- ½ lb. bulk Italian sausage* (mild or hot)
- ½ tsp. salt
- ¼ tsp. black pepper
- 1 24-25 ounce jar no sugar added marinara sauce
- 4–5 medium zucchini, spiralized into ‘noodles’
- 1 Tbsp. avocado or olive oil
- Fresh basil, for garnish (optional)
*May substitute ground pork + 1 ½ tsp. dried Italian seasoning
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350℉
- Spiralize zucchini into noodles. Arrange on a large rimmed baking sheet lined with parchment paper and toss with oil. Sprinkle with salt. Set pan aside while oven preheats.
- In a medium bowl, combine ground beef, Italian sausage and salt. Mix to combine. Roll into 16 balls.
- Turn Instant Pot to ‘Saute’. When pot is hot, add meatballs in a single layer (adding a little oil is optional) Allow meatballs to cook 5 minutes or until browned on the bottom and easy to turn over using a tong.
- Continue to turn and brown on all ‘sides’ and allow some of the fat to render out of the meatballs.
- Press ‘Cancel’ and carefully drain some of the fat from the meatballs.
- Add marinara sauce and stir gently to cover meatballs.
- Wipe edge of inner pot with a clean towel (to ensure a tight seal). Select ‘Manual’ (or another high-pressure setting) and set cook time for 8 minutes.
- While meatballs and marinara are cooking, bake zucchini noodles until tender (about 10 minutes), tossing halfway through baking time.
- Use quick-release when cooking time is up. Serve meatballs and marinara over zucchini noodles. Garnish with a healthy sprinkle of fresh basil, if desired.
Notes
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Nutrition Information
- Serving Size: 4 meatballs, ⅔ cup sauce, 1/4th of zucchini noodles
- Calories: 415
- Fat: 24g
- Sodium: 802mg
- Carbohydrate: 17g
- (Fiber: 5g
- Sugar: 10g)
- Protein: 26g