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Home ยป Chef Recipes ยป Instant Pot Gluten Free Barbecue Turkey Meatballs

Instant Pot Gluten Free Barbecue Turkey Meatballs

December 30, 2017 By Sandi Gaertner 22 Comments

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If you love quick and easy healthy appetizers, these Instant Pot gluten free barbecue turkey meatballs have a special ingredient that makes these hard to resist!!

Bacon. Yup, these turkey meatballs are also loaded with turkey bacon inside. Take a bite and try not to eat the whole batch of gluten free BBQ meatballs in one sitting!

They aren’t kidding when they say bacon makes it better. This bacon also makes it healthier because it is turkey bacon!

Gluten free barbecue turkey meatballs in a grey bowl with scallions on top.

I started with what I call the drool shot. I hope you don’t mind but I am so excited to show off these yummy gluten free barbecue turkey meatballs! Do you have an Instant Pot or pressure cooker? It makes cooking a total breeze!

Table of Contents

  • Why this easy Instant Pot Meatball appetizer recipe is perfect for a party.
    • Gluten Free Turkey Meatballs
  • More Delicious Party Appetizer Recipes:
  • How to make gluten free turkey meatballs in an Instant Pot or Pressure Cooker:
  • Easy Gluten Free Barbecue Turkey Meatballs
    • Ingredients
    • Instructions
    • Recommended Products

Why this easy Instant Pot Meatball appetizer recipe is perfect for a party.

If you haven’t used a pressure cooker yet, wait until you see how fast it works to cook your food…without heating up your whole house! Now you can use your stove and oven for other food!

 

A bowl of barbecue turkey meatballs with plates in the background

Gluten Free Turkey Meatballs

Let’s get back to the food because once you try these, you are going to become addicted. This easy gluten free meatball appetizer is perfect for any time including game day!

First Street ingredients to make the meatballs

(*This post was sponsored by Smart & Final, but all opinions about this awesome store are my own.)

The downside of cooking for a crowd is the lack of space. Enter my two favorite things. 1.) My pressure cooker (Instant Pot), and 2.) Smart & Final. Smart & Final is my go-to place for great deals on the foods I love to buy.

(**They even get gluten free foods in, at a MUCH lower cost than regular grocery stores! Smart & Final has the lowest prices in town! You get warehouse prices on all of your family’s favorite foods.)

I found all of the ingredients at my local Smart & Final store, except the gluten free breadcrumbs. If you don’t need gluten free, Smart & Final also carries their own First Street Breadcrumbs that you can use!”

For this Instant Pot meatball recipe, I used First Street Ground Turkey, Turkey Bacon, Apricot Jam and their Honey BBQ Sauce. I used their eggs as well.

chopping turkey bacon on a cutting board

I chopped up the turkey bacon and added it to the ground turkey meat. It adds a smokey dimension and extra moistness to these meatballs.

Adding barbecue sauce to the pressure cooker

Pour in the First Street Barbecue Sauce and Apricot jam into the pressure cooker. This pressure cooker is going to cook these meatballs in just 20 minutes!

Add the turkey meatballs to the sauce in the pressure cooker

Add the meatballs to the Instant Pot. You can see the turkey bacon chopped up in these. I am getting hungry just writing this post!

Top view of barbecue turkey meatballs in a grey bowl

If you have an Instant Pot or pressure cooker, this is going to be a huge timesaver for you! I made a whole chicken in 30 minutes last week. Amazing!

Three turkey meatballs on a plate with a serving bowl full of meatballs in the background

Are you ready to make these for yourself?

More Delicious Party Appetizer Recipes:

  • Here are all of my most popular appetizer recipes are in this roundup!
  • Healthy Chicken Meatballs Four Ways
  • Hot Cream Cheese Scallion Dip
  • Black Bean Dip and Nachos

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How to make gluten free turkey meatballs in an Instant Pot or Pressure Cooker:

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Easy Gluten Free Barbecue Turkey Meatballs

Easy Gluten Free Barbecue Turkey Meatballs

Yield: 12 people
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes

How to make gluten free BBQ turkey meatballs in a pressure cooker.

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 pounds ground turkey
  • 6 slices raw turkey bacon
  • 1/2 cup gluten free bread crumbs
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 egg
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • 1 cup apricot jam
  • 1 bottle honey barbecue sauce

Instructions

  1. Slice up the turkey bacon into small pieces.
  2. In a large bowl, add turkey bacon, ground turkey, bread crumbs, garlic and other spices. Mix well.
  3. Spray cooking oil in the internal pot in the pressure cooker. Add jam and barbecue sauce.
  4. Use your hands to roll small meatballs with the turkey meat mixture.
  5. Add the meatballs to the pressure cooker.
  6. Follow the instructions for operating your pressure cooker. I used on by Corsori, so I chose meat as my cooking option.
  7. Cook for 30 minutes.
  8. Allow pressure to ease before opening your pressure cooker. If in doubt, refer to the instruction guide that came with your pressure cooker.
  9. Enjoy the meatballs!

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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 12 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving:Calories: 248 Total Fat: 12g Saturated Fat: 3g Trans Fat: 0g Unsaturated Fat: 7g Cholesterol: 82mg Sodium: 361mg Carbohydrates: 21g Fiber: 0g Sugar: 14g Protein: 16g
Please note this nutrition information is calculated by a recipe plugin and is an estimate based on the ingredients used in this recipe.
© Sandi Gaertner
Cuisine: American / Category: Gluten Free Appetizer Recipes

 

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Comments

  1. Angela

    July 24, 2019 at 5:35 pm

    Cook on high or low for 30 minutes if using an Instapot? Thank you for clarifying. We were guessing 20 min on high would be enough?

    Reply
    • Sandi Gaertner

      July 24, 2019 at 5:58 pm

      Hi Angela, if you are making small meatballs, 20 minutes will be fine. Thank you,
      Sandi

      Reply
  2. Paula M Schlotterbeck

    August 3, 2018 at 11:18 am

    These look wonderful! How many little meatballs do you usually roll out in a batch? Do they all fit on the bottom of the pan or do you need to stack them somehow? I’m a (gluten-free) Instant Pot newbie so excuse my questions and thank you for the recipe!

    Reply
    • Sandi Gaertner

      August 6, 2018 at 8:42 pm

      Hi Paula, thank you so much. Sorry for the delay, we were out of town. I stack the little meatballs on top of each other. The sauce flavors cooks= into each meatball beautifully. Thank you so much for reaching out, I hope you like these as much as we do.

      Reply
  3. Jason

    February 13, 2018 at 8:34 am

    Looks like some good stuff. Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
    • Sandi Gaertner

      February 13, 2018 at 10:16 am

      Thanks so much Jason ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  4. Debra C.

    January 13, 2018 at 3:35 pm

    I love how moist and delicious these meatballs came out! I’m loving my instant pot. Great recipe!

    Reply
    • Sandi Gaertner

      January 14, 2018 at 4:26 pm

      Thank you so much Debra, these were a huge hit at our last party.

      Reply
  5. Trish Berkshire

    January 5, 2018 at 10:11 am

    If I dont have a pressure cooker, do you know how much time I would need to add to cook this on the stove?

    Reply
    • Sandi Gaertner

      January 5, 2018 at 10:25 am

      Hi Trish, you will want to simmer on low for about 45 minutes. Be really careful stirring them until they cook a bit first so they don’t break apart. Also, liquid evaporates more when cooking stovetop so make sure it doesn’t get too dry. Alternatively, you can make these in a slow cooker too. Take care.

      Reply
  6. Roxana

    July 13, 2017 at 10:13 am

    This is an interesting recipe using pressure cooker and then the apricot jam combining savory and sweet flavors. I love the idea of turkey meatballs.

    Reply
    • Sandi Gaertner

      July 13, 2017 at 2:12 pm

      Thank you Roxana ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  7. Marie | Yay! For Food

    July 13, 2017 at 10:03 am

    These turkey meatballs look so delicious and full of smoky and sweet flavours! You had me at bacon! I love that Smart & Final donates back to charity too!

    Reply
    • Sandi Gaertner

      July 13, 2017 at 2:13 pm

      I love that they donate back too…I wish more companies did that!

      Reply
  8. Jagruti

    July 13, 2017 at 9:51 am

    Oh wow, I didn’t know that you can prepare meatballs in a pressure cooker too, Thanks for sharing this tips.

    Reply
    • Sandi Gaertner

      July 13, 2017 at 2:13 pm

      The meatballs stay so moist :-).

      Reply
  9. Ginny McMeans

    July 13, 2017 at 9:40 am

    I didn’t realize you could make this in a pressure cooker. Passing this on to my sister. Thanks!

    Reply
    • Sandi Gaertner

      July 13, 2017 at 2:13 pm

      Awesome. Thanks Ginny ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  10. Lisa | Garlic & Zest

    July 13, 2017 at 9:16 am

    I’m giving you props — because that truly was a drool shot in the beginning of this post! I’m going to a friend’s for dinner tomorrow and I’m supposed to bring the appetizer…. soooooo…….

    Reply
    • Sandi Gaertner

      July 13, 2017 at 2:14 pm

      Thank you so much Lisa :-). I hope everyone likes them.

      Reply
  11. Chava Mazal Stark

    July 12, 2017 at 11:21 am

    You are speaking my language! Instant pot and turkey bacon loaded turkey meatballs??! Sounds lovely!

    Reply
    • Sandi Gaertner

      July 13, 2017 at 8:30 am

      Thank you…I hope you enjoy :-).

      Reply

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