Instant Pot Lemon Chicken Meatball Wraps with Spicy Garlic Sauce–flavorful lemon chicken meatballs are served rolled up in flatbread with lettuce, tomato and a sour cream/mayo mixture with lots of garlic and sriracha flavor. A perfect summer meal!
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Instant Pot Lemon Chicken Meatball Wraps with Spicy Garlic Sauce
Yum is the word I would use to describe this meal! Every part of this dinner is delicious! The meatballs alone are flavorful with lemon zest, garlic and parmesan cheese. The garlic sour cream is to die for and doesn’t have to be spicy if you don’t want it to be. I love flatbread too. I used the Flat Out brand and bought the light version (only 90 calories!). Spinach and tomato add some color and nutrition. My kids and husband and I all agreed that we should add this meal to our rotation.
Ground Chicken: you can find ground chicken next to the regular chicken usually. If you can’t spot it ask the butcher. I like the texture of ground chicken instead of ground turkey for these meatballs.
Flatbread: for some reason the flatbread that I used was kept by the produce and deli counter. I imagine in some other stores it would be kept by the breads. You can also use pita bread for this recipe.
Lemon Zest: I use a very fine grater* to zest my lemons. I just grate it enough to get off the yellow part. The white part, the pith, will be bitter, so don’t use that.
Mayo and Sour Cream: I like to use full fat mayo and sour cream but you could also use light. You can substitute plain yogurt for the sour cream, if you prefer.
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What Pressure Cooker Did You Use?
To make Instant Pot Lemon Chicken Meatball Wraps with Spicy Garlic Sauce I used my 6 quart Instant Pot Duo 60 7 in 1*. I love this Instant Pot because it has the yogurt making function which I use almost weekly. It has two pressure settings (high and low), and there are also little slots in the handles so that you can rest the lid there instead of putting it down on your counter-top.
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Instant Pot Lemon Chicken Meatball Wraps with Spicy Garlic Sauce
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 7 minutes (plus 10 minute NPR)
- Total Time: 22 minutes
- Yield: 20 meatballs (4-5 servings) 1x
Description
Flavorful lemon chicken meatballs are served rolled up in flatbread with lettuce, tomato and a sour cream/mayo mixture with lots of garlic and sriracha flavor. A perfect summer meal!
Ingredients
For the meatballs:
- 1 pound ground chicken
- 1 egg
- 3/4 cup seasoned bread crumbs
- 2 minced garlic cloves
- 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
- Zest of one large lemon
- 1/2 tsp dried oregano
- 1/2 tsp cumin
- 1/4 tsp coriander
- 1/4 tsp paprika
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp pepper
- 2 tsp olive oil
- 1 cup chicken broth
For the garlic sauce:
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise
- 2 minced garlic cloves
- 1–3 tsp sriracha (depending on how spicy you like it)
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/8 tsp pepper
- 1 tsp lemon juice
For serving:
- Spinach, romaine or arugula
- Tomatoes
- 6 flatbreads (I used Flat Out Light brand)
Instructions
- Form meatballs. In a bowl combine the chicken, egg, bread crumbs, garlic, parmesan cheese, lemon zest, oregano, cumin, coriander, paprika, salt and pepper. Use your clean hands to combine the mixture thoroughly. Form the mixture into small meatballs. I used about 1 Tbsp per meatball and it made 22 small meatballs.
- Brown meatballs. Turn your Instant Pot to saute function. When the display says HOT add in the oil. Swirl the oil around. Place the meatballs in the Instant Pot in one layer. They will barely fit. Let them brown for 2 minutes. Turn them over and brown them on the other side for 2 more minutes. They are not done browning unless they are easy to pick up and don’t leave a residue. Pour the chicken broth into the pot. Turn off saute function.
- Pressure cook. Cover and secure the lid. Make sure valve is set to sealing. Set the manual/pressure cook button to 7 minutes. When the time is up let the pressure release naturally for 10 minutes and then move the valve to venting. Remove the lid.
- Make garlic sauce. While the meatballs are cooking prepare the garlic sauce. In a bowl stir together the sour cream, mayonnaise, garlic, sriracha, salt, pepper and lemon juice.
- Serve. Drizzle garlic sauce on top of a flatbread. Sprinkle lettuce and tomatoes on top. Spoon 4-5 meatballs on top. Roll up, eat and enjoy!
Notes
I used my 6 quart Instant Pot Duo 60 7 in 1*.
To make gluten free: Check your broth to be sure it does not contain gluten. Replace bread crumbs with gluten-free bread crumbs which can be found at most grocery stores. I know Kroger makes them. Serve on a gluten-free tortilla (mission makes tasty ones).
- Category: Chicken
- Method: Instant Pot
Keywords: chicken
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Delicious! We’ve made this several times now. Instead of the instant pot I just make meatballs and bake them. Super easy and they come out great. Great recipe!
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Good idea! love that Sara! Thanks for the 5 stars.
I made these for the 4th, but instead of wraps I served them like appetizers. Everyone loved them and hubby has requested a repeat for tonight, LOL. The sauce was delicious as well and really makes a great dip for the meatballs. I also made Tzaziki (sp?) sauce for an alternate dip.. Thank you for another great recipe!
I love this dip!
Karen, i love all your recipes. I use my instant pot which is what you have. I also want to use my slow cooker so asked you for recipes for that. I am copying down in a notebook your recipes. They are so easy to understand. Cant wait to try some of them. I am 80 years old! Thank you Karen!
Thanks for being here Judith!!!
I notice that the crock pot recipe does not include the cup of chicken broth. Simply want to clarify that when done in a slow cooker that the meatballs, ALONE, cook for the four hours. Thanks! I love your site.
yes that’s right
Do you have the nutritional information for this recipe?
Hey Kelly, I just added the nutrition info in.
Recipe looks delish. Ok question. Do you leave the meatballs in the pot when you add the broth ? Thanks
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Yes I did 🙂
I rarely bother with comments on recipes (or on anything, really), but this dish impressed my husband so much he hasn’t stopped talking about it for days—and that’s completely unlike him! I couldn’t be more impressed with this delicious recipe! I received an Instant Pot for my birthday 3 weeks ago and I have made at least 10 of your recipes already—thank you for such a beautifully organized site with tremendous recipes. I can’t wait to make more in the coming weeks!
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What a nice comment! I really loved this one too. It’s the combination of the sauce and the meatballs that makes me so very happy! I’m so glad you like your IP and I’m glad you found my site. I hope you get lots more recipes that you and your husband love.
Your site really is wonderful. My husband has loved all the recipes I have made from your site. Thank you for sharing with all of us!
Thanks so my Laurie!
If I double the amount of ingredients to make twice the number of meatballs should I also double the amount of broth or is one cup still enough?
You could still just use 1 cup of broth. The pot just needs it to come to pressure.
Made for dinner tonight. Meatballs are very delicious. I left the siracha out and the garlic sauce was still very good. Thank you .
Glad to hear!
I was a little worried as some of my meatballs were sticking to the bottom of the pot. I used a little of the broth to deglaze and then added the rest. As they were cooking, I said to myself that I was afraid this would be a fail and waste of time. But I made the sauce using the highest amount of sriracha — yum yum! These turned out awesome! I am so happy and they are SO delicious. I forgot the tomato when I served it. I used an arugula/spinach mix and the sauce on a warmed flour tortilla. I can’t wait for my husband to taste this. He will love it as much as I do. Thank you so much for all your tasty recipes!! I love my instant pot and I love your recipes!
I want to make this one again soon. We all loved it. Did your husband agree with you?
I just made this recipe for the second time. My husband does love this as much as I do. I should double the sauce because it is just so so good!
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Hooray!!
Karen, I am a single male, retired and living in Mexico where the weather is always great. I recently purchased a 3 quart Instant Pot and cannot tell you how happy I am with your site and your recipes. I find it hard to cook from scratch for one person without making too much food. I really got tired of throwing away old left overs. I simply take your recipes, cut them in half and it makes the perfect amount for two and sometimes three meals. What isn’t immediately consumed can easily be frozen and saved for another day. I love my Instant Pot and the idea of one pot meals. Saves me time and money. Please keep up the good work. There are people out here who really appreciate you and your help.
What a nice comment! Thank you so much. I am so glad that you are using your Instant Pot and cooking for yourself. Sometimes food can get boring and it’s hard to cook for one person. Keep it up!