Swedish Meatballs Recipe
Meatballs are a classic and comforting dinner recipe. Serve up this homemade Swedish meatballs recipe with noodles, mashed potatoes or rice. The from-scratch pan gravy has a delicious creamy flavor.
Servings: 6
Ingredients
For the Meatballs
- 1 1/2 pounds lean ground beef
- 1 large egg (beaten)
- 1/4 cup half and half creamer
- 3/4 cup soft bread crumbs
- 1/2 cup finely chopped onion
- 1/4 cup freshly snipped parsley
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 2 tablespoons olive oil or butter (for frying meatballs)
For the Sauce
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons instant beef bouillon granules
- 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 cups half and half creamer
Instructions
Make the Meatballs
- Place the ground beef in a large bowl.
- Add the egg, creamer, bread crumbs, onion, parsley, pepper, and nutmeg.
- Mix well, then form 15-20 meatballs (depending on the size meatballs you would like).
- Melt the olive oil or butter in a skillet over medium heat.
- Once the skillet is hot, add the meatballs. Cook the meatballs until they are no longer pink, turning them often to brown on all sides. It will take about 10-15 minutes to cook the meatballs, depending on how big you rolled them.
- Once the meatballs are cooked, remove them from the pan and place them on a plate lined with paper towels (to absorb any grease). Set aside.
Make the Sauce
- Reserve two tablespoons of the pan drippings from cooking the meatballs. Discard any extra grease.
- To a warm skillet, add the two tablespoons of pan drippings*, flour, beef bouillon granules and pepper. Use a whisk to combine.
- Slowly drizzle the cream into the flour mixture (with skillet over medium heat), whisking constantly to create a smooth sauce.
- Cook and stir the sauce until thickened and bubbly. This will take about 5-8 minutes.
- Return the meatballs to the skillet and heat through.
- Serve over noodles, potatatoes or rice.
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Notes
The calories shown are based on the recipe making about 18 meatballs, with 1 serving being 3 meatballs. Calories shown also include gravy. Since different brands of ingredients have different nutritional information, the calories shown are just an estimate.