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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.

Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
45 mins
Servings: 6
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American

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
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  1. Place the ground beef in a large bowl.
  2. Add the egg, creamer, bread crumbs, onion, parsley, pepper, and nutmeg.
  3. Mix well, then form 15-20 meatballs (depending on the size meatballs you would like).
  4. Melt the olive oil or butter in a skillet over medium heat.
  5. 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.
  6. 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
  1. Reserve two tablespoons of the pan drippings from cooking the meatballs. Discard any extra grease. 
  2. To a warm skillet, add the two tablespoons of pan drippings*, flour, beef bouillon granules and pepper. Use a whisk to combine.
  3. Slowly drizzle the cream into the flour mixture (with skillet over medium heat), whisking constantly to create a smooth sauce.
  4. Cook and stir the sauce until thickened and bubbly. This will take about 5-8 minutes.
  5. Return the meatballs to the skillet and heat through.
  6. Serve over noodles, potatatoes or rice.

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.