Swedish Meatballs Recipe

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Swedish Meatballs
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Ingredients
17
Count
Nutrition
392
Calories
Total time
40
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Put all meatball ingredients into a large bowl. I always find it easiest to use your hands to gently “squish” the mixture, blending all ingredients together well.
  2. When well blended, shape into 1” diameter meatballs.
  3. Place about 2 tablespoons butter in a large frying pan; brown the meatballs in the butter, turning to brown all sides.
  4. Cover pan and gently cook over low heat for about 10 minutes, until meat is cooked through.
  5. Remove meatballs from pan and keep warm while you prepare the gravy.
  6. Stir 2 tablespoons of flour into the pan drippings, whisking together well to remove any clumps of flour.
  7. Whisking continually, gradually whisk in heavy cream or half-and-half, and chicken or beef stock (either will give you a nice gravy – whatever you have on hand).
  8. Season the gravy to your taste with some salt, pepper and just a dash of allspice (if needed – the pan drippings will have the flavors from the meatballs, so it all depends on how much you like the allspice flavor!).
  9. Return meatballs to the gravy and simmer very, very gently for 30 minutes (you don’t want to break the cream or half-and-half), stirring often.
  10. Taste gravy again and adjust seasoning, if needed (it probably won’t be needed, as the simmering will incorporate the flavors from the meatballs into the gravy and it should be fine).
  11. This gravy is generally not a thick gravy, but you can thicken more, if desired, with a mixture of cornstarch and water.
  12. Serve over egg noodles, rice, mashed potatoes, or just on their own, with lots of bread to sop up the gravy!
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 391.75 Kcal (1640 kJ)
Calories from fat 226.08 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 25.12g 39%
Cholesterol 159.46mg 53%
Sodium 546.29mg 23%
Potassium 422.27mg 9%
Total Carbs 9.07g 3%
Sugars 1.49g 6%
Dietary Fiber 0.88g 4%
Protein 31.65g 63%
Vitamin C 1.7mg 3%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 4%
Iron 2.4mg 14%
Calcium 55.9mg 6%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 184.33 Kcal (772 kJ)
Calories from fat 106.38 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 11.82g 39%
Cholesterol 75.03mg 53%
Sodium 257.04mg 23%
Potassium 198.69mg 9%
Total Carbs 4.27g 3%
Sugars 0.7g 6%
Dietary Fiber 0.41g 4%
Protein 14.89g 63%
Vitamin C 0.8mg 3%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 4%
Iron 1.1mg 14%
Calcium 26.3mg 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 9.8
    Points
  • 10
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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