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A simple dinner that packs a punch, everyone loves these Swedish meatballs with sauce! Serve on rice, mashed potatoes, or noodles for a filling, flavorful dinner recipe.
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Swedish Meatballs and Sauce
Need something fresh on your weekly menu?
This is it!
Swedish meatballs is an easy and inexpensive meal, but has so much flavor.
It completely breaks up your boringdinner rotation with a pop of something new and exciting.
There is so much flavor packed into the meatballs and the sauce completes the meal.
We like to serve Swedish meatballs on rice, but you can also serve your meatballs and sauce on a bed of noodles or on top of mashed or creamed potatoes.
Try this recipe this week. You’ll be glad you did.
Swedish Meatballs Recipe
Yield: 6 servings
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 35 minutes
A simple dinner that packs a punch, everyone loves these Swedish meatballs with sauce! Serve on rice, mashed potatoes, or noodles for a filling, flavorful dinner recipe.
Ingredients
- Swedish Meatballs Ingredients:
- 1 lb Hot italian sausage
- 1 lb ground beef
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup bread crumbs
- 2 tbls red cooking wine
- 1 tbls oregano
- 1 tbsp thyme
- 1 tbsp garlic powder
- 1 tbsp pepper
- 1 tsp salt
- Sauce Ingredients:
- 2 tbls butter
- 2 tbls flour
- 1.5 tsp better than bullion beef base
- 1.5 cups water
- 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
Instructions
- Combine hot Italian sausage, ground beef, eggs, bread crumbs, red cooking wine, and seasonings to create your meatball mixture.
- Scoop a spoonful of meatball mixture and roll into a 1" ball. Continue making meatballs out of all meat mixture.
- Cook the meatballs in acast iron skillet, roll the meatballs about every minute to a different side until every side is cooked. While your meatballs are cooking, begin creating the roux
- Melt butter in a large cast iron skillet. Add flour and whisk until smooth to create your roux.
- Stir in beef base, water, and Worcestershire sauce, and heavy cream. Simmer for 10 minutes, until gravy thickens.
- Add meatballs into gravy and serve.
Sauce recipe adapted from: Almost-Famous Meatballs
About Janel
I'm a sweets addict that enjoys eating yummy treats and good food! I'm also the mom of five beautiful boys from 4-12.
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kristi says
Yum, my husband loves to make those for holidays when we have family over. Something a little different than the typical ham dinner
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Mel says
This sounds and looks so delicious. I will certainly have to try to make it up for the family! Swedish meatball recipes are usually a great idea for dinner!
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lisalisa says
Yesss, look who’s coming to dinner, lol I love Swedish meatballs and so do my kids! They make me think of my sister who use to make them for our parties!
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Becky says
My family loves Swedish meatballs! They’re really going to enjoy this for dinner sometime this week! I know my hubby will be super happy!
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Scott says
Definitely trying this out! Swedish Meatballs is my all-time favorite and usually the only time I get to have it any more is buying it frozen at the store or going to an IKEA.
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Jon says
Currently making this for dinner this evening, I love Swedish meatballs. Will serve over sour cream mashed potatoes. Can’t wait!
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Laura says
Can you make the sweedish meatballs without the wine
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Janel says
Yup! You can try substituting with a balsamic vinegar or a little olive oil, or just skip it completely. It’s such a small amount it won’t make much difference in consistency. Let us know what you try!
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Crystal says
Awesome recipe,and thanks! It was a hit with the kids and a quicker recipe than our usual swedish meatballs. We appreciate your version so much and the texture! Hope u continue to post your awesome tastes.
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Erlene says
My kids love meatballs and it’s something I need to make more often. Pinned this and will give it a try.
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I think these look so delicious. I have pinned this and will give it a try. #HomeMattersParty
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Greta J says
Cannot imagine Italian sausage in Swedish meatballs. Would that be like adding lutefisk to your linguini?
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Dennis says
Just confirming that you are using one tablespoon of pepper?
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Kate D. says
I just wanted to say that this recipe is a hit! I have made it three times. I don’t usually make the meatballs, but throw in frozen meatballs in the sauce recipe you provide. We serve over rice, and it is great. Thank you so much.
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