Swedish Meatballs
So last week I pretty much did the most awful thing I could have possibly done to my eyes. The girls were sick and there were three nights of basically zero sleep. I don’t know if my eyes just became really dry or what, but you guys, I somehow got tears in BOTH of my eyes.
One of them was so incredibly painful, all I could do was cry. It felt like I was blinking against glass. I was obviously unable to look at a screen for a few days and am still on the mend. My vision is not fully restored in my left eye. It’s just been a nightmare!
This story has absolutely nothing to do with these Swedish meatballs, by the way, I just wanted to share it since I haven’t written a life update in sometime! Ugh. Let’s talk about the meatballs now, shall we?
These meatballs, oh man, SO.GOOD. Like, better than I even thought that they would be.
I’ve only ever had the popular Ikea Swedish meatballs once and sure, I suppose they were tasty, but it’s been so long. It seemed like a dish my husband would enjoy though so I’ve been wanting to try my own recipe.
You may see from my photos that my sauce is not as light as other recipes. I took a taste of the gravy before mixing in the cream and it was so dang flavorful, I just didn’t want to add too much cream. All of the brown bits left in the pan from browning the meatballs gets mixed into the gravy and adds such nice flavor!
Another note about the gravy, I actually recommend making extra gravy. After you start scooping out the meatballs, the gravy goes fast and I wanted more to mix in with the egg noodles. I’d even consider doubling the gravy next time.
I used just under a pound and a half of ground beef for this recipe and got about 24 meatballs. I would say about 4 are a good serving size for an adult. I like to serve these meatballs over egg noodles, but they would also be yummy with mashed potatoes!
These easy homemade Swedish Meatballs are the best weeknight comfort food! If you want extra gravy for the noodles or potatoes, feel free to double the sauce recipe!
Swedish Meatballs
Ingredients
For the meatballs:
For the gravy:
Instructions
Notes
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
8
Serving Size:
3 meatballs with gravy
Amount Per Serving:
Calories: 382Total Fat: 24.6gSaturated Fat: 10.8gCholesterol: 149mgSodium: 442mgCarbohydrates: 9.2gFiber: .5gSugar: .7gProtein: 28.5g