I've tried a few different Swedish Meatballs recipes and also the sauce packets they sell at the stores but I've never been happy with the results. One night I really wanted to make Swedish Meatballs, and after looking on multiple websites for recipes, I finally gave up and made up my own. It turned out delicious!
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Directions
Cook's Notes:
Substitute lean ground beef for the turkey if preferred. If you do not use lean ground meat, you may want to brown the meatballs first and then drain the grease before adding the butter and making the sauce.
Substitute half-and-half for the cream if preferred; fat-free is OK.
Nutrition Facts
Per Serving:
435 calories; protein 28.3g; carbohydrates 15.2g; fat 29.4g; cholesterol 180.8mg; sodium 533.5mg.
Full Nutrition
Recipe divided well. Cut all ingredients in half and substituted sour cream for the whipping cream (was out and didn't want to use half and half because I need that for my coffee). Also substituted crushed crackers for bread crumbs. It was delicious. Would definitely make again! Next time, I'll keep the full recipe for the sauce. Really wished I had more.
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Ehh. Like others said sauce was very thin. I had to add some sour cream to give it any body and this after boiling it. Flavor very mild. It was something different but ehh.
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Recipe divided well. Cut all ingredients in half and substituted sour cream for the whipping cream (was out and didn't want to use half and half because I need that for my coffee). Also substituted crushed crackers for bread crumbs. It was delicious. Would definitely make again! Next time, I'll keep the full recipe for the sauce. Really wished I had more.
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We thought this made a lovely dinner. Just so you know, there are two camps on Swedish meatballs---one says yes to sauce, and the other says no way! I've tried both ways, and both are delicious. The sauce here is a very good one, and the meatballs were not only easy to make but very tasty. I cut the recipe in half and got 15 meatballs using my middle cookie scoop which made them about 1 1/2" big. I'd advise others not to go overhanded on the garlic (I used a little more than called for thinking that turkey doesn't taste that much); the amount called for is spot on. I made two subs on this: chicken broth rather than beef broth and pappardelle pasta rather than egg noodles--neither one making much difference in the long run. I would definitely make these again! Thanks for the recipe!
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I made these and every one couldn't get enough. I did change a couple of the ingredients only because of lack of having what it called for, I used 1/2 and 1/2 in place of the heavy cream and soy sause in place of the other sause. I also used crushed croutons in place of bread crumbs. Was amazing,, I loved the gravy!!
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This was really good and I learned s new way to make a rue! We added some salt and used 2% milk instead of heavy cream-still made a delicious sauce.
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Excellent! Used Italian bread crumbs in addition to using Italian seasoning. Used milk instead of cream. Used 1 lb meat cut down meatball ingredients accordingly but made full amount gravy. Wanted plenty of gravy.
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So easy! Quick recipe. And had all the ingredients on hand. The only thing I changed was to add salt to the gravy-which I doubled because we love our sauces! It seemed to need a little more seasoning. The meatballs were delicious with the gravy over wide egg noodles. My whole fam gobbled them up! (No pun intended.) This gravy would be delicious on rice too. Will be making again.
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Great recipe for my family. I was in a pinch for time so I cheated and used frozen turkey meatballs. I started from beef broth mixture in the recipe. Still delicious!
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I made this for my family. It was quick easy and best of all delicious! My incredibly "yuck to all new things" boys both gave it a thumbs up. so that's a huge success!!
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Ehh. Like others said sauce was very thin. I had to add some sour cream to give it any body and this after boiling it. Flavor very mild. It was something different but ehh.
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*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Recipe divided well. Cut all ingredients in half and substituted sour cream for the whipping cream (was out and didn't want to use half and half because I need that for my coffee). Also substituted crushed crackers for bread crumbs. It was delicious. Would definitely make again! Next time, I'll keep the full recipe for the sauce. Really wished I had more.
We thought this made a lovely dinner. Just so you know, there are two camps on Swedish meatballs---one says yes to sauce, and the other says no way! I've tried both ways, and both are delicious. The sauce here is a very good one, and the meatballs were not only easy to make but very tasty. I cut the recipe in half and got 15 meatballs using my middle cookie scoop which made them about 1 1/2" big. I'd advise others not to go overhanded on the garlic (I used a little more than called for thinking that turkey doesn't taste that much); the amount called for is spot on. I made two subs on this: chicken broth rather than beef broth and pappardelle pasta rather than egg noodles--neither one making much difference in the long run. I would definitely make these again! Thanks for the recipe!
I made these and every one couldn't get enough. I did change a couple of the ingredients only because of lack of having what it called for, I used 1/2 and 1/2 in place of the heavy cream and soy sause in place of the other sause. I also used crushed croutons in place of bread crumbs. Was amazing,, I loved the gravy!!
Excellent! Used Italian bread crumbs in addition to using Italian seasoning. Used milk instead of cream. Used 1 lb meat cut down meatball ingredients accordingly but made full amount gravy. Wanted plenty of gravy.
So easy! Quick recipe. And had all the ingredients on hand. The only thing I changed was to add salt to the gravy-which I doubled because we love our sauces! It seemed to need a little more seasoning. The meatballs were delicious with the gravy over wide egg noodles. My whole fam gobbled them up! (No pun intended.) This gravy would be delicious on rice too. Will be making again.
Great recipe for my family. I was in a pinch for time so I cheated and used frozen turkey meatballs. I started from beef broth mixture in the recipe. Still delicious!
I made this for my family. It was quick easy and best of all delicious! My incredibly "yuck to all new things" boys both gave it a thumbs up. so that's a huge success!!
Ehh. Like others said sauce was very thin. I had to add some sour cream to give it any body and this after boiling it. Flavor very mild. It was something different but ehh.