Swedish Meatballs

Swedish meatballs in a large skillet before being served.

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Prep Time30

Cook Time40

Total Time1 10

Course: Appetizer, Main Course

Cuisine: Swedish

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Servings: servings

Calories: 738kcal

Ingredients

For the Meatballs*

1 pound meatloaf mix or use ground beef, pork, veal, lamb, turkey, or chicken
15 ounces ricotta (I prefer whole milk ricotta but part skim works too)
½ onion medium, finely minced and cooked until tender and translucent
½ cup breadcrumbs (I like plain dry breadcrumbs)
1 bunch fresh parsley finely minced
1 egg large
1 teaspoon kosher salt
½ teaspoon garlic powder (or a few cloves of fresh chopped garlic)
¼ teaspoon ground black pepper

For the Sauce

2 tablespoons oil (I used extra-virgin olive oil)
½ onion medium, finely chopped
1 teaspoon kosher salt
½ teaspoon ground cardamom
¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
⅛ teaspoon ground cloves
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 cups chicken stock (beef stock or vegetable stock can be substituted)
1 cup sour cream

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Instructions

To Make the Meatballs*

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
Place the meatloaf mix, ricotta, onion, breadcrumbs, parsley, egg, salt, garlic powder, and pepper in a large bowl and mix to combine.
Use a ¼-cup trigger scoop to portion out meatballs, placing them in a large oven-safe baking dish.
Bake the meatballs until they reach an internal temperature of 165 degrees F (approx. 30 minutes).

To Make the Sauce

Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat until shimmering (approx. 2 to 4 minutes).
Add the onion, salt, cardamom, nutmeg, pepper, and cloves and saute until the onion has softened and become translucent (approx. 5 minutes).
Sprinkle the flour over the cooked onions and stir until evenly coated.
Stir in the stock and bring the mixture up to a simmer, stirring.
Whisk in the sour cream, add the cooked meatballs, and simmer until the sauce has thickened (approx. 5 minutes).
Serve over buttered egg noodles or mashed potatoes, if desired.

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Notes

*Click here for more info on the meatballs: Easy Meatball Recipe.

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