Here’s a recipe for homemade Swedish meatballs that’s pretty low labor, as meatballs go.
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My mother-in-law takes her nursing duties very seriously! When she has come to help out after I have had a baby or surgery she packs her cookbook, her favorite cooking tools, and the pink plastic gloves she wears when she cleans. She believes that by feeding me hearty meals I will regain my strength and mend faster. I am not sure that her opinions can be backed up with science, but I do know that when she is cooking, I always find the strength to make it to the table! One of the recipes that she always prepares is her Grandmother’s meatballs. She always makes extra so that I can have the leftovers for lunch.
Easy Swedish Meatballs Recipe
Ingredients:
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 egg
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 3/4 cup bread crumbs (I use oatmeal to make this recipe gluten free)
- 1/2 cup milk ( you can use a dairy free alternative)
- 1/2 teaspoon salt (optional)
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg (secret ingredient)
- 1 can cream of mushroom soup + 1 can of water or 2 1/2 cups of homemade cream of mushroom soup
Directions:
- In a medium bowl combine all of the ingredients except soup and water. Mix well. Form into balls.
- If you use canned soup, pour it in a small bowl and mix in the water.
- Place in a nonstick pan without flour or oil, and brown them. Here I diverge from the original recipe. It says to roll the meatballs in flour and brown them in oil. I think a lot of old recipes call for this step to prevent the meat from sticking to the pans. Our new nonstick pans render this step unnecessary.
- After the meatballs are browned, pour mushroom soup over them, reduce heat, cover with lid, and simmer for 1 1/2 hours. Serve warm over white rice, noodles, or cauliflower rice. Makes enough to serve 6 people.
Printable Recipe for Easy Swedish Meatballs
Easy Swedish Meatballs Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 egg
- 1 small onion chopped
- 3/4 cup bread crumbs I use oatmeal to make this recipe gluten free
- 1/2 cup milk you can use a dairy free alternative
- 1/2 teaspoon salt optional
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg secret ingredient
- 1 can cream of mushroom soup + 1 can of water or 2 1/2 cups of homemade cream of mushroom soup
Instructions
- In a medium bowl combine all of the ingredients except soup and water. Mix well. Form into balls.
- If you use canned soup, pour it in a small bowl and mix in the water.
- Place in a nonstick pan without flour or oil, and brown them. Here I diverge from the original recipe. It says to roll the meatballs in flour and brown them in oil. I think a lot of old recipes call for this step to prevent the meat from sticking to the pans. Our new nonstick pans render this step unnecessary.
- After the meatballs are browned, pour mushroom soup over them, reduce heat, cover with lid, and simmer for 1 1/2 hours. Serve warm over white rice, noodles, or cauliflower rice.
Nutrition
I do not like making meatballs, so when I finally muster the will power to do it, I make a double batch. I have mentioned before my dislike of touching raw meat. Using food grade latex gloves definitely helps. Below is a double batch simmering in my electric skillet:
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Angela says
I don't like touching raw meat either! that's another reason I hardly ever cook it!
Maybe we really want to be vegetarians.
It's easy with just my husband and I. I get around it most of the time, but two things I do because he loves them so much are salmon patties and ground turkey loaf (meatloaf with ground turkey). I don't like touching the meat, but I'll do it every once in awhile since he loves it so much.
Amy Green says
I have a whole mess of mushrooms I need to cook and was thinking about your cream of mushroom soup. I love how you always share recipes that touch your life.
Thanks for linking to Slightly Indulgent Mondays!
SnoWhite says
Sounds tasty to me — thanks for the recipe.
Shana says
That looks so good! Yum!
mub says
I'm glad it worked! Sometimes it's the only way I can stomach working with meat… it seems to go in cycles for me *L*
I just tried cauliflower rice a few weeks ago and I really really liked it!