Swedish Meatballs with Creamy Dill Sauce

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Description

There are many versions of Swedish meatballs, and this is the way we like ours. They’re juicy, tender, and flavorful in a creamy and rich sauce. We enjoy them over mashed potatoes or buttered noodles and served with lingonberry sauce or cranberry sauce.

Ingredients

  • cooking spray
  • 1 cup fresh bread crumbs
  • ¾ cup milk
  • 1 pound lean ground beef
  • ½ pound lean ground pork
  • ½ cup finely chopped onion
  • ½ cup finely chopped fresh parsley
  • ¼ cup finely chopped celery
  • 1 large egg, lightly beaten
  • 1 teaspoon minced garlic
  • 1 teaspoon white sugar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 2 cups beef broth
  • 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 cup reduced-fat sour cream
  • 3 tablespoons chopped fresh dill
  • ¼ teaspoon lemon zest
  • salt and ground black pepper to taste

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil and place a baking rack on top. Spray the baking rack with cooking spray.
  2. Combine bread crumbs and milk in a large bowl. Allow bread crumbs to soak up the milk for about 10 minutes. Mix in ground beef
  3. ground pork
  4. onion
  5. parsley
  6. celery
  7. egg
  8. garlic
  9. sugar
  10. salt
  11. and pepper until combined; mixture will be fairly wet. Shape into 36 meatballs with a 1-tablespoon cookie scoop. Place meatballs on the prepared baking rack.
  12. Bake in the preheated oven until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center of a meatball reads 160 degrees F (71 degrees C)
  13. about 18 minutes.
  14. While the meatballs are baking
  15. melt butter for sauce in a large saucepan over medium-low heat. Whisk in flour and cook
  16. stirring constantly
  17. for 2 minutes. Gradually whisk in beef broth and Worcestershire sauce until smooth. Cook
  18. stirring often
  19. until slightly thickened
  20. about 12 minutes.
  21. Remove meatballs from the oven and add to the sauce mixture. Simmer for 3 minutes. Stir in sour cream
  22. dill
  23. and lemon zest. Season with salt and pepper and serve immediately.

Prep Time: 25 mins

Cook Time: 25 mins

Total Time: 1 hr

Servings: 6

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