Tender homemade meatballs are simmered in a savory cream sauce for a weeknight favorite. Serve it over egg noodles or mashed potatoes.
An Easy Weeknight Meal
They make a delicious main dish over potatoes, noodles, or rice; kids love them! Use homemade or frozen meatballs. Add mushrooms, onions, or sour cream if you’d like.
Ingredients in Swedish Meatballs
Meatballs – Meatballs made with ground beef and pork have great flavor, but you can use all ground beef if you prefer. Choose lean beef (not extra lean) for the best flavor. Frozen meatballs can be used in place of homemade. Traditional Swedish meatballs have some warm spices in the meat mixture, as I’ve added in the recipe below. Swedish Meatball Sauce—This sauce is simple. It’s made from a mixture of beef stock and heavy cream thickened with a bit of flour. Soy sauce is frequently added to a traditional Swedish meatball sauce, it adds salt and umami (savory flavor).
Variations
If you want to add onion, cook ½ finely diced onion in the butter before adding the flour. Some or all of the heavy cream can be replaced with sour cream but the flavor will be more similar to a stroganoff. If you use beef broth instead of beef stock, you may need to add a bouillon cube, as the flavor may be lighter.
How to Make Swedish Meatballs
These all-purpose meatballs come out juicy and tender every time! Swedish meatballs are served with lingonberry jam, which has a flavor similar to cranberry sauce.
Storing Swedish Meatballs
The meatballs can be assembled up to 48 hours in advance or frozen until they’re ready to use. Store leftover meatballs and sauce in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days. Reheat them in the microwave or on the stovetop, adding a little water if needed.
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