Most of us are familiar with meatballs cooked in tomato sauce, but have you tried bathing them in cream sauce? Swedish meatballs are cooked in the most luscious cream sauce made easily by using Cream of Chicken Soup. You will not believe how this simple ingredient can give meatballs such a delightful twist. This nourishing, satisfying, and simple meal is easy to prepare and hard to forget!
What Goes Into Swedish Meatballs?
You will need the following ingredients to make creamy Swedish meatballs:
- Lean ground beef
- Egg
- Panko breadcrumbs
- Chopped onion and garlic
- Nutmeg
- Parsley
- olive oil
- Beef broth
- Condensed cream of chicken soup
- Sour cream
- Egg noodles
Directions For Making Swedish Meatballs:
- Make the meat mixture: in a large bowl, combine the ground beef, beaten egg, chopped onion, minced garlic, panko breadcrumbs, nutmeg, one tbsp of parsley, salt, and pepper.
- Make about 20 meatballs and brown them in a large skillet with the olive oil over medium-high heat. You may have to do this in batches. Don’t worry if they are not fully cooked at this time. Transfer the meatballs to a plate.
- Make the sauce: to the same skillet, add the beef broth, condensed cream of chicken soup, sour cream, and the remaining tbsp of chopped parsley. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer for two minutes.
- Add the meatballs to the skillet with the sauce, and simmer with the lid on for 5-7 minutes or until the meatballs are fully cooked.
- Serve over freshly cooked egg noodles.
How To Make Creamy Sauce for Meatballs?
This recipe is made easy by using condensed cream of chicken soup. This creamy sauce is made by combining beef broth, condensed cream of chicken soup, and sour cream. Adding chopped fresh parsley makes it even better.
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Easy Swedish Meatball Recipe
Swedish meatballs are cooked in the most luscious cream sauce made easily by using Cream of Chicken Soup!
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Servings: 4 (ABOUT 5 MEATBALLS PER SERVING)
Calories: 306kcal
Ingredients
- 1 lb lean ground beef
- 1 egg beaten
- ¼ cup onion finely chopped
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- ½ cup Panko breadcrumbs
- ¼ tsp nutmeg
- 2 tbsp fresh parsley finely chopped and divided
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- ¾ cup beef broth
- 1- 10.5 oz can condensed cream of chicken soup
- 3 tbsp sour cream
- Freshly cooked egg noodles
Instructions
- Make the meat mixture: in a large bowl, combine the ground beef, beaten egg, chopped onion, minced garlic, panko breadcrumbs, nutmeg, one tbsp of parsley, salt, and pepper.
- Make about 20 meatballs and brown them in a large skillet with the olive oil over medium-high heat. You may have to do this in batches. Don’t worry if they are not fully cooked at this time. Transfer the meatballs to a plate.
- Make the sauce: to the same skillet, add the beef broth, condensed cream of chicken soup, sour cream, and the remaining tbsp of chopped parsley. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer for two minutes.
- Transfer the meatballs back to the skillet and simmer, with the lid on, for 5-7 minutes or until the meatballs are fully cooked.
- Serve over freshly cooked egg noodles.
Notes
- Don’t overwork the meat. When mixing the ingredients for the meatballs, use your hands and mix just until combined. Otherwise, you might separate the fat from the protein in the meat.
- Wet your hands when making the meatballs to prevent the meat mixture from sticking to your hands.
- Be careful if adding salt to the sauce, condensed cream of chicken soup is already quite salty.
Nutrition
Calories: 306kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 28g | Fat: 16g
Darlene
Monday 18th of March 2024
This was so easy and delicious! The nutmeg was the key to making this dish taste more like Swedish meatballs. Well definitely make again.