Ohhh yes—Swedish meatballs are pure comfort food magic 🇸🇪✨ Creamy, savory, and perfect over mashed potatoes or noodles.
🇸🇪 Swedish Meatballs (Classic)
⏱️ Time
- Prep: 20 min
- Cook: 25 min
🛒 Ingredients
Meatballs
- 1 lb ground beef (or ½ beef, ½ pork for best flavor)
- ½ cup breadcrumbs
- ¼ cup milk
- 1 small onion, finely grated
- 1 egg
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp black pepper
- ¼ tsp allspice
- ¼ tsp nutmeg
- 1 tbsp chopped parsley (optional)
- 2 tbsp butter or oil (for cooking)
Gravy
- 3 tbsp butter
- 3 tbsp flour
- 2 cups beef broth
- ½ cup heavy cream
- 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
- Salt & pepper to taste
🔥 Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine breadcrumbs and milk. Let soak 2 minutes.
- Add onion, egg, seasonings, parsley, and meat. Mix gently.
- Roll into 1–1½ inch meatballs.
- Heat butter/oil in a skillet over medium heat.
- Brown meatballs in batches until golden; remove and set aside.
- In the same skillet, melt butter for gravy. Whisk in flour; cook 1 minute.
- Slowly whisk in beef broth until smooth.
- Stir in cream and Worcestershire; simmer until thickened.
- Return meatballs to skillet and simmer 10 minutes, until cooked through.
- Taste and adjust seasoning.
🍽️ Serving Ideas
- Mashed potatoes (classic)
- Egg noodles
- Rice
- With lingonberry jam or cranberry sauce (trust me)
🌟 Tips & Variations
- Baked meatballs: Bake at 400°F for 18–20 minutes, then add to gravy.
- Lighter: Use half-and-half instead of cream.
- IKEA-style: Add 1 tsp Dijon mustard to the gravy.
Cozy, creamy, and dangerously easy to keep eating 😄
Want a slow cooker version, baked-only method, or freezer-friendly tips?
