Swedish Meatballs Redux Recipe

Easy Ground Beef Recipes for Family or Company

Swedish meatballs are one of those easy ground beef recipes that are suitable both for your family as well as entertaining.

Swedish meatballs are one of those recipes I grew up on and have continued to make over the decades. I've ordered them out in restaurants and even bought frozen meals of them.

So, the other night I was in the mood for this easy ground beef meal, but I didn't feel like going out in the garage to look for my recipe box, which I haven't yet found a place for since I moved a year ago (sigh). So I decided to just wing it. That's why I named this recipe, "Swedish Meatballs Redux," because it's not necessarily the original recipe, but close...

Swedish Meatballs Redux

Ingredients:

Frozen meatballs
Wondra flour
Milk
Unsalted butter
Beef bouillon or broth

Rice, 1 to 2 cups cooked
Allspice
Nutmeg
Parsley, salt, pepper to taste

Directions:

Get the rice cooking, following package directions; I used a wild & white rice mixture, but any rice will do. Meanwhile, make a white sauce, following the directions on the Wondra canister to make the amount you want. Once it's boiling, throw in a couple of bouillon cubes to add beef flavor, along with the seasonings you want. Next, add the frozen meatballs (enough for a serving for each person eating). Simmer while the rice cooks. When the rice is done, mix it with the meatball gravy mixture and garnish with fresh or dried Italian parsley.

In case you don't know, Wondra flour is a finely ground, sifted flour that makes gravies and sauces without lumps. It's truly wonderful! This is a hearty, heart-warming meal. Again, it may not be authentically Swedish, but it IS good...

Variations

Change up the seasonings to what you like
Make your own meatballs out of ground beef or ground turkey
Use gravy mix instead of starting with a white sauce
Bake the mixture as a casserole before serving
Instead of rice, use noodles as the base
Add 1/2 cup sour cream just before serving, to make it a Swedish meatballs stroganoff meal

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