Printable | Taste of Home

Back To Recipe»

Nutrition Facts

One serving:
(1 cup)

Calories:
370

Fat:
22 g

Saturated Fat:
11 g

Cholesterol:
96 mg

Sodium:
833 mg

Carbohydrate:
15 g

Fiber:
1 g

Protein:
25 g

Meatballs in Dill Cream Sauce

From Country

My guests really like this recipe and want to know why it's so different from other meatball dishes they've had. I tell them it's the spices I use. I usually serve this as a main dish for lunch. I created this recipe myself "from scratch".

SERVINGS	4
CATEGORY	Main Dish
METHOD	Baked
PREP	20 min.
COOK	20 min.
TOTAL	40 min.

INGREDIENTS

8 ounces lean ground beef

8 ounces lean ground pork

1 small onion, finely chopped

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon ground pepper

1/4 teaspoon dried thyme

1/4 teaspoon dried marjoram

1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

1-1/2 cups fresh bread crumbs

1/2 cup water

SAUCE:

2 tablespoons butter

2 tablespoons all-purpose flour

1-1/2 cups beef broth

2 tablespoons snipped fresh dill or 1 teaspoon dill weed

1/2 cup half-and-half cream

Cooked buttered wide egg noodles, optional

DIRECTIONS

In a bowl, combine the beef, pork, onion, seasonings, crumbs and water. Shape into 1-1/4-in. balls and place on a greased rack in a shallow baking pan. Bake at 400° for 20 minutes; drain.
Meanwhile, for sauce, melt butter in a large skillet. Blend in flour until smooth. Add broth; bring to a boil. Cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Add dill and meatballs. Reduce heat to low; simmer, uncovered, for 15 minutes. Stir in cream. Cook and stir for 15 minutes or until thickened. Serve with noodles if desired or as an appetizer. Yield: 4 main-dish servings.

Nutrition Facts

Meatballs in Dill Cream Sauce

SERVINGS

CATEGORY

METHOD

PREP

COOK

TOTAL

INGREDIENTS

DIRECTIONS

Printed from tasteofhome.com Nov 19, 2008