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Swedish Meatballs Recipe

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I can still remember how happy it made my mom to cook something special for a family gathering. My parents were ranchers all their lives, so almost every main dish featured beef. This is Mom's recipe for tender Swedish meatballs with a thick savory gravy. -Donna Hanson, Lusk, Wyoming

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Swedish Meatballs Recipe

Prep: 30 min. Bake: 1 hour

Yield: 8-10 Servings

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Ingredients

4 eggs
1 cup milk
8 slices white bread, torn
2 pounds ground beef
1/4 cup finely chopped onion
4 teaspoons baking powder
1 to 2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon pepper
2 tablespoons shortening
2 cans (10-3/4 ounces each) condensed cream of chicken soup, undiluted
2 cans (10-3/4 ounces each) condensed cream of mushroom soup, undiluted
1 can (12 ounces) evaporated milk
Minced fresh parsley

Directions

In a large bowl, beat eggs and milk. Add bread; mix gently and let stand for 5 minutes. Add beef, onion, baking powder, salt and pepper; mix well (mixture will be soft). Shape into 1-in. balls.
In a large skillet, brown meatballs, a few at a time, in shortening. Place in an ungreased 3-qt. baking dish. In a bowl, stir soups and milk until smooth; pour over meatballs. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 1 hour. Sprinkle with parsley. Yield: 8-10 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 each) equals 399 calories, 23 g fat (9 g saturated fat), 164 mg cholesterol, 1,065 mg sodium, 20 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 27 g protein.

Originally published as Swedish Meatballs in Taste of Home October/November 1995, p39

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Reviewed on Jun. 08, 2012 by Scrappyswede

I'm sorry, I haven't even made the recipe but I have to rate it 1 star due to the fact that you call it Swedish meatballs and using a white gravy!!! Being a Swede and I have even asked so many others since I was appalled when coming to the States and seeing how they kept having Swedish meatballs at the store and in a white gravy. We serve them with a brown thin gravy if we have gravy with them. For example how IKEA serve them

Reviewed on Dec. 09, 2011 by jewels2468

While the flavor was good, I didn't care for the mushiness of the meatball. My husband loved it. I will probably not make this dish again.

Reviewed on Dec. 07, 2011 by ValerieMS

My husband saw this recipe and asked me to make it. He loves it!!!

Reviewed on Aug. 22, 2011 by LeAnn56

I loved how tender these meatballs are. I have taken the meat part of the dish to add spices and made meatloaf, a very tender meatloaf, that my husband says is netter than his mothers.