• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
Food Lovin Family
  • Home
  • About Me
  • Recipes
  • Cooking Tips
  • Appetizers
  • Breakfast
  • Drinks
  • Dinner
  • Lunch
  • Sweets
menu icon
go to homepage
  • Home
  • About Me
  • Recipes
  • Cooking Tips
  • search icon
    Homepage link
    • Home
    • About Me
    • Recipes
    • Cooking Tips
  • ×

    Home » Dinner

    Swedish Meatball Recipe

    Published: Sep 27, 2022 by heather · This post may contain affiliate links

    • Facebook
    Jump to Recipe

    This Swedish meatball recipe is full of flavor and simple to make. Serve with egg noodles, mashed potatoes, or rice for an amazing meal you are sure to enjoy.

    Bowl with egg noodles and Swedish meatballs.

    We love making meatball recipes at home for quick dinners that I know everyone will love. These easy Swedish meatballs are filled with warm spices like nutmeg and allspice which give them an out of this world flavor.

    What makes this recipe so good

    Delicious – No need to take a trip to Ikea, this homemade meatball recipe tastes better than Ikea meatballs and the tasty Swedish meatball sauce with sour cream is so creamy and rich.

    Simple – These meatballs can be made easily in the oven in about 30 minutes. The creamy sauce can also be made in minutes.

    Crowd pleaser – This comfort food is perfect for dinner guests or even a simple weeknight dinner. You can also easily double the recipe if you are planning on a crowd.

    Ingredients needed

    This recipe uses homemade meatballs but you can certainly use frozen meatballs.

    Meatballs:

    Meat – These meatballs are made with ground pork and ground beef. This adds extra flavor and makes them super juicy and delicious. You can use all ground beef or all ground pork.

    Breadcrumbs – These act as a binder. You can substitute with Panko breadcrumbs.

    Eggs – 2 eggs are needed.

    Onion – Make sure to either dice them up very small or use a grater.

    Milk – This adds moisture and keeps the meatballs tender.

    Seasonings – Fresh parsley, allspice, nutmeg, garlic powder, salt, and ground black pepper.

    Swedish meatball sauce:

    Flour – All-purpose flour is used to help thicken the sauce.

    Butter – Unsalted butter

    Beef broth – You can substitute with chicken broth or vegetable broth but the beef broth adds a nice, rich flavor.

    Lemon juice – Adds a little acidity to the sauce.

    Sour cream – Sour cream makes this sauce creamy and so good.

    Dijon mustard – Gives a little tang to the sauce.

    Bowls of ground beef and pork, bowl of seasoning, eggs, and bread crumbs. Stick of butter, cheese, and bowl of diced onions.

    How to make Swedish meatballs

    Step one: Cook meatballs in oven-Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

    Step two: Combine breadcrumbs and milk in a large bowl. Let sit for a few minutes. Mix in beef, pork, eggs, onion, and seasonings.

    Bowl of ground beef, pork, breadcrumbs, parsley, and egg.

    Step three: Using a small cookie scoop, scoop out the meatball mixture and place meatballs on baking sheet. Bake for 20 minutes or until cooked through.

    Uncooked meatballs on a baking sheet.

    Step four: Butter Cream Sauce – Melt butter in a large skillet or saucepan over medium heat. Whisk in flour. Stir in beef broth and lemon juice. Then add in sour cream, salt and pepper.

    Cream sauce in a pan with a wisk.

    Step five: Once meatballs have cooked, place them in the sauce. Serve warm.

    Recipe tips

    • Don’t overmix the meat mixture. Overmixing can make the meatballs tough.
    • Be sure not to make the meatballs too large. I find using a small cookie scoop or tablespoon makes the perfect size.
    • You can scoop the meatball mixture onto the pan and then refrigerate for 30 minutes – 1 hour to help them stay together and not fall apart.
    • If you are freezing the meatballs, don’t freeze with the sauce. The sauce will not reheat well.
    • If you are in a hurry, you can use thawed frozen meatballs.
    Cast iron skillet with meatballs in cream sauce.

    How to serve

    This authentic Swedish meatball recipe has so much flavor they can be served on their own. Here are some of our favorite ways to serve them:

    • Try serving them on top of egg noodles.
    • Serve over creamy mashed potatoes. If you want to serve them like Ikea, add a little scoop of lingonberry jam.
    • Over rice or cauliflower rice.

    How to store leftovers

    Store: Have leftovers? Let everything cool and then store in an airtight container for up to a week.

    Reheat: Reheat in a sauce pan over medium heat until meatballs reach an internal temperature of at least 160 degrees F.

    Freeze: The meatballs can be frozen separate to use for later. After they bake, let completely cool and then place on a pan in the freezer for 2-3 hours. Once the meatballs have frozen, place them in a freezer bag and store for up to 3 months.

    More meatball recipes

    • Meatball sandwich
    • Baked meatballs
    • Slow cooker meatballs

    If you made this classic recipe let me know in the comments.

    Bowl with egg noodles and Swedish meatballs.
    Print Recipe Pin Recipe Rate Recipe
    5 from 1 vote

    Swedish Meatball Recipe

    This delicious Swedish meatball recipe is
    Prep Time10 mins
    Cook Time20 mins
    Total Time27 mins
    Course: Main Course
    Cuisine: American
    Keyword: swedish meatballs
    Servings: 40 meatballs
    Calories: 120kcal
    Author: Heather

    Ingredients

    Meatballs

    • 1 pound ground beef
    • 1 pound ground pork
    • 1 cup bread crumbs
    • 2 eggs
    • 1 cup milk
    • 1/4 cup onion, grated or diced fine
    • 1/2 teaspoon allspice
    • 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
    • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
    • 1 tablespoon parsley
    • 1/2 teaspoon salt
    • 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper

    Sauce

    • 1/2 cup unsalted butter
    • 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
    • 2 cups beef broth
    • 1 teaspoon lemon juice
    • 1 cup sour cream
    • 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
    • 1 teaspoon salt
    • 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper

    Instructions

    • Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.  Line baking sheet with parchment paper, set aside.
    • In a small bowl, combine milk and breadcrumbs, and allow to sit for 10 minutes.
    • In a large mixing bowl, combine beef, pork, parsley, allspice, nutmeg, garlic powder, salt, pepper, grated onion, and 2 eggs.
    • After 10 minutes add the breadcrumb mixture to a large mixing bowl.  Mix well, but do not over-mix.
    • Using a two-tablespoon cookie scoop, form evenly sized meatballs.  Arrange evenly on the prepared baking sheet.  Place in the oven and cook for 20 minutes or until internal temperature reaches 165 degrees F.
    • While meatballs are cooking, prepare sauce.  Heat a large saucepan over medium heat, and add butter, once the butter begins to melt, whisk in flour.  Add in beef broth, and lemon juice, and mix well.  Stir in sour cream, and add in salt and pepper.
    • The sauce will begin to thicken.
    • Once meatballs have cooked, add to toss coat the meatballs.
    • Serve warm.

    Notes

    • It’s a great option to chill the meat mixture for 1 hour after mixing, this will make your meatballs easier to form, but if you are pressed for time it is not necessary
    • Fattier meats yield juicy, tender meatballs, but any combination of meat can be used.
    • Coat your hands with a light layer of oil to prevent the meat mixture from sticking too much.
    • Don’t add too many breadcrumbs-½ a cup per pound
    • The recipe easily doubles and freezes well
    • Do not over-mix meat mixture

    Nutrition

    Calories: 120kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 35mg | Sodium: 240mg | Potassium: 94mg | Fiber: 0.2g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 146IU | Vitamin C: 0.3mg | Calcium: 25mg | Iron: 1mg
    Tried this recipe?Follow me @foodlovinfamily or tag #foodlovinfamily!

    More Dinner Recipes

    • Bowl of mashed rutabaga, diced rutabaga, and rutabaga soup.
      24 Delicious Rutabaga Recipes
    • Bowl full of diced, roasted rutabaga.
      Roasted Rutabaga
    • Bowl with mashed rutabaga.
      Mashed Rutabaga
    • Purple slaw, potato salad, pea salad, and beans.
      Brisket Sides
    • Facebook

    Reader Interactions

    Leave a Reply Cancel reply

    Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

    Recipe Rating




    Primary Sidebar

    Hello and thank you for visiting Food Lovin’ Family! With 3 kids I know it can be hard getting food on the table. Here you will find easy and delicious recipes that the whole family will enjoy.

    More about me →

    Favorite Recipes

    • Bacon wrapped water chestnuts, pinwheel, wontons, crab cakes.
      36 Best Hors D’Oeuvres Recipes
    • Bowl of salmon dip with sliced cucumbers, radish, and crackers.
      Canned Salmon Dip
    • Cheese fondue with bread, chocolate strawberry fondue, steak fondue.
      25 Best Fondue Recipes
    • Candy, popcorn, chicken nuggets, and soft pretzel.
      28 Best Movie Snacks
    • Loaded cheese fries.
      21 Best Loaded Fries Recipes
    • Hand holding chip with cheese dip.
      Chili Cheese Dip

    Sweets

    31 Best Ricotta Desserts

    Slice of cheesecake, cannoli, zeppoli, and ricotta cake.

    Strawberry Milkshake

    Glass with strawberry milkshake and whipped cream.

    31 Best Blueberry Desserts

    Slice of blueberry pie, blueberry ice cream, and piece of blueberry buckle.

    27 Best Brownie Mix Recipes

    Chocolate cookies, brownie sundae, and brownies.

    More Love →

    Drinks

    25 Delicious Breakfast Drinks

    Smoothie, hot chocolate, frappuccino, and mimosa.

    25 Delicious Apple Cider Cocktails

    Glass filled with ice and apple juice.

    25 Spooky Halloween Cocktails

    Orange martini, bloody mary, and green martini.

    30 Festive Christmas Cocktails

    Copper much with cranberries, blue drink, green drink, and a milky drink.

    More Love →

    Lunch

    Canned Salmon Salad

    Salmon salad on a lettuce leaf and wheat bread.

    24 Best Poke Bowls

    Tuna poke bowl, shrimp poke bowl, and tofu poke bowl.

    30 Best Fall Soup Recipes

    Four bowls of soup.

    30 Tortilla Wrap Recipes

    Chicken tortilla wrap, hap and cheese wrap, and chicken wrap.

    More Love →

    Breakfast

    Strawberry Muffins

    25 Delicious Breakfast Drinks

    Smoothie, hot chocolate, frappuccino, and mimosa.

    McDonald’s Breakfast Sauce Recipe

    Bowl of yellow sauce and a spoon.

    27 Best Bisquick Recipes

    Breakfast casserole, chicken tenders, pizza, and piece of quiche on plate.

    More Love →

    Appetizers

    24 Delicious Rutabaga Recipes

    Bowl of mashed rutabaga, diced rutabaga, and rutabaga soup.

    36 Best Hors D’Oeuvres Recipes

    Bacon wrapped water chestnuts, pinwheel, wontons, crab cakes.

    Canned Salmon Dip

    Bowl of salmon dip with sliced cucumbers, radish, and crackers.

    25 Best Fondue Recipes

    Cheese fondue with bread, chocolate strawberry fondue, steak fondue.

    More Love →

    Dinner

    24 Delicious Rutabaga Recipes

    Bowl of mashed rutabaga, diced rutabaga, and rutabaga soup.

    Roasted Rutabaga

    Bowl full of diced, roasted rutabaga.

    Mashed Rutabaga

    Bowl with mashed rutabaga.

    Brisket Sides

    Purple slaw, potato salad, pea salad, and beans.

    More Love →

    Footer

    Collage of logos.

    Copyright © 2022 foodlovinfamily.com. All rights reserved. PRIVACY POLICY.