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Swedish Meatballs

Tender and flavorful meatballs with a creamy gravy that you can serve over zucchini noodles or cauliflower mash.
Prep Time20 mins
Cook Time25 mins
Servings: 7 people
Calories: 547kcal

Ingredients

Meatballs

  • 1 lbs ground beef
  • 1 lbs ground pork
  • 1/4 cup blanched almond flour
  • 1/2 white onion grated
  • 1/4 tsp ground allspice
  • 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp ground black pepper
  • 1 large egg
  • 2 tbsp heavy whipping cream
  • 2 tbsp butter

Sauce

  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 1 cup beef stock
  • 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 1 tbsp liquid aminos
  • 1 tsp dijon mustard
  • salt/pepper to taste
  • 1/2 tsp xanthan gum optional
  • chopped parsley for garnish

Instructions

Cook the Meatballs

  • In a large bowl, add the ground meat, almond flour, grated onion, allspice, nutmeg, salt, pepper, egg, and heavy cream. Mix everything thoroughly together using your hands. Form into 28 equal-sized meatballs (approximately 1.5 oz each).
  • In a skillet over medium/high heat, melt the butter and cook the meatballs for about 8-10 minutes, turning every few minutes, making sure to brown all of the sides. (Depending on the size of your skillet, you may have to do this in batches.) Transfer the meatballs to a plate and cover with foil while you prepare the sauce.

Prepare the Sauce

  • In the same pan you cooked the meatballs in, melt the butter. When the pan is hot, pour in beef stock and make sure to scrape the bottom of the pan. Stir in heavy whipping cream, sour cream, liquid aminos, dijon mustard, and season with salt and pepper. Once liquid has come to a boil, reduce heat to simmer. Ladle out about ¼  cup of  the sauce into a small bowl. Whisk in the xanthan gum making sure there are no lumps. Pour xanthan gum mixture back into the skillet with the rest of the sauce and stir to combine. Place meatballs in the sauce and simmer for 10-15 minutes, until sauce has thickened and meatballs are cooked through.
  • Top with chopped parsley. Serve meatballs with sauce as is or over zucchini noodles or cauliflower mash.

Notes

This recipe makes 7 servings. One serving is 4 meatballs with about 1/4 cup sauce. Macros do not include znoodles or cauli-mash

Nutrition

Serving: 4meatballs | Calories: 547kcal | Total Carbs: 4g | Protein: 28g | Fat: 47g | Fiber: 1g | Net Carbs: 3g