Flavorful Swedish Meatballs

By Addie

Our kids—Garrett, 10, and Heather, 5—love to roll the ground beef and pork mixture into these moist meatballs. We enjoy them prepared in a creamy gravy. But the frozen meatballs also are great additions to soups and stews, or to stir into spaghetti sauce and serve over pasta. —Stacy Thomas Anchorage, Alaska (TASTE OF HOME)

Ingredients

• ADDITIONAL INGREDIENTS (for each batch):
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 1/4 cup ketchup
• 3/4 cup dry bread crumbs
• 2 tablespoons dried parsley flakes
• 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
• 2 pounds ground beef
• 1 pound ground pork
• 1 envelope brown gravy mix
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• Dash each nutmeg and pepper
• Hot cooked noodles

Preparation

Step 1

In a large bowl, combine the first 10 ingredients. Crumble meat over mixture and mix well. Shape into 1-in. balls (about 6 dozen).

Place meatballs on greased racks in shallow baking pans. Bake at 400° for 20 minutes or until no longer pink, turning often; drain. Cool. Place about 35 meatballs each into freezer containers. May be frozen for up to 3 months.

To prepare Swedish meatballs: Completely thaw in the refrigerator. In a large skillet, prepare gravy according to package directions. Add meatballs; cover and cook for 10 minutes or until heated through. Remove from the heat; stir in the sour cream, nutmeg and pepper. Serve over noodles. Yield: 2 batches (35 meatballs per batch).



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REVIEWS:

One of my family's all-time Taste of Home favorites! It is highly yummy. I love how I get two batches from one preparation. The meatballs freeze beautifully and are a snap to get to the table. This is a winner!

Excellent recipe. My daughter enjoyed helping me shape the meatballs. I might cut back on the amount of onion powder and add a chopped onion to the meat ball mix next time, but other than that I'd make no changes. Try serving it over mashed potatoes instead of noodles.

The sauce worked well with frozen meatballs too! Good & Easy

Wow! I can see why your children love this recipe. It was absolutely delicious!