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Swedish Meatballs

Source: dLife

Cocktail sized meatballs flavored with onion, nutmeg, and cardamom.

Nutrition Facts

Makes 36 servings
Amount Per Serving

Calories	77.1

Total Carbs	1.9 g

Dietary Fiber	0.2 g

Sugars	0.6 g

Total Fat	4.9 g

Saturated Fat	2.2 g

Unsaturated Fat	0.3 g

Potassium	7.9 mg

Protein	6.3 g

Sodium	212.1 mg

Dietary Exchanges 4.9 Fat, 0.0 Vegetables, 0.5 Meat, 0.0 Milk, 0.0 Starch,

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Note: One or more ingredients from this recipe are not included in the nutritional analysis above. Either the ingredient is missing from our database or is listed as "optional" in the recipe.
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Servings

Ingredients

Meatballs 0.5
0 1/2 tsp ground cardamom 2.0
2 lb extra lean ground beef (5% fat) 1.0
1 each eggs 0.5
0 1/2 cup whole milk 3.0
3 tbsp olive oil 1.5
1 1/2 cup whole wheat breadcrumbs 0.5
0 1/2 cup fresh chopped onion 1.0
1 tsp salt 0.5
0 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg

Sauce 0.25
0 1/4 cup whole wheat flour 32.0
32 oz beef broth 0.5
0 1/2 cup sour cream 6.0
6 tbsp unsalted butter

Directions

In large mixing bowl, combine thoroughly beef, bread crumbs, onion, salt, nutmeg, cardamom, 1/2 cup milk, and egg.
Form into 36 small meatballs.
In large skillet, heat olive oil to medium. Add meatballs. Brown on all sides, cook until meat is no longer pink on inside. Remove from skillet, set aside.

Sauce

After meatballs are cooked. Return hot skillet to stovetop. Melt butter.
Add flour and cook for 1-2 minutes, stirring constantly. A thick paste will form.
Add broth and stir gently until all flour is incorporated. Bring to boil and reduce heat to simmer. Cook until sauce thickens, stirring frequently.
Add sour cream. Stir until well combined and sour cream is heated.
Add reserved meatballs and allow meatballs to reheat. Stir to coat.
Transfer to serving dish.