Jean's Swedish Faux Meatballs recipe

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Ingredients

3 slices bread, crumbled
2 tablespoons chopped onion
¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
¾ cup skim milk
2 (12 ounce) packages frozen burger-style crumbles
4 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 cup vegetable broth
1 cup half-and-half cream

Nutrition Info

560 calories
carbohydrate: 21.2 g
cholesterol: 35.9 mg
fat: 16.7 g
fiber: 6.9 g
protein: 94.2 g
saturatedFat: 8.4 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 1374.9 mg
sugar: 3 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).

  2. In a large bowl combine bread crumbs, onion, pepper, nutmeg and milk. Stir in burger-style crumbles until well blended. Form into 1 1/2 balls.

  3. In a large skillet over medium heat, brown the 'meat' balls in butter. Remove with a slotted spoon and place in a 2 quart casserole dish.

  4. Whisk flour into drippings in skillet, cook until bubbly, stirring constantly. Stir in broth and cream and continue cooking, stirring, until sauce thickens and boils, about 1 minute. Pour over 'meat' balls.

  5. Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes.

Recipe Yield

6 servings

Recipe Note

This is a recipe that was handed down by my Mother-in-Law. It is a delicious twist on a 'comfort' food!

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