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Meatballs with Spaetzle

By: Paula karcavich  
"This is our children's favorite meal...they've dubbed it a 'must make' menu item during college vacations. It never fails to earn compliments and recipe requests. - Paula Karcavich, Lemont, Illinois."

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Prep Time:
10 Min
Cook Time:
50 Min
Ready In:
1 Hr

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Original Recipe Yield 4 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 1 egg
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 1/4 cup dry bread crumbs
  • 1 tablespoon dried parsley flakes
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon poultry seasoning
  • Dash pepper
  • 1 pound ground beef
  • 1 (10.5 ounce) can condensed beef broth, undiluted
  • 1 (4 ounce) can mushroom stems and pieces, drained
  • 1 medium onion, chopped
  • 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon caraway seeds
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • HOMEMADE SPAETZLE:
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 eggs, lightly beaten
  • 1 cup milk
  • 2 quarts water or beef broth

Directions

  1. In a bowl, combine the first seven ingredients. Crumble beef over the mixture and mix well. Shape into 1-1/2-in. balls. In a skillet, brown meatballs; drain. Add broth, mushrooms and onion. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 30 minutes. Combine the flour, caraway seeds and sour cream until smooth; stir into meatball mixture. Cook over low heat until heated through and thickened, about 10 minutes. Meanwhile, in a bowl, combine the flour, salt, eggs and milk. Let stand for 5 minutes. In a large saucepan, bring water or broth to a rapid boil. Place spaetzle batter in a colander or spaetzle press. Holding over the boiling liquid, press batter through holds of colander. Cook and stir for 5 minutes or until tender; drain. Serve meatballs and sauce over spaetzle.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 30, 2007 by HAWAIIAN_MOMMA 
Good basic flavor. I made my meatballs with ground venison and used store bought spaetzle. I... MORE
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Reviewed on Oct. 27, 2008 by Anna 
Because I'm lazy, after making the meatballs, I added the onion until tender, then added 1 can... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 24, 2008 by Chromis 
Now this is food that really schmecks! Wonderful recipe, the only change I made was to use... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 14, 2008 by Mags 
Really Great-Thanks! MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 14, 2006 by Frank 
I made this last night and my family licked their plates clean! Very easy and very yummy! MORE

 
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