Jean's Swedish Faux Meatballs Recipe
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Jean's Swedish Faux Meatballs

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

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 3.8 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (10)

What to Drink?

Wine Sangiovese
Prep Time:
10 Min
Cook Time:
30 Min
Ready In:
40 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 6 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 3 slices bread, crumbled
  • 2 tablespoons chopped onion
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 3/4 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

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.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 560 | Total Fat: 16.7g | Cholesterol: 36mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 30, 2010 by Rachel Boller   view full review
Upon reading the reviews of others, I decided to add 2 eggs to the mix in hopes that this...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.8 star rating.
Reviewed on May 23, 2011 by Jetts83   view full review
This was so incredibly delicious! I did make a few changes that did the trick. Instead of...
The reviewer gave this recipe 2 stars. This recipe averages a 3.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 19, 2008 by Krista   view full review
They made a total mess and fell apart completely when I went to brown them. The sauce and meat...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 15, 2007 by Jen VB   view full review
I halved the ground soy meat. I found the *meat*balls were difficult to keep together while...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 3.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 17, 2006 by adi   view full review
i used store-bought vegetarian meatballs, so i'm only rating the sauce, which was good, but a...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 2, 2010 by Gila   view full review
I was a little bit iffy on the cream sauce but that is just because I am not a big fan of...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 21, 2010 by RAGDYANN422   view full review
This recipe is delicious but I only used the sauce portion. Based on other reviews, I avoided...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 23, 2009 by DianaD   view full review
They were easy to make, and they tasted really good!!!!!!!! I used the morning star "meat"...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 29, 2002 by ALLISONPEYTON   view full review
The "meatballs" fell apart when I browned them. In the end, they tasted good, but didn't look...
The reviewer gave this recipe 2 stars. This recipe averages a 3.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 11, 2011 by amhv   view full review
Not sure where I went wrong, but these didn't work for me in the least. They were way too...

 

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