The Best Swedish Meatballs

A heavy meal when served with leftover mashed potatoes but a delicious one! Scales up well and tastes great.

Great dish, easy to make.

Very delicious and quick to prepare, my family really enjoyed the meal

Didn't find it too flavorful compared to other meatball and sauce recipes, it was decently good but probably wouldn't make again

Family loved it. Personally, I'm not sure about the mixed spice but it gave a depth of flavour. I used gluten free breadcrumbs instead of panko. Served with mash and broccoli.

IT tasted amazing. I just wish I would have doubled the meat it didn't make much.

Wonderful! We served it over egg noodles and it was delicious. I cut the nutmeg and allspice in half because they're not my favorite spices and it was very yummy.

Added leftover white sauce and served with zoodles

I didn't use onion and paired the dish with peas and mashed potatoes.

Amazing and easy! Like beef stroganoff in a way so I put mine with sour cream/plain yogurt over top. We needed gluten free so I used gluten free noodles and my daught rice.

Sauce was a little thin for my taste.

I think the sauce turned out absolutely delicious! I also added spinach to mine which was wonderful

This was really delicious, but I made it a bit different than the recipe. Also, recipe says serving size is 6, but I'd probably use 1.5lbs of beef for that. This recipe fed 4. I followed the ingredients exactly, but changed how I cooked it. Baked my meatballs for about 20 minutes at 350°F, and then broiled them on each side until browned. Used some of the pan drippings in place of half of the butter to make the roux with the flour to make the sauce. Simmered sauce for about 15 minutes before it thickened up and added the meatballs for the last 5. I also seasoned the sauce with the same seasoning that went in the meatballs. Family loved it!

AJ likes. Would recommend serving w lingonberry jam/something else tart, as the sauce is otherwise overwhelmingly creamy

Really tasty! Served with mash and peas

Made quite a few subs to fit what I had in the pantry, but still really tasty. Switched allspice and nutmeg for Chinese 5 spice and ginger. Same quantity. Subbed fish sauce for Worcestershire. Subbed Dijon for spicy grain mustard. Subbed heavy cream for coconut milk. Served with mash and broccoli. Thumbs up from my husband. Also baked meatballs at 350 for 25 mins rather than pan fry.

I read through the comments before so I ended up baking the meatballs and using less allspice and nutmeg. The meatballs I’m particularly glad I baked because that way most of the oil from the meatballs baked out and I could mitigate the amount of excess oil in the sauce. Besides that I followed the recipe pretty closely and I really like it. It’s mild and tangy and the fattiness of the meat perfectly balances the rich tartness in the sauce… would recommend trying!

Creamy and yummy! Make sure to finely chop your onions and dont add extra flour even when you think you need to or you will get slime! Allspice didnt really pull through at all but mine did go out of date in 2018 🫣 Quite a bit of effort with mash too but if you used frozen meatballs it would be super easy!

It was really good, but I would cut way back on the amount of onion next time and make sure it’s finely minced

Less All Spice

So yummy

Tastes great! I had it with mashed potatoes and roasted eggplant.

Just used the sauce with frozen meatballs. Added my own seasonings but it was good.

We really liked this.

Really just used the recipe for the sauce but it was great!

The addition of the nutmeg is nice! It definitely gives it a unique flavor. My family loved it!

For various reasons I made a dairy-free version using olive oil spread instead of butter and coconut cream instead of dairy cream, still very tasty. If you have any Lingon Berry preserve to go with it I would definitely recommend adding some.

I've made this twice now and it's been great both times. I definitely recommend taking the added step to grate the onion or else mince it very fine. Otherwise you run the risk of them falling out in the pan and blackening.

I think the allspice was a tad too much here. Also it needed a bit of brown sugar. All the other recipes call for it but this one didn’t. I put a tablespoon in a double batch. They were super good but next time I will add less spice and add brown sugar.

Some very good swedish meatballs

Nice sauce!

It came out really gelatinous and tasted a bit too much like one spice. It was okay but when choosing between a thumbs up and thumbs down I had to go thumbs down

I doubled all the spices, and it was nice

Will definitely make again delicious nice creamy gravy

I did a little jig after tasting it

Cooked the meatballs in the oven at 400F for 20 minutes rather than on the stovetop. For the gravy I used a half a cup milk instead of a whole cup cream and added an extra tbsp of flour to help it all thicken up. Made a lot of gravy but it was sooooo good! Served with mashed potatoes and green beans.

Used frozen meatballs,

I added a splash of soy sauce to the recipe. I also swapped cinnamon in place of allspice since that's what I have on hand.

I love this recipe. I also add some nutmeg and allspice to the gravy as well. So good.

I only made the gravy to go over store bought Swedish meatballs. Served with mash potatoes. It was an amazing hit!

Definitely will make it again. Maybe less butter in the rue next time. I added crushed red pepper to the meatballs to add some heat. Fabulous!

Used coconut cream instead of heavy cream

Great recipe, easy to follow. Would make these again & will try turkey mince.

Great all family loved it xx

this rocked!! sauce seemed a little liquidy at first but i learned to be patient and wait it out. couldn't find allspice or nutmeg during the holidays but i took another whisk user's suggestion and used garam masala instead. this actually tasted incredible and i think i'll stick to that spice for next time! served it with premade sour cream and chive mashed potatoes to save myself some time lol

Everyone loved this. I used ground turkey.

🙂Had it with mashed potatoes and steamed vegetables. I was born in southern Finland which has very close ties to Sweden, and these were pretty close to how my mother used to make meatballs

Just made the sauce. It's a fantastic sauce.

Gravy was delicious

So freakin good

I’m 42 and this was the first time I’ve ever had Swedish Meatballs! I don’t really know why except maybe the all spice and nutmeg scared me! Haha I’m hear to tell you I was wrong to be afraid and that this recipe is fantastic!!

Amazing and filling. My family loved it. Served over garlic mashed potatoes. Definitely making again.

Used HyVee meatballs (brown bag) and didn’t put in the mustard

I have a dairy allergy, so I sub butter for vegan butter and sub heavy cream with homemade cashew cream (1 part soaked and drained cashews to 1 part water). This recipe is versatile and can stand up to a few modifications if you prefer. For example, my included photo is turkey meatballs (instead of beef) served over egg noodles with added peas (cooked separately and tossed in at the end). If you are making this with pasta: save some pasta water! The sauce can get a little thick and needs the starch from the pasta water to help it stick to the pasta. Save 1 cup of pasta water and use it a little at a time until you achieve the consistency you want (may not use all of it). This meal is always a hit in our house!

This was a hit!

Really lovely. If you like IKEA meatballs, give them a whirl!

Great authentic flavours. Easy to make, and that sauce is great. Loved it. Added extra half of dijon. Didn't have any Worcestershire so subbed with half cider vinegar and half balsamic for acidity.

Great, excuse my kiddish plate

Amazing! I made the meatballs with half Impossible Burger and half Morningstar sausage patties, and baked at 400 for 25 minutes instead of pan frying. Next time would probably go 375 for 25 minutes and probably wouldn't add any salt to the meatballs since the Morningstar is pretty salty. Used sour cream in place of heavy cream. Served with mashed potatoes and lingonberry sauce.

delicious! Can substitute heavy cream for milk but added a little extra flour to thicken properly

Eliminated the chopped onion, not a huge fan personally, but subbed in some onion powder for flavor. Doubled the garlic and pepper recommendation and it worked out. Served over rice, tasty and filling.

Came out great. I used 1.5lbs ground beef and served with soft dinner rolls.

By far my favorite swedish meatballs

I poured these over mashed baby red potatoes. So darn good!

Next time I’ll deconstruct the meatballs to make it a skillet meal. Also adding 1/2 cup sour cream makes it truly, truly delicious

Wow! The gravy in this recipe was AMAZING! Not having any Nutmeg or Allspice I did substitute both for 1 Tsp of Garam Masala. I thought I made the right choice. I also used ground grass fed Angus. I rolled the meatballs into 1” rounds thinking such lean beef would be dry and mealy if they were any bigger and they came out excellent. Served it over egg noodles and the dinner was a huge success

Add over buttered egg noodles. Side of roasted brussel sprouts. Darn good.