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By Siri George

Low Calorie Swedish Meatballs

Name: Low Calorie Swedish Meatballs
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Cuisine: European
Ingredients: 1 pound extra-lean ground beef 94-95% lean; 1 onion large, chopped; 2 celery stalks large, chopped; 1 egg; 1/4 cup whole wheat breadcrumbs; 1/3 cup parsley finely chopped; 8 ounces sliced mushrooms; 3 cups beef stock fat free; 3 ounces fat free cream cheese; 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon; 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg; 1/8 teaspoon ground ginger; 1/8 teaspoon ground cardamom; 3 garlic cloves

9 steps

Prep:20minCook:50min

poor sauce was too thin

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 12:18:38 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories267.6 kcal (13%)

Total Fat7.7 g (11%)

Carbs13.9 g (5%)

Sugars4.7 g (5%)

Protein34.8 g (70%)

Sodium651.6 mg (33%)

Fiber2.3 g (8%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

1 poundextra-lean ground beef

¼ cupwhole wheat breadcrumbs

⅓ cupparsley

finely chopped

8 ouncessliced mushrooms

3 cupsbeef stock fat free

3 ouncesfat free cream cheese

¼ teaspooncinnamon

¼ teaspoonnutmeg

⅛ teaspoonground ginger

⅛ teaspoonground cardamom

3garlic cloves

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350. Spray a 9×13 baking dish with non-fat cooking spray, and place in oven while preheating.

Baking dish

OvenPreheat

Step 2

In a food processor, mince onion, parsley, garlic and celery.

Food ProcessorMix

Step 3

Place it in a large bowl, and add in beef, turkey, egg, breadcrumbs, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, cardamom and salt and pepper to taste. Combine well with hands.

Step 4

Form mixture in 24 meatballs (about 1” each). Remove baking dish from oven and place meatballs about 1/2 inch apart in the hot baking dish. Press down to flatten the bottom just slightly.

Baking dish

Step 5

Bake for 15 minutes in oven, then turn over and continue baking for 10 more minutes.

OvenHeat

Step 6

Spray a large nonstick skillet with non-fat cooking spray. Add in beef broth and bring to a boil. Turn heat down to a low simmer and gently add in the meatballs. Cover and let cook for 25 minutes.