Thursday, December 27, 2012

Swedish Meatballs

 Ingredients
  • 1 pound ground pork
  • 1 1/2 pounds extra lean ground beef
  • 1 medium onion finely diced
  • 1 tablespoon garlic powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 beaten egg
  • 1 cup panko style breadcrumbs
  • 12 button mushrooms, sliced
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1/4 cup low sodium beef stock
  • 1 container Savoury Garlic Cooking Creme
  • 1 tablespoon dry dill
  •  1/2 teaspoon paprika
Directions
  1. Mix first 8 ingredients together and using a spoon, form into uniform meatballs.
  2.  Brown the meatballs on all sides over medium high heat in a non stick skillet that has been treated with cooking spray.
  3.  Remove meatballs to a shallow casserole dish or lasagna pan that has been treated with cooking spray.
  4. In the same pan you browned the meatballs in, heat 1 tbsp of butter over medium high heat and saute the mushrooms until they are golden brown and have released their water.
  5. Deglaze the pan with beef stock and let reduce by half.
  6. Add the Cooking Creme, dill, and paprika and pour over the meatballs in the casserole.
  7. Bake covered in a 325 oven for 30 minutes and serve over cooked egg noodles.