Swedish Meatballs

This is a recipe that I made up myself for Swedish meatballs. I used what I had on hand and it turned out really good. I will never make it any other way again.

Servings: 6


Ingredients:
2 lbs. ground beef
2 eggs
1/2 cup bread crumbs (2 slices)
1/4 cup dried parsley flakes
1/4 cup milk
1 tsp chopped garlic
half an onion, chopped
2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
salt and pepper, to taste
1 package of egg noodles


For Sauce:
2 cans cream of mushroom soup
1 can of milk
1 Tbs dried parsley flakes
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1 Tbs. Worcestershire sauce 
1 Tbs butter or margarine
salt and pepper, to taste


Directions:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Mix ground beef, eggs, bread crumbs, 1/4 c. dried parsley flakes, 1/4 c. milk, chopped garlic, onion, 2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce, and salt and pepper. Roll beef mixture into 1 and half inch balls. Place on greased cookie sheet. Bake for 30 minutes. In a large pot, cook egg noodles according to package and drain.


Meanwhile in a medium saucepan, whisk together cream of mushroom soup, can of milk, 1 Tbs parsley flakes, garlic powder, 1 Tbs Worcestershire sauce, butter or margarine, and salt and pepper. Heat over medium heat until heated thoroughly. Add meatballs when they are done, continue to heat sauce until bubbly. Pour over cooked egg noodles. Toss to mix well and serve.

Spaghetti and Meatballs

     My family loves spaghetti and meatballs. They get excited when I make this dish. This is another simple recipe that can be customized to your liking. I have come up with this recipe myself after making it a lot. 


2 pounds ground beef or turkey
about 3 slices of bread, crumbled
2 eggs
1/4 cup Parmesan cheese
1/4 cup dried or fresh parsley
1 garlic clove, finely chopped
approx. half a diced onion
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper 
1 package spaghetti
1 jar of spaghetti sauce


Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In large bowl, combine ground meat, bread crumbs, eggs, Parmesan, parsley, garlic, onion, salt, and pepper until blended but not over mixed. Shape into 2-inch meatballs, handling meat as little as possible. Lay out on a greased cookie sheet. Place in oven for 30 mins or until no longer pink inside. Meanwhile, cook spaghetti as it reads on package. Drain. Combine meatballs, spaghetti, and spaghetti sauce in pot and heat on medium heat until heated through. 


**You may need more than one jar of sauce or a larger jar if you like more sauce. My family doesn't like a lot of sauce so we just use one regular-sized jar. I use the little jars of chopped garlic you can buy. A tablespoon of it equals 1 garlic clove. You could use garlic powder instead, if you don't have either. You can also add dehydrated onions instead of fresh ones.


     Please comment and give your own tips if you'd like.