Dale's Swedish Meatballs

Small meatballs with a sour cream based sauce. Delicious over egg noodles, rice or just as an appetizer. A very flexible sauce, these ingredients can be modified to include whatever you have on hand in the kitchen.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 30 mins
• Total Time: 45 mins
• Calories: 325 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 teaspoon instant coffee granules
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 2 cups water
• ½ cup bread crumbs
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• ½ onion, chopped
• ¾ cup shredded Cheddar cheese
• 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
• 1 pound ground beef
• ½ green bell pepper, chopped
• 2 teaspoons beef bouillon
• 3 tablespoons sour cream, or more to taste

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

In a medium bowl, mix together the ground beef, eggs, bread crumbs, onion, garlic, Worcestershire sauce, green pepper and Cheddar cheese until well blended. Form into walnut-sized balls.

Step 2

Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add meatballs, and brown evenly. Remove from the skillet, and set aside. Stir flour and instant coffee into the pan drippings. Add beef bouillon and water to the pan, and mix well. Bring to a boil, and allow to thicken. Stir in sour cream.

Step 3

Return meatballs to the skillet, and let them simmer in the sauce for 20 to 40 minutes. Serve as an appetizer, or over rice or egg noodles as a main course.