Crockpot Swedish Meatball Recipe
These Crockpot Swedish Meatballs are delicious ground beef meatballs that are slowly cooked in a rich and flavorful cream sauce. They're the perfect meal to serve on a busy weeknight atop your favorite noodle or mashed potatoes.
Ingredients
- 2 lbs Ground beef or ground pork
- ¾ cup Regular breadcrumbs
- ¾ cup Milk
- 1 ½ tsp Garlic minced
- ½ tsp Pepper
- ½ tsp Salt
- 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1 Red onion finely chopped
- 2 tbsp avocado oil or your preferred oil choice
Sauce Ingredients
- 2 ½ cups Beef stock
- 1 ½ cups Heavy cream
- 2 tbsp Dijon mustard
- 1 tbsp Low sodium soy sauce
- ¼ tsp Salt
- ½ tsp Pepper
- 3 tbsp Flour
- 3 tbsp Water
Instructions
- In a large bowl mix together the ground beef, breadcrumbs, milk, minced garlic, pepper, salt, Worcestershire sauce and red onion. Mix until all of the ingredients are combined.
- Roll the meat mixture into meatballs (golf ball sized balls or 2-inch balls) and set on a baking sheet in a single layer
- Heat 2 tbsp of avocado oil (or olive oil) in a large skillet or cast iron skillet on the stove top. Cook the meatballs for 3 minutes on each side until they’re browned. There is no need to cook all the way through.
- Once you have browned all of the meatballs, transfer them to the crockpot using a slotted spoon.
- In a large bowl mix together the beef stock, heavy cream, Dijon mustard, soy sauce, salt and pepper. Pour over the meatballs.
- Cook on low heat for 4 ½ hours or on high for 3 hours.
- 30 minutes before serving you’ll finish the sauce. Mix the 3 tbsp of flour with the 3 tbsp of water. Stir well making sure there aren’t any clumps.
- Add the flour mixture into the crockpot and stir. Place the lid back on top and cook on high for an addition 15-25 minutes or until the sauce has thickened up.
- Serve the Swedish meatballs and gravy over mashed potatoes or noodles.