Swedish Meatballs
 
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gluten-free option, dairy-free
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Recipe type: Dinner, Kid-Friendly
Serves: 4 servings
Ingredients
  • ⅓ cup old-fashioned oats (gluten-free if needed)
  • ⅔ cup water
  • 2 teaspoons potato or corn starch
  • 2 + 2 teaspoons canola oil or butter + more as needed
  • 2 tablespoons grated yellow onion (about ½ small onion)
  • ½ pound grass-fed ground beef
  • ½ pound ground pork (or substitute ground beef)
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ⅛ teaspoon white (or black) pepper
  • 2-3 tablespoons chopped flat-leaf parsley (optional)
  • nonstick spray
Instructions
  1. In a large bowl, mix together the oats, starch, and water. Let sit for about 10 minutes.
  2. Meanwhile, heat 2 teaspoons oil or butter in a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and sauté until soft and fragrant, 3-4 minutes. Remove from heat.
  3. Add the ground beef, pork, salt, pepper, and onions to the oat mixture and stir with a wooden spoon to combine.
  4. Wet hands and form meat mixture into small balls, making sure that they are all about the same size. (Recipe should make anywhere from 32 to 40 meatballs, depending on size). Place uncooked meatballs on a wet* cutting board.
  5. Heat another 2 teaspoons of canola oil or butter in a large nonstick** or cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat. Add about 8-12 meatballs, being careful not to overcrowd the skillet. Shake the pan so that they cook evenly while retaining round shape. Once browned on all sides, reduce heat to medium-low and continue cooking for another 3-5 minutes, until cooked through.
  6. Transfer cooked meatballs to a Dutch oven, sprayed with nonstick spray and placed over very low heat. Cover and keep warm while you finish cooking the other meatballs.
  7. Repeat steps 5 and 6 with remaining meatballs.
Notes
*The moisture will help prevent them from sticking.
**A nonstick skillet will need much less added fat, and the meatballs will be less likely to stick. But a cast-iron skillet is the more classic tool for making meatballs.
Recipe by Hälsa Nutrition at https://halsanutrition.com/swedish-meatballs/