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Meatballs in Cream Sauce

Kara
Tender meatballs in a light and flavorful creamy sauce. We like them served over pasta, but you can also serve them with creamy mashed potatoes.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Main Dish- Beef
Cuisine American
Servings 8 servings (5 meatballs each)
Calories 362 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients
  

Meatball Ingredients:

  • 1 ½ pounds lean ground beef
  • ¾ cup oats
  • 1 egg
  • ¼ cup diced onion
  • ¼ cup milk
  • 1 tsp salt
  • ¼ tsp black pepper
  • 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 2 Tbsp ketchup
  • 1 Tbsp dried parsley

Sauce Ingredients:

  • 3 Tbsp salted butter
  • 14 oz low sodium chicken broth 1 2/3 cups
  • 1 cup milk
  • ¼ cup all purpose flour
  • ¼ tsp dry thyme
  • ¼ tsp dry parsley
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ⅛ tsp black pepper

For serving:

  • 9 ounces dry pasta cooked (We like rotini or egg noodles.)

Instructions
 

  • Spray a baking sheet with cooking spray. Preheat your oven to 400 degrees.
  • For meatballs: Combine ground beef, oats, egg, onion, milk, salt, pepper, Worcestershire, ketchup, and parsley in a large bowl. Mix well with clean hands or a spoon. Roll into 1 1/2 inch meatballs. (Use a cookie dough scoop to get uniform-sized meatballs.)
  • Arrange the meatballs in a single layer on the prepared pan and bake at 400° for 18-20 minutes, shaking the pan occasionally so they brown evenly. The internal temperature should be 160°.
  • While the meatballs bake, cook the pasta in boiling salted water and make the sauce.
  • For sauce: Melt butter in a large pot over medium heat. Whisk in the flour. Gradually add the broth and milk; stirring constantly. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes, or till slightly thickened. Stir in the thyme, parsley, salt, and pepper.
  • Drain meatballs on paper towels; then add them to the sauce. Stir gently until all the meatballs are coated.
  • Serve hot meatballs and sauce over cooked pasta.

Notes

  • We like the flavor of chicken broth in the sauce, but you can use beef broth if you prefer.
  • I make up batches of these meatballs and freeze them. I've frozen them both cooked and uncooked, and both ways work well. It makes for fast and easy dinners on busy nights. The uncooked ones bake for about 25-30 minutes if not thawed first. The cooked ones just need to be heated up, so that takes 15-20 minutes.
  • Recipe adapted from Mel's Kitchen Cafe.

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 362kcalCarbohydrates: 36gProtein: 27gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0.5gCholesterol: 89mgSodium: 611mgPotassium: 538mgFiber: 2gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 249IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 79mgIron: 3mg
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