Reduced Fat Swedish Meatballs
- 2 slices bread
- 1/2 cup 2% low-fat milk
- 1 1/2 lbs extra lean ground beef (93%)
- 1 egg, slightly beaten
- 1 small onion, minced
- 1/2 teaspoon sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon allspice
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon cardamom, seed
- Pam cooking spray
- 3 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 (10 1/2 ounce) can condensed beef consomme
- 1 (10 1/2 ounce) can water
- 1 cup light cream, at room temperature
- 1 teaspoon dill weed
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- In large bowl, combine beaten egg and milk. Add bread and allow to soak and absorb liquids. Add onion, sugar, alspice, nutmeg, salt, pepper, and cardamon seed.
- Mix well and shape into 1" balls.
- Place meatballs on a foil-covered baking sheet, sprayed with PAM,
- Bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes, or until brown.
- In the meantime, prepare Sauce:.
- In large oven-proof pan, pour can of condensed beef consomme.
- Add water to consomme can and pour into a lidded jar, adding 3 Tbsp Cornstarch. Shake well to combine.
- Pour into pan that contains consomme and bring to a boil, stirring constantly.
- When consomme mixture has thickened, remove from heat and add light cream and dill. Mix well.
- Add cooked meatballs to sauce, and bake in 400 degree oven for 30 minutes.
- Serve with cooked noodles.
bread, milk, extra lean ground beef, egg, onion, sugar, allspice, nutmeg, salt, pepper, cardamom, spray, cornstarch, condensed beef, water, light cream, dill weed
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/reduced-fat-swedish-meatballs-393008 (may not work)