Description
Everyone’s favorite Swedish meatballs and pasta tossed in a dreamy, silky cream sauce! An easy weeknight dinner with make-ahead meatballs!
Ingredients
Scale
- 3/4 pound ground beef
- 3/4 pound ground turkey
- 1/3 cup Panko
- 2 large egg yolks
- 2 green onions (thinly sliced)
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley leaves
- 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper (to taste)
- 8 ounces elbow macaroni
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 3 cups beef stock
- 1/3 cup sour cream
Instructions
- Step: In a large bowl, combine ground beef, ground turkey, Panko, egg yolks, green onions, parsley, allspice and nutmeg; season with 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper.
- Step: Using a wooden spoon or clean hands, stir until well combined. Roll the mixture into 1-to-1-1/4-inch meatballs, forming about 24 meatballs.
- Step: Heat olive oil in a large stockpot or Dutch oven over medium high heat. Add meatballs, in batches, and cook until all sides are browned, about 2-3 minutes. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate; set aside.
- Step: In a large stockpot or Dutch oven of boiling salted water, cook pasta according to package instructions; drain well.
- Step: Melt butter in the Dutch oven. Whisk in flour until lightly browned, about 1 minute. Gradually whisk in beef stock and cook, whisking constantly, until slightly thickened, about 3-5 minutes.
- Step: Stir in meatballs and cook, stirring occasionally, until heated through and thickened, about 5 minutes.
- Step: Stir in pasta and sour cream until heated through, about 2-3 minutes; season with salt and pepper, to taste.
- Step: Serve immediately.
Notes
The meatballs can be assembled up to 1 day in advance. Uncooked meatballs can be flash-frozen for up to 1 month. Tube pasta like penne, rigatoni, or ziti are great alternatives to macaroni. For a lighter version, substitute plain Greek yogurt for sour cream. Serve with crusty bread.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Swedish-inspired
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 540 kcal
- Sugar: 6 g
- Sodium: 820 mg
- Fat: 31 g
- Saturated Fat: 13 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 18 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 36 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 27 g
- Cholesterol: 115 mg
Keywords: Swedish meatball pasta, cream sauce, elbow macaroni, easy weeknight dinner