Name: Meatballs in Dill Cream Sauce
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 8 ounces lean ground beef (90% lean) -; 8 ounces lean ground pork -; 1 small onion, finely chopped -; 1/2 teaspoon salt -; 1/2 teaspoon pepper -; 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme -; 1/4 teaspoon dried marjoram -; 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg -; 1-1/2 cups fresh bread crumbs -; 1/2 cup water -; Sauce: -; 2 tablespoons butter -; 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour -; 1-1/2 cups beef broth -; 2 tablespoons snipped fresh dill or 1 teaspoon dill weed -; 1/2 cup half-and-half cream -; Cooked buttered wide egg noodles, optional -

Recipe information

Cooking:

20 min.

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Ingredients for - Meatballs in Dill Cream Sauce

1. 8 ounces lean ground beef (90% lean) -

2. 8 ounces lean ground pork -

3. 1 small onion, finely chopped -

4. 1/2 teaspoon salt -

5. 1/2 teaspoon pepper -

6. 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme -

7. 1/4 teaspoon dried marjoram -

8. 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg -

9. 1-1/2 cups fresh bread crumbs -

10. 1/2 cup water -

11. Sauce: -

12. 2 tablespoons butter -

13. 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour -

14. 1-1/2 cups beef broth -

15. 2 tablespoons snipped fresh dill or 1 teaspoon dill weed -

16. 1/2 cup half-and-half cream -

17. Cooked buttered wide egg noodles, optional -

How to cook deliciously - Meatballs in Dill Cream Sauce

1. Stage

In a bowl, combine the beef, pork, onion, seasonings, crumbs and water. Shape into 1-1/4-in. balls and place on a greased rack in a shallow baking pan. Bake at 400° for 20 minutes or until a thermometer reads 160°; drain.

2. Stage

Meanwhile, for sauce, melt butter in a large skillet. Blend in flour until smooth. Add broth; bring to a boil. Cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Add dill and meatballs. Reduce heat to low; simmer, uncovered, for 15 minutes.

3. Stage

Stir in cream. Cook and stir for 15 minutes or until thickened. Serve with noodles if desired or as an appetizer.