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Swedish Meatballs and Gravy

December 9, 2016 By Shevy (Slimming Eats) 15 Comments

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Chances are if you have ever been to Ikea, then you have tried their Swedish Meatballs and Gravy with lingonberry sauce.

Slimming Eats Swedish Meatballs and Gravy - gluten free, Slimming World and Weight Watchers friendly

Well now you can make them at home and much lower in syns, plus this version tastes amazing. I might be a little biased, but seriously, these Swedish Meatballs and Gravy taste amazing, especially with a small dollop of said lingonberry sauce and my creamy Syn Free Mashed Potatoes – heaven!!

Slimming Eats Swedish Meatballs and Gravy - gluten free, Slimming World and Weight Watchers friendly

If you can’t get lingonberry sauce then cranberry sauce will work just fine or if you are going near an ikea store, pick up a jar of their lingonberry sauce, it is only 1.5 syns for a tablespoon.

Slimming Eats Swedish Meatballs and Gravy - gluten free, Slimming World and Weight Watchers friendly

The gravy kind of follows on the same ingredients as my ever so popular syn free gravy with a couple of additions to turn it into that delicious creamy gravy that is traditionally served with the swedish meatballs.

I blend the onions for the gravy using my awesome new Ninja Duo Blender with Auto IQ technology that you can see below. It is a super clever blender that features intelligent programs that combine pulsing and blending patterns, meaning no having to guess how long to pulse or blend etc. It’s amazing.

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Slimming Eats Swedish Meatballs and Gravy - gluten free, Slimming World and Weight Watchers friendly

For the meatballs it’s very limited ingredients, all you need is the ground beef and some seasoning and you are good to go, no complicated fancy ingredients.

If you like you could even serve these Swedish Meatballs and Gravy with these Perfect Syn Free Chips

Slimming Eats Swedish Meatballs and Gravy - gluten free, Slimming World and Weight Watchers friendly

This recipe is gluten free, it isn’t however dairy free, although you an option to make this dairy free, is to use a little bit of coconut milk and add a little starch to thicken (corn, arrowroot or tapioca).

Slimming Eats Swedish Meatballs and Gravy - gluten free, Slimming World and Weight Watchers friendly

For your speed foods for this Swedish Meatballs and Gravy recipe, serve with a veg of your choice, sauteed brussels or greens would go really well with this or you could even serve with this Cauliflower Mash which would also make this dish original and SP friendly

5.0 from 6 reviews
Swedish Meatballs and Gravy
 
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Prep time
15 mins
Cook time
40 mins
Total time
55 mins
 
This recipe is gluten free, Slimming World and Weight Watchers friendly

Extra Easy - 1 syn per serving
Original/SP - 1 syn per serving
WW Smart Points - 3
Author: Slimming Eats
Recipe type: Main
Serves: 4
Ingredients
  • 600g/21oz of extra lean ground beef
  • ½ tsp of onion powder
  • ½ tsp of salt
for the gravy
  • 1 large onion (approx 2 cups when chopped)
  • 1 tbs of balsamic vinegar
  • 3 cups/720ml beef stock
  • 4 tbs of low fat cream cheese - 4 syns
  • ½ tsp of dried rosemary
  • salt and black pepper
  • fresh chopped Italian parsley
  • spray oil
Method
  1. Preheat oven to 200c/400f (gas mark 6)
  2. Spray a deep frying pan over a medium high heat with some spray oil
  3. Add the onion and fry until softened.
  4. Add the balsamic vinegar and continue to fry for approx 5 mins till the onions are a nice caramelized colour.
  5. Add the rosemary and stock and bring to a boil
  6. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 20 mins
  7. While the gravy is simmering - add the ground beef to a bowl along with the salt and onion powder.
  8. Mix together
  9. Form into meatballs
  10. Place on a baking tray lined with parchment paper
  11. Spray over the top with spray oil
  12. Place in oven and bake for 10 mins
  13. Remove and set aside.
  14. Once gravy has simmered, add to a blender and blend till smooth.
  15. Add back to pan over medium heat
  16. Add in the cream cheese and stir till melted.
  17. Add in the meatballs and simmer for 10 mins till meatballs are cooked through and sauce has reduced and thickened.
  18. Sprinkle with fresh chopped Italian parsley and season to taste with salt and black pepper.
  19. Serve with Syn Free Mashed Potatoes, Syn Free Sweet Potato Mash or Syn Free Cauliflower Mash, plus your choice of veg and lingonberry (or cranberry sauce)
Notes
If you prefer you can use quark to keep this syn free. I prefer the creamy taste from the cream cheese, quark tends to be more sour.

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Nutrition Information
Serving size: 1 Calories: 234 Fat: 5.9g Saturated fat: 2.4g Carbohydrates: 9.2g Sugar: 1.1g Sodium: 790.4mg Fibre: 1.5g Protein: 36.7g Cholesterol: 90.3mg
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Nutritional information is an estimate and is to be used for informational purposes only

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Comments

  1. Zoe Lazic

    December 10, 2016 at 6:14 pm

    This recipe was absolutely delicious! I always feel like I’m missing out when visiting IKEA and on returning home when my other half has bought the meatballs and sauce but this recipe certainly satisfies that craving! Truly yummy!

  2. Themcask

    January 22, 2017 at 6:05 pm

    Another massive hit by Slimming eats! This one is a must make! Comfort food at its best and id say tastes better than the real thing! Fabulous!!

  3. Cheryl Peacock

    January 26, 2017 at 6:13 am

    I made this last night and it was gorgeous, will definitely become a regular meal in our house. Thanks for the fab recipes x

  4. Shevy (Slimming Eats)

    January 26, 2017 at 11:46 am

    So happy you enjoyed it and you are welcome 🙂

  5. Sandra

    March 6, 2017 at 7:23 am

    The meatballs n gravy recipe sounds amazing n I’m gonna try it but can you please tell me what sort of low fat crime to buy to make the gravy with. Hope you can get back to me. Be most appreciated, as is this terrific site. Thank you, kind regards Sandra

  6. Shevy (Slimming Eats)

    March 7, 2017 at 6:15 pm

    Hi Sandra, it is low fat cream cheese (like Philadelphia) any brand of low fat cream cheese will be fine. 🙂

  7. Tabitha

    March 14, 2017 at 2:03 pm

    Hey looks lovely. Was womderimg could I make up the sauce to blend it now and then an hour later put in the pan and add meatballs and cream cheese?

  8. Kathy Green

    July 27, 2017 at 1:23 pm

    Would quark work in place of the cream cheese

  9. Shevy (Slimming Eats)

    July 27, 2017 at 8:57 pm

    it may work if you add it right at the end so it doesn’t split, it won’t give quite the same creaminess.

  10. Shannon

    August 29, 2017 at 4:50 pm

    Hi I’ve made this a few times and its absolutely beautiful! Is it suitable for freezing? X

  11. Shevy (Slimming Eats)

    August 29, 2017 at 10:16 pm

    Hi Shannon, yes they should freeze fine. I am so glad you enjoyed them. 🙂

  12. Syrena

    September 25, 2017 at 12:13 pm

    One of my all time favourites! The gravy is absolutely delicious, a real comfort food treat especially when served with creamy mash. Thanks very much for the recipe

  13. Sam

    November 6, 2018 at 5:40 pm

    I’m going to freeze these meatballs – would you recommend doing it before or after they are cooked?

  14. Shevy (Slimming Eats)

    November 7, 2018 at 10:10 am

    You can do either. I personally would freeze with the gravy.

  15. Heather Buckley

    February 12, 2019 at 10:20 am

    Love this recipe ! So easy and tasty ! The whole family love this !
    Fab with creamy mash !

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