Swedish Meatballs

December 2019 | News, Recipes

A kidney friendly option for regular dinners or holiday meals!

Ingredients

½ cup onion

2 large eggs

3 pounds ground beef

1 tablespoon oil

1 cup oatmeal, uncooked

½ cup low sodium beef broth

1 tablespoon dried dill

1½ tablespoon dried thyme

¼ teaspoon nutmeg

¼ teaspoon allspice

¼ teaspoon black pepper

3 tablespoons butter

3 tablespoons all purpose flour

2 cups low sodium beef broth

2 teaspoons dried thyme

1/3 cup water

Preheat oven to 375° F.
Chop onions and beat eggs.
Combine first 11 ingredients in a large bowl and mix well.
Roll into 1 inch balls and place on baking sheet.
Bake for 10-15 minutes until meatballs are cooked through.
Helpful Hint: You can make meatballs ahead of time & refrigerate. When ready to serve, make sauce and place meatballs in sauce to heat. Transfer onto serving dish.

Melt butter in a large saucepan.
Add flour, the 2 cups of low sodium beef broth, 2 teaspoons dried thyme and water. Cook over medium heat. Stir until thickened.
Add meatballs to sauce and lower temperature to keep warm or place in covered warming dish.

Portions: 24 servings; serving size: 2 meatballs

2 meatballs: ~ 172 kcal, 11g protein, 4g carbohydrate, 11g fat, 93mg sodium, 140mg potassium and 91mg phosphate

Adapted from: DaVita Kidney Care