Swedish Meatballs

heavy cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: milk + cornstarch

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground chicken

Ground turkey is leaner and often cheaper than beef.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil is healthier and can be more affordable.

bread crumbs

🥗Healthier: oats

💰Cheaper: crushed crackers

Oats provide fiber and are often cheaper.

Grind 3/4 pound of pork loin using a grinder attachment on a mixer.

Cut a baguette into pieces and pulse in a blender to make about 1 and 1/2 cups of soft bread crumbs.

Soak the bread crumbs in 1 cup of half-and-half for about 10 minutes.

Chop half of a large onion to make about 1/2 cup and blend it until finely minced.

Saute the minced onion in about 1 tablespoon of butter until softened and moisture is reduced.

In a mixing bowl, combine the ground pork, 1 pound of lean ground beef, soaked bread crumbs, minced onion, 1/4 cup of parsley, 1 egg, 1 teaspoon of ginger, 1 teaspoon of nutmeg, and 1 and 1/2 teaspoons of hickory smoked salt.

Mix the ingredients until fluffy and tacky.

Portion out the meat mixture into meatballs using a 2 tablespoon scoop.

Brown the meatballs in a skillet with a couple tablespoons of butter, working in batches to avoid overcrowding.

Remove the browned meatballs and prepare a roux with butter and flour in the same skillet.

Add beef stock to the roux to create a thinner gravy consistency.

Add Oakridge Jala Jamaican Jerk seasoning to the gravy for added spice.

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