Reduced Fat Swedish Meatballs

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 2 slices bread
• 1/2 cup 2% low-fat milk
• 1 1/2 lbs extra lean ground beef (93%)
• 1 egg, slightly beaten
• 1 small onion, minced
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon allspice
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon cardamom, seed
• pam cooking spray
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 (10 1/2 ounce) can condensed beef consomme
• 1 (10 1/2 ounce) can water
• 1 cup light cream, at room temperature
• 1 teaspoon dill weed

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• 2 in large bowl, combine beaten egg and milk. add bread and allow to soak and absorb liquids. add onion, sugar, alspice, nutmeg, salt, pepper, and cardamon seed.
• 3 mix well and shape into 1" balls.
• 4 place meatballs on a foil-covered baking sheet, sprayed with pam,
• 5 bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes, or until brown.
• 6 in the meantime, prepare sauce:.
• 7 in large oven-proof pan, pour can of condensed beef consomme.
• 8 add water to consomme can and pour into a lidded jar, adding 3 tbsp cornstarch. shake well to combine.
• 9 pour into pan that contains consomme and bring to a boil, stirring constantly.
• 10 when consomme mixture has thickened, remove from heat and add light cream and dill. mix well.
• 11 add cooked meatballs to sauce, and bake in 400 degree oven for 30 minutes.
• 12 serve with cooked noodles.