This One Pot Swedish Meatballs and Noodles recipe is creamy, hearty and delicious, not to mention budget friendly! You can make this recipe even easier by using store bought frozen meatballs. I like to serve this dish with steamed broccoli to soak up any extra sauce on the plate!

A serving of Swedish Meatballs served on a white plate.

You might have noticed I have a quite a few ground beef recipes on Accidental Happy Baker! Yes, I love how budget friendly and quick and easy ground beef is to work with, not to mention versatile. But I also get it delivered in bulk and probably have 50 pounds of it in my deep freeze. So now you know why it is I’m always looking for new, or old, but exciting ways to fix up plain old hamburger.

More Easy Ground Beef Recipes:

Hamburger Hashbrown Casserole

Cheesy Taco Spaghetti

Garlic Bread Sloppy Joes

A pot of finished Swedish Meatballs stirred with a wooden spoon.

This Swedish Meatball recipe is the perfect combination of quick, easy and budget friendly home cooked comfort food. Best of all, it’s all prepared in one pot, I recommend a Dutch oven if you have one. But a deep skillet or sauté pan works too.

What makes Swedish meatballs different?

It’s the combination of spices. Swedish meatballs typically have allspice or ground nutmeg in them. If you’ve never tried them before, it might sound odd, but it definitely adds a lot of flavor.

Two Swedish meatballs held by a wooden spoon over the pot.

I prefer ground beef, but this recipe works well with ground turkey and even ground pork, so feel free to mix it up depending on what you have on hand.

You might notice the sauce for this dish doesn’t have a lot of added seasonings. Because the meatballs, noodles and sauce are all cooked together in the same pan, the sauce takes on a lot of flavor from the meatballs and there isn’t really much needed.

Here’s what you’ll need:

The ingredients for Swedish meatballs and the ingredients for the gravy are laid out on a table.

For the Meatballs

1 lb lean ground beef
1 cup Italian seasoned panko breadcrumbs
1 Tablespoon dried minced onion
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
1 pinch nutmeg
1/4 cup milk
2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
1 large egg
1 tablespoon butter

Noodles and Gravy

1 (32 ounce carton) low sodium chicken or beef broth
3/4 cup heavy cream
4 cups wide egg noodles
½ teaspoon salt
Chopped fresh parsley to garnish

Step by Step Instructions:

A clear glass bowl full of he ingredients for the Swedish meatballs.

Step 1: In a large bowl add the ground beef, bread crumbs, dried onion, salt, pepper, allspice and nutmeg.

To this add the milk, Worcestershire sauce and egg. Mix well and then shape into approximately 12 golf ball sized meatballs.

A ditch oven full of the Swedish meatballs with the ingredients for the gravy.

Step 2: In a Dutch oven, melt the butter over medium-high heat. Add the meatballs and cook for 8 to 11 minutes, Turning the meatballs every few minutes so that they are mostly browned all over.

Step 3: Add the broth, whipping cream and 1/2 teaspoon salt to the pot. Bring to a boil and stir in the noodles.

Step 4: Turn the stove to medium and allow to simmer for 15-18 minutes, or until the noodles are cooked through and the meatballs have reached an internal temp of 165 degrees. Cover the pan, turn off the heat and let it set for 5 minutes to allow the sauce to thicken. Garnish with fresh chopped parsley and serve.

Two plates of Swedish meatballs are served.

Serving suggestion: Feel free to serve with a dollop of sour cream or a sprinkle of parmesan cheese over the top to make your dish even more creamy like a stroganoff!

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