Vegan Swedish Meatballs
If you've ever been to Ikea, then you've likely had Swedish meatballs. However, these vegan Swedish meatballs are even more amazing than the restaurant version.
Servings: 12 meatballs
Calories: 160kcal
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon ground flax seed
- 2 tablespoon water
- 1 lb vegan ground meat (not crumbles)
- ½ cup panko bread crumbs
- ¼ cup yellow onion, finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, finely chopped (sub 1 teaspoon dried parsley)
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ teaspoon ground allspice
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper, more to taste
- 1 teaspoon salt, more to taste
- 6 tablespoon vegan butter, divided
- 3 tablespoon all-purpose flour (sub for GF 1:1 blend if needed)
- 2 cups mushroom broth (can sub vegetable stock)
- 1 cup coconut cream* (can sub dairy free milk)
- 1 tablespoon vegan steak sauce (can sub vegan worcestershire sauce)
- 1 teaspoon dijon mustard
- fresh parsley, for topping
- 1 lb cooked pasta, optional
Instructions
- In a small bowl, add flax and water and stir together. Let sit for 5 minutes. (this makes a flax egg)
- In a large bowl, add all the ingredients from vegan meat to salt. Add in the flax egg. Mix until very well combined. Roll into 12-15 evenly sized meatballs.
- If making pasta, start your boiling water now and cook according to package instructions.
- Over medium heat, add 2 tablespoon vegan butter into a large skillet and let melt. Add the rolled vegan meatballs and let cook for 5-8 minutes rolling around to brown all sides. Remove to a plate.
- In the same skillet, add remaining vegan butter and let melt. Sprinkle flour over and whisk constantly until well combined.
- Slowly whisk in broth. Add coconut cream (or non-dairy milk), vegan steak sauce and dijon. Bring to a simmer for 3-5 minutes until it thickens. Taste and adjust salt and pepper if needed.
- Place meatballs into the sauce and cook until heated through about 2-3 minutes. Serve.
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Notes
Instead of pasta, try pairing with vegan mashed potatoes.
*Coconut cream is the thick, fatty part on the top of chilled canned coconut milk. You may need 1-2 cans chilled to get one cup depending on brand used.
Nutrition
Serving: 1meatball | Calories: 160kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 1g | Sodium: 604mg | Potassium: 142mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 383IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 13mg | Iron: 3mg
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