Copycat IKEA Meatballs {21 Day Fix}
These Copycat IKEA Meatballs are perfect for a weeknight meal! We love them with egg noodles or mashed potatoes and a salad.
Ingredients
Meatballs
- 1 lb ground beef, ground turkey, or ground chicken
- ¼ cup whole wheat bread crumbs
- 1 large egg
- ¼ cup onion, minced
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- ¼ teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
- ⅛ teaspoon allspice
- ¼ teaspoon salt and pepper
Gravy
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons whole wheat flour or 1 for 1 gluten-free flour
- 2 cups low sodium chicken broth
- 1 tablespoon coconut aminos or low sodium soy sauce
- ⅔ cup coconut cream or plain greek yogurt
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
- ¼ teaspoons freshly grated nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoon salt and pepper
Instructions
Meatballs
- Preheat oven to 400°.
- Mix all the meatball ingredients gently. Shape into loaf and slice 20 meatballs or form 20 meatballs.
- Place on a baking sheet and bake for 20 minutes.
Gravy
- As the meatballs cook, melt butter in a skillet. Whisk in the flour to make a paste. Slowly whisk chicken broth and heat to bubbling. Add the rest of the ingredients and stir well.
- Add cooked meatballs, spooning sauce over the tops. Simmer 10 minutes. Serve over whole-wheat egg noodles, brown rice, or mashed potatoes.
21 Day Fix/Ultimate Portion Fix Container Counts: 5 meatball serving = 1R, ½B, 1teaspoon oil
Notes
**** If you use Greek yogurt then you do NOT have to count any Blue container.****
**********Air fry meatballs in batches for 10-15 min or until almost done. Proceed with the gravy steps. **********