This Keto Swedish Meatballs recipe is the perfect low-carb dinner with moist meatballs and a delicious creamy sauce.
Try different sauces with the meatballs if you want to mix things up a bit.
This Keto Swedish Meatballs recipe makes four serves. One serving is six meatballs with sauce and has 4g net carbs.
Keto Swedish Meatballs Ingredients
- – Meatballs Ingredients:
- 1 pound of Ground Beef
- 1 small Onion, diced
- 2 cloves of Garlic, finely chopped
- ¼ cup of Almond Flour
- 1 teaspoon of Salt
- ½ teaspoon of Pepper, ground
- ¼ teaspoon of Allspice
- 1 large Egg
- 2 tablespoons of Olive Oil
- – Cream Sauce Ingredients:
- 1 tablespoon of Salted Butter
- 1 cup of Beef Stock
- ½ cup of Heavy Cream
- 1 teaspoon of Mustard Powder
- ½ teaspoon of Nutmeg, ground
- ¼ teaspoon of Pepper, ground
- ½ teaspoon of Xanthan Gum
- ½ teaspoon of Salt
- 1 tablespoon of Parsley, chopped
How to Make Keto Swedish Meatballs
- Place all the meatballs ingredients, except the oil, into a mixing bowl. Mix well.
- Roll about two tablespoons of mixture into balls (you can use a cookie scoop to make this step easier). We got 24 meatballs.
- Place a cast-iron skillet over high heat and add the oil.
- Saute the meatballs, adding a few at a time to the skillet, to avoid overcrowding. Turn the meatballs until browned on all sides and cooked through. Spoon onto a plate.
- Keep the skillet on heat, including all the little bits left by the meatballs in the pan.
- Add the butter, then once melted, add the beef stock, cream, mustard powder, salt, pepper, and nutmeg. Whisk together.
- Bring to a simmer, then whisk in the xanthan gum. Continue to simmer until thick, about 8-12 minutes.
- Add the meatballs back in and simmer for about 3 minutes, until the meatballs are hot.
- Sprinkle with parsley.
- Serve with Buttery Cauliflower Mash, and enjoy!
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Print Pin Email Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 553kcal
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Ingredients
Meatballs Ingredients:
- 1 pound Ground Beef
- 1 small Onion diced
- 2 cloves Garlic finely chopped
- ¼ cup Almond Flour
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- ½ teaspoon Pepper ground
- ¼ teaspoon Allspice
- 1 large Egg
- 2 tablespoon Olive Oil
Cream Sauce Ingredients:
- 1 tablespoon Salted Butter
- 1 cup Beef Stock
- ½ cup Heavy Cream
- 1 teaspoon Mustard Powder
- ½ teaspoon Salt
- ¼ teaspoon Pepper ground
- ½ teaspoon Nutmeg ground
- ½ teaspoon Xanthan Gum
- 1 tablespoon Parsley chopped
Instructions
- Place all the meatballs ingredients, except the oil, into a mixing bowl. Mix well.
- Roll into balls that are about 2 tablespoons worth of mixture (you can use a cookie scoop to make this step easier). We got 24 meatballs.
- Place a cast-iron skillet over high heat and add the oil.
- Saute the meatballs, adding a few at a time to the skillet, to avoid overcrowding. Turn the meatballs until browned on all sides and cooked through. Spoon onto a plate.
- Keep the skillet on the heat, including all the little bits left by the meatballs in the pan.
- Add the butter, then once melted add the beef stock, cream, mustard powder, salt, pepper, and nutmeg. Whisk together.
- Bring to a simmer then whisk in the xanthan gum. Continue to simmer until thick, about 8-12 minutes.
- Add the meatballs back in and simmer for about 3 minutes, until the meatballs are hot.
- Sprinkle with parsley.
- Serve with Buttery Cauliflower Mash and enjoy!
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Keto Recipe – Swedish Meatballs A "Creamy & Meaty" Low-Carb Ground Beef Dish
Nutrition
Calories: 553kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 24g | Fat: 49g | Saturated Fat: 19g | Cholesterol: 182mg | Sodium: 1017mg | Potassium: 374mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 686IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 69mg | Iron: 3mg
How To Store Swedish Meatballs
Store Swedish Meatballs in the fridge for up to 3 days or freeze for up to 3 months.
The meatballs can be frozen both raw and cooked, and with or without the sauce.
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To make a larger batch of this Keto Swedish Meatballs recipe, adjust the servings above.
Very delicious!!! I am diabetic and my husband is on a low carb diet to lose weight. I am always after recipes that are delicious and make you feel like your not eating “health food”. Thank you for posting this. Will make again for sure
Hello Heidi, thank you so much for the feedback. Glad you and hubby enjoyed the meatballs.
I am a Swede so I had high hopes. I doubled the recipe and used half pork. I substituted ground pork rinds for the almond flour due to watching my oxalate intake. Trying to keep this kind of Carnivore. I just had the meatballs with the gravy. My spouse had them with 1/2 a potato and broccoli. Very good!!!
Hello Alexandra. So happy that we passed the taste test from a true Swede. It would be embarrassing if we didn’t. Thank you for your kind words.
One more Swede about to make these for church potluck!!! Will let you know if we have any leftovers!!!
Hope everyone enjoys them Tracy.
I made these using ground venison. Followed the recipe and it was tasty.
Hi Linda, we haven’t tried venison yet, I might give it a go. Thank you for your feedback.
That sounds wonderful.
Used half pound beef and half pound of pork, along with a dash of mace, mom’s secret. Wonderful.
Hey Amy, thank you for the tip, I might try that next time.
So good. Creamy sauce with a hint of nutmeg. I cooked up some mushrooms and put sauce on them separately from the meat. The sauce alone makes this recipe worthwhile. Combined with the meat, it’s over the top.
Hello Kathryn, thank you so glad you enjoyed the meatballs.
these were amazing, I didn’t have beef broth so I put chicken broth with a tsp of marmite, it came out delicious! thank you
hello Rona, I might have to try out that chicken and marmite trick of yours. But of course we are Australian so we’ll have to use vegemite 😉
This was so good! The sauce was amazing. I will definitely be making this again!
Hi Sophia,
Thank you so much for your feedback, so glad you liked it.
Delicious! We loved your recipe. The sauce was perfect.
What percentage ground beef did you use?
Hi Jamie,
We prefer to use the higher-fat beef, so 18-20% 🙂
I just made these for dinner. I used ground chicken instead of beef and chicken broth in place of the beef broth. My family loved it!
Chicken sounds delicious, Tamara! I’ll have to give it a try!
Is it possible to replace the almond flour with coconut flour? And how much coconut flour would I use in place of it?
Hi Tegan,
I haven’t made the recipe with coconut flour but I think 1 tablespoon would be a good place to start. Let me know how they go!
Easy to prepare. Taste is wonderful.
I didn’t have the spices or mustard, but it was yummy without it