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Air Fryer Swedish Meatballs

We like to start the gravy while the meatballs are cooking in the air fryer. The timing is perfect for the meatballs and the gravy to finish at the same time.
For serving, you can put the meatballs on a platter or in individual servings and ladle the gravy over the meatballs, or put the meatballs in the gravy and serve from the pan.
Makes about 24 meatballs.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time40 minutes
Servings: 6 Servings
Calories: 466kcal

Ingredients

For the Meatballs

  • 1 pound (454 g) ground beef
  • 1/2 pound (227 g) ground pork
  • 1/2 small white or yellow onion , finely diced
  • 1/4 cup (27 g) breadcrumbs
  • 1 teaspoon (5 ml) garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon (5 ml) salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon (1.25 ml) ground allspice
  • 1/4 teaspoon (1.25 ml) ground nutmeg
  • 1/4 teaspoon (1.25 ml) black pepper
  • 1 egg
  • Oil spray , for coating the meatballs

For the Gravy

  • 4 Tablespoons (60 ml) butter
  • 4 Tablespoons (60 ml) flour
  • 2 cups (480 ml) beef broth (or chicken broth)
  • 1/2 cup (120 ml) heavy cream
  • 1 Tablespoon (15 ml) Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 teaspoon (5 ml) Dijon mustard
  • salt , to taste
  • black pepper , to taste
  • Optional chopped parsley , for garnish

Equipment

Instructions 

  • Combine all the meatball ingredients in a bowl (beef, pork, onion, breadcrumbs, garlic powder, salt, allspice, nutmeg, black pepper, and egg) and mix well.
    meat mix in bowl
  • Lightly oil your hands to help keep the meat from sticking to your hands as you form the meatballs. Roll into 1 1/2-inch sized meatballs (a small cookie scoop works great for quickly forming even sized meatballs).
    rolling swedish meatballs
  • Preheat air fryer at 380°F/193°C for about 5 minutes.
    Touching screen to preheat air fryer
  • Lightly spray the basket/tray of the air fryer with oil. Add the meatballs into a single even layer (cook in batches if needed).
    raw meatballs in air fryer basket
  • Spray the meatballs with oil to lightly coat.
    spraying raw meatballs in air fryer
  • Air Fry at 380°F/193°C for 8 minutes, then turn the meatballs. Spray meatballs with additional oil if they look dry.
    turning half cooked meatballs in air fryer basket
  • Continue to Air Fry at 380°F/193°C, for another 2-4 minutes or until cooked through or to your liking.
    cooked swedish meatballs
  • Make the Gravy (while the meatballs air fry): Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Whisk in the flour until smooth.
    whisking melted butter and flour for gravy
  • Whisk in the broth, cream, Worcestershire sauce, and Dijon mustard. Season to taste with salt and pepper, and bring to a simmer. Simmer for about 3-5 minutes or until thickened.
    final swedish meatball gravy
  • Serve the meatballs with the gravy. Garnish with optional chopped parsley. Serve with lingonberry jam if you have some.
    plated swedish meatballs with noodles
Course: Appetizer, Main Course
Cuisine: Swedish

Nutrition

Calories: 466kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 24g | Fat: 36g | Saturated Fat: 17g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 13g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 148mg | Sodium: 912mg | Potassium: 461mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 571IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 56mg | Iron: 3mg