Meatballs in Hungarian Sour Cream Gravy

Submitted by BETHANY T.

"Quick and easy--from start to finish in less than 30 minutes."

 

• Ready In: 25mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Serves: 4-6

ingredients

• 1⁄2 large onion, chopped
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 1 (1 ounce) envelope onion soup mix
• 1 (16 ounce) container sour cream
• 1 tablespoon Hungarian paprika
• 2 tablespoons dried parsley
• 2 tablespoons beef base (bullion)
• 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
• 1 (7 ounce) can mushrooms, drained
• 3 cups water
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 2 lbs frozen precooked meatballs
• 1 tablespoon olive oil

directions

1. In a dutch oven, cook onion in olive oil until starting to soften.
2. Stir in garlic, cook for 30 seconds.
3. Add 3 cups water.
4. Stir in soup mix,paprika,soup base and Worcestershire sauce.
5. Add frozen meatballs.
6. Heat on medium high heat until meatballs are heated through. about 15 minutes.
7. Stir in parsley, sour cream and mushrooms.
8. Mix cornstarch with 1/4 cup water in a small bowl.
9. Slowly stir in cornstarch mixture a little at a time until you reach the desired thickness.
10. Remove from heat.
11. Serve with mashed potatoes or buttered noodles.

Reviews

[Mustang Sally 54269]

This is the exact recipe I've been searching for awhile. I make meatballs in mushroom gravy for x-mas and have tried several different recipes. I think what makes this recipe stand out is the onion soup mix, paprika & worcestershire sauce. I've also tried a variation where I add beef gravy for the water/boullion and mushroom soup or yogurt for the sour cream. Sometimes I will also add dried onions &/or roasted garlic. Amended for cooking in a slow cooker. Great recipe, thanks for sharing.

 

[CIndytc]

I am only giving this recipe 4 stars though it could have been my fault. I used some beef broth instead of the water/bullion that the recipe called for and it seemed kindof bland to us...

 

[Sageca]

I made this last week and it we loved it; I served it with spaetzles.<br/>Rita

 

[bdankanich]

Quick, easy and delicious, what more could I want from a recipe. This one is a keeper. I bet the sauce would also taste good with leftover ground beef, steak or roast instead of meatballs.

 

[erobbins4]

Thank you for a great recipe. I needed something easy to do with meatballs tonight for dinner, but most recipes call for cream based soups, which I try to avoid. This was full of flavor, although a tad salty with the soup mix and beef base, easy to do and quick. Everything I needed. I didn't make any changes and the only change I would make in the future would be to have more mushrooms. I would also suggest having some bread or rolls handy for the yummy sauce.