Swedish-Style Meatballs with Dill Sauce and Mash
Little pan-browned beef meatballs in a creamy dill sauce over fluffy mashed potatoes with buttered carrots.
- Celiac
- Hashimoto's
- Pregnancy
- Toddlers
- High blood pressure
- Gluten-free
- Crohn’s and colitis
- Kid-friendly
- One pan
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Ingredients
- 600 g lean ground beef
- ½ cup gluten-free breadcrumbs
- 1 egg
- 1 onion, finely grated
- 1.5 cups gluten-free beef broth
- ½ cup sour cream
- 900 g russet potatoes
- 3 tbsp butter
- ¼ cup whole milk
- 2 tbsp fresh dill, chopped
- 3 carrots, sliced thick
- ½ tsp salt
Method
- Simmer the potatoes and carrots in salted water until fork-tender.15 min timer
- Mix the beef, egg, breadcrumbs and onion; roll into small meatballs.
- Brown the meatballs in butter in a wide skillet.
- Pour in the broth and simmer gently until the meatballs puff.10 min timerKids’ plate comes out here
- Stir the sour cream and most of the dill into the pan to make the sauce.
- Mash the potatoes with butter and milk, scatter over the remaining dill, and serve.

Kids’ plate: Meatballs and Mash
On the plate: Plain meatballs, smooth mash, soft carrot coins, sauce on the side.
Make it a game: Plant a meatball tree on the mash mountain and pick the 'fruit' off one by one.
Set it aside at step 4, before the grown-ups’ sauce or spice goes on.
Why it works
- Hashimoto's thyroiditis: The binder is gluten-free breadcrumbs and the sauce is built on gluten-free broth and sour cream.
- Gluten-free: Gluten-free breadcrumbs and broth keep the whole skillet free of wheat.
- Kid (4–12): Meatballs and mash to scoop and dunk, mild dill sauce on the side.
- Toddler (1–3): Soft mash, tender carrots and small pieces of meatball, sauce for dipping.
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