{"slug":"vegetarian-swedish-meatballs","collection":"michael","is_recipe":true,"visibility":"public","title":"Vegetarian Swedish Meatballs","description":"Wild rice and mushroom meatballs baked until firm, served in a creamy sour cream gravy. A satisfying vegetarian take on the Swedish classic.","body_md":"\n## Ingredients\n\n### Meatballs\n\n- 660g (4 cups) cooked wild rice\n- 455g (16 oz) mushrooms, finely chopped\n- 245g (1 cup) plain Greek yoghurt\n- 4 eggs\n- 150g (1½ cups) breadcrumbs\n- 2 tbsp smoked paprika\n- 1 tbsp garlic powder\n- 2 tsp salt\n\n### Gravy\n\n- 58g (4 tbsp) salted butter\n- 1 tsp onion powder\n- 1 tsp garlic powder\n- 47g (6 tbsp) plain flour\n- 720ml (3 cups) vegetable broth, plus more to adjust consistency\n- 240g (1 cup) sour cream\n- Salt and black pepper to taste\n\n## Instructions\n\n### Make the Meatballs\n\n1. Preheat oven to 220°C / 425°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.\n2. Combine all meatball ingredients in a large bowl and mix well. Roll into balls using 1–2 tablespoons of mixture each. Place on the prepared baking sheet.\n3. Bake for 15–20 minutes until firm to the touch.\n\n### Make the Gravy\n\n4. Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onion powder, garlic powder, and flour. Cook, stirring, for 2–3 minutes until the mixture bubbles and the floury smell cooks off.\n5. Slowly add broth in stages, whisking continuously after each addition until smooth. Stir in sour cream. Adjust consistency with additional broth as needed. Season with salt and pepper.\n\n### Combine\n\n6. Add the baked meatballs to the gravy and toss gently to coat. Serve with mashed or boiled potatoes, a green salad, or roasted vegetables.\n\n\n## Notes\n\n- 2026-07-30: The butter line read `58g (6 tbsp) salted butter`, which contradicts itself — at 14g/tbsp, 6 tbsp is 84g. Kept the gram figure and corrected the volume to 4 tbsp. 58g of butter carries about 46g of fat, which matches the 47g of flour for the standard equal-weight roux, and `6 tbsp` looks to have been carried over from the flour line just below it.\n","draft":false,"servings":"6","prep_time":"20 minutes","cook_time":"25 minutes","total_time":"45 minutes","created_at":"2026-03-24T05:00:00Z","updated_at":"2026-07-30T22:24:52.920394Z","categories":["Main"],"tags":["Comfort Food","Meatballs","Mushroom","Swedish","Vegetarian","Wild Rice"],"methods":["Oven","Stove-Top"],"themes":["Vegetarian"],"ingredients":[{"section":"Meatballs","items":["- 660g (4 cups) cooked wild rice","- 455g (16 oz) mushrooms, finely chopped","- 245g (1 cup) plain Greek yoghurt","- 4 eggs","- 150g (1½ cups) breadcrumbs","- 2 tbsp smoked paprika","- 1 tbsp garlic powder","- 2 tsp salt"],"parsed":[{"raw":"- 660g (4 cups) cooked wild rice","qty":660,"unit":"g","item":"cooked wild rice"},{"raw":"- 455g (16 oz) mushrooms, finely chopped","qty":455,"unit":"g","item":"mushrooms","prep":"finely chopped"},{"raw":"- 245g (1 cup) plain Greek yoghurt","qty":245,"unit":"g","item":"plain Greek yoghurt"},{"raw":"- 4 eggs","qty":4,"item":"eggs"},{"raw":"- 150g (1½ cups) breadcrumbs","qty":150,"unit":"g","item":"breadcrumbs"},{"raw":"- 2 tbsp smoked paprika","qty":2,"unit":"tbsp","item":"smoked paprika"},{"raw":"- 1 tbsp garlic powder","qty":1,"unit":"tbsp","item":"garlic powder"},{"raw":"- 2 tsp salt","qty":2,"unit":"tsp","item":"salt"}]},{"section":"Gravy","items":["- 58g (4 tbsp) salted butter","- 1 tsp onion powder","- 1 tsp garlic powder","- 47g (6 tbsp) plain flour","- 720ml (3 cups) vegetable broth, plus more to adjust consistency","- 240g (1 cup) sour cream","- Salt and black pepper to taste"],"parsed":[{"raw":"- 58g (4 tbsp) salted butter","qty":58,"unit":"g","item":"salted butter"},{"raw":"- 1 tsp onion powder","qty":1,"unit":"tsp","item":"onion powder"},{"raw":"- 1 tsp garlic powder","qty":1,"unit":"tsp","item":"garlic powder"},{"raw":"- 47g (6 tbsp) plain flour","qty":47,"unit":"g","item":"plain flour"},{"raw":"- 720ml (3 cups) vegetable broth, plus more to adjust consistency","qty":720,"unit":"ml","item":"vegetable broth","prep":"plus more to adjust consistency"},{"raw":"- 240g (1 cup) sour cream","qty":240,"unit":"g","item":"sour cream"},{"raw":"- Salt and black pepper to taste","item":"Salt and black pepper to taste"}]}],"servings_int":6,"qc":{"status":"passed","last_checked_at":"2026-07-30T22:25:06.590742Z","checked_by":"claude-code","standard_version":"2026-07-29","findings_count":0,"stale":false}}