This simple meatballs and gravy recipe is a must have! Meatballs and gravy can be made during the week or for a Sunday dinner. This is the perfect budget friendly meal! These tender and juicy meatballs are smothered in a brown onion gravy. This recipe has only a few simple steps. First, I brown the meatballs in a pan with olive oil. Next, I saute onions and garlic to make a delicious brown gravy. The meatballs are then added back into the pan of gravy, and simmered. You can serve these flavorful meatballs over rice, mashed potatoes, by itself, or your choice of side dish. I love how simple and easy this recipe is! Let’s jump into it.
Details
8-10 meatballs
10 minutes
50- 60 minutes
black pepper, garlic & herb(dash), all purpose meat seasoning
Serve the meatballs over rice, gravy, mashed potatoes, sliced potatoes. Pair with green beans, broccoli, corn, mixed vegetables
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Ingredients
1lb of ground beef
1 yellow onion
1 bell pepper (optional)
At least 1/2 cup of bread crumbs
1 egg
1-2 cloves of fresh garlic (optional)
1 cup of water mixed with 1-2 beef bouillon packet or 1 cup of beef broth ( add more as needed)
1-2 tbsp of flour
1/2-1 cup of olive oil or your choice of cooking oil
Directions
- Empty ground beef into a mixing bowl. Add seasoning mentioned in details or your choice. Then add chopped bell pepper, egg, and bread crumbs. Mix everything together, then start making meatballs. I roll medium size balls with my hands.
- In a frying pan add cooking oil, add enough to cover bottom of pan. Heat oil on medium heat.
- When the oil is hot, start adding meatballs. Brown the meatballs all around until cooked. Set meatballs to the side to drip oil off while you make the gravy.
- In that same pan add chopped onions and fresh garlic. Saute onions and garlic for about 2-3 minutes. Then add flour, mix flour into onions until the flour is dissolved. Next, slowly add beef broth or 1 packet of beef bouillon mixed with water. Stir until you have a gravy thick to your liking. You may need to add more broth or water. ( suggest cooking gravy on low medium heat)
- Now add meatballs to gravy, bring gravy to a boil ( roll meatballs around in gravy), then let simmer covered for about 7-10 minutes on low heat. Mix gravy around meatballs before simmering. Turn stove off or keep meatballs on low when done(if not serving right away).
