Meatballs in a creamy sauce - 8 recipes in a pan, in the oven

Meatballs in sauce are a popular all over the world dish, and there are thousands of variations of its preparation. Balls can be prepared from both minced meat and fish, and supplemented with broccoli, mushrooms or the classic combination of onions and carrots. Grated cheese and spicy herbs complement such a dish well.

Juicy meatballs in a creamy sauce in a pan

The special secret of the juiciness of these meatballs is the mashed potatoes in their composition. It helps to keep the shape and gives the meatballs a special tenderness. Serve the meatballs with a side dish of cereals or root vegetable puree.

Cooking time: 1 hour 20 minutes.

Cooking time: 20 min.

Servings - 4.

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  Grate onion and garlic or chop with a blender or meat grinder.
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  Mash boiled potatoes in mashed potatoes.
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  In a suitable container, mix the minced meat, mashed potatoes, onion and garlic, beat in an egg, add milk and bread crumbs. Sprinkle with salt, pepper and nutmeg. Knead the minced meat thoroughly and, covering with foil, leave in the cold for an hour.
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  Until the minced meat comes, you need to make a cream-based sauce. In a saucepan, mix 50 g of pure water with flour, whisking together. Add the remaining water and cream from the required volume, season with salt and nutmeg and bring to a boil over low heat. It is important to stir the sauce constantly so that no lumps form and it does not delaminate. When it thickens slightly, turn off the heat.
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  From the minced meat, mold round small-sized meatballs and fry them on all sides in oil so that a light crust appears on them.
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  Put the meatballs in a deep frying pan, pour over the sauce and leave on low heat for 15-20 minutes. Serve the finished meatballs with a garnish and a generous amount of sauce. Bon Appetit!

Chicken meatballs in a creamy sauce in the oven

Chicken meatballs are suitable for both adults and children, because the chicken meat is easy to digest and the creamy sauce makes the meatballs tastier. Chicken meatballs are cooked in the oven, which saves time and energy.

Cooking time: 1 hour

Cooking time: 20 min.

Servings - 4.

Ingredients:

• Chicken fillet - 500 gr.
• Bulb onions - 1 pc.
• White bread - 200 gr.
• Milk - 3 tablespoons
• Garlic - 3 teeth.
• Cream 20% - 500 ml
• Hard cheese - 300 gr.
• Salt to taste.
• Greens to taste.
• A mixture of peppers to taste.
• Vegetable oil - for baking.

Cooking process:

1. Cut the bread without a crust into slices and soak in milk to soften.
2. Chop the onion, chop the chicken fillet in a blender or using a meat grinder. Squeeze the loaf lightly and mix with minced chicken and onions, season with salt and pepper mixture, knead the mass thoroughly.
3. Form the minced meat into walnut-sized meatballs. Sprinkle a deep baking container with vegetable oil and put the meat balls there, without pressing them tightly to each other.
4. Keep the meatballs in the oven for 15 minutes, turned on 180 degrees.
5. Crush the garlic, finely chop the greens, grate the cheese, mix everything and pour in the cream. Mix the mixture well, add lightly salt if necessary and pour over the meatballs.
6. Bake meat balls with sauce for another 20 minutes at the same temperature. Serve the meatballs with mashed potatoes or boiled rice.

How to bake turkey meatballs in a creamy sauce in the oven?

Turkey is a tasty and dietary meat that is included in the children's diet, and is suitable for those who follow the figure. Making turkey meatballs is easy, and the creamy cheese sauce adds a touch of sophistication. You can serve meat balls with pasta, couscous or boiled rice.

Cooking time: 1 hour.

Cooking time: 20 min.

Servings - 4.

Ingredients:

• Minced turkey meat - 500 gr.
• Bulb onions - 1 pc.
• Egg - 1 pc.
• Hard cheese - 100 gr.
• Dill - 1 bunch.
• Garlic - 2 teeth
• Salt to taste.
• Ground black pepper - to taste.
• Vegetable oil - 1 tablespoon

Cooking process:

1. Chop the onion to make very small cubes, similarly - very finely - chop the dill.
2. In a suitable bowl, combine the minced meat, egg, onion, herbs and salt and mix well.
3. Blind small round balls from the mass, the diameter of which should not exceed 2-3 cm, and put them on a deep baking sheet, greased with oil. The meatballs should not be snug against each other, otherwise they may stick together and lose their shape during cooking. You need to bake meat balls for 10-15 minutes in the oven, previously turned on at 180 degrees.
4. In a suitable container, combine the cream, chopped garlic and a little dill, add the grated cheese and mix well.
5. Remove the meatballs from the oven, pour the sauce over them and return to bake for 20-25 minutes.
6. Serve the browned meatballs in cream cheese sauce with garnish, sprinkle with chopped dill. Enjoy!

Tender and soft meatballs with mushrooms in a creamy sauce

Meatballs in cream and mushroom sauce are a very satisfying dish worth serving on a festive table for a family celebration or a friendly party. Champignons in a dish can be replaced with wild mushrooms, then the aroma and taste will be even more intense.

Cooking time: 1 hour 15 minutes.

Cooking time: 20 min.

Servings - 4.

Ingredients:

• Minced meat (pork and beef) - 600 gr.
• Bulb onions - 2 pcs.
• Champignons - 200 gr.
• Cream 20% - 1 tbsp
• Wheat flour - 1 tablespoon
• Vegetable oil - for frying.
• Salt to taste.
• Ground black pepper - to taste.

Cooking process:

1. Grind one onion in a blender or through a meat grinder so that it mixes better with the minced meat. After mixing onion with meat, salt and pepper the mass.
2. Blind small balls and fry them in a pan with a little oil. The meatballs should have a pleasant brown crust.
3. Cut another onion so that you get beautiful half rings and fry in a deep frying pan until the onion becomes transparent.
4. Cut the champignons into slices and add to the onion, when the mushrooms are lightly browned, add flour and mix.
5. Pour the cream into a skillet and heat over medium heat for about 3 minutes.
6. Place the meatballs in a baking dish and pour over the creamy mushroom sauce. Keep in the oven for about half an hour at medium temperature.

Delicious fish meatballs in cream

Meatballs with creamy sauce can be prepared not only from meat, but also from minced fish. They are especially tasty when baked with broccoli. It turns out not only an appetizing, but also a very light and healthy dish.

Cooking time: 40 min.

Cooking time: 15 min.

Servings - 2.

Ingredients:

• Minced white fish - 250 gr.
• Bulb onions - 1 pc.
• Bread crumbs - 4 tablespoons
• Cream 30% - 300 ml
• Hard cheese - 100 gr.
• Broccoli - 200 gr.
• Salt to taste.
• Ground white pepper - to taste.

Cooking process:

1. Combine minced fish with chopped onion, breadcrumbs, salt and white pepper, which well emphasizes the taste of the fish.If the minced meat turns out to be a little liquid, you can add more crackers.
2. Blind small round fish balls, place them at some distance from each other in a deep baking dish and cook at 200 degrees in the oven for literally 5 minutes, so that they are slightly browned.
3. In a separate container, mix cream with grated cheese, a little salt and pepper.
4. Rinse broccoli, disassemble into equal small inflorescences, spread between the meatballs and pour over the sauce.
5. Cook the broccoli meatballs in cream in the oven, turned on 180 degrees, for about 20 minutes. Serve fish balls with boiled rice and sauce.

How to make delicious meatballs in creamy tomato sauce?

Tomatoes add a pleasant sourness to the cream sauce and complement the flavor of the meat. It is better to complement such meatballs with pasta or mashed potatoes. The dish is prepared quite quickly and does not require special cooking skills.

Cooking time: 50 min.

Cooking time: 15 min.

Servings - 4.

Ingredients:

• Minced meat (chicken and veal) - 600 gr.
• Egg - 1 pc.
• Bulb onions - 1 pc.
• Carrots - 1 pc.
• Garlic - 1 tooth
• Salt to taste.
• Ground black pepper - to taste.
• Seasoning for minced meat - to taste.
• Ground red paprika - 1 tsp
• Tomato paste - 2 tablespoons
• Cream 30% - 50 ml
• Chicken broth - 150 ml
• Wheat flour - 3 tablespoons
• Bay leaf - 1 pc.
• Vegetable oil - for frying.

Cooking process:

1. Mix the minced meat with half of the finely grated onion, salt, egg, pepper, paprika and spices.
2. Form small balls from the minced meat, roll them in flour and fry in a deep frying pan to brown. Put the meatballs in another dish.
3. In the oil in which the meat balls were cooked, sauté half of the coarsely chopped onion and grated carrots.
4. Add broth and tomato paste to vegetables, season and add crushed garlic. Heat the sauce for about 5 minutes, then pour in the cream and mix well.
5. Put the fried meatballs in the tomato-creamy mass and simmer them in the sauce over low heat for about 10 minutes. Add bay leaves, stir, and cook for another 10 minutes, covered. Serve with garnish and herbs.

Step-by-step recipe for making meatballs in creamy cheese sauce

A simple but reliable way to cook meatballs, which are stewed in a delicate creamy cheese sauce. The dish is suitable for dinner with a family or a friendly company. Even a novice hostess can cope with the recipe.

Cooking time: 40 min.

Cooking time: 15 min.

Servings - 6.

Ingredients:

• Minced meat (pork and beef) - 500 gr.
• Baton - 60-70 gr.
• Bulb onions - 1 pc.
• Garlic - 2 teeth
• Milk - 10 tablespoons
• Salt to taste.
• Ground black pepper - to taste.
• Vegetable oil - 2 tablespoons
• Cream 20% - 300 ml
• Processed cream cheese - 100 gr.
• Butter - 50 gr.
• A mixture of Provencal herbs to taste.
• Nutmeg - to taste.
• Hard cheese - to taste.

Cooking process:

1. Pour the loaf with milk, and when softened, mix it with minced meat and chopped onions and garlic. Mix well and beat off.
2. Make small balls weighing about 40 grams from minced meat. and fry them until crusty.
3. Heat the cream in a saucepan, put butter, cheese, herbs, nutmeg and the right amount of salt in them. Processed cheese already contains salt, so you need to add salt with care. Let the sauce simmer for a few minutes over low heat.
4. Pour the sauce over the meatballs and simmer them covered over very low heat for 8 minutes, then let them brew, turn off the heat, for another 5 minutes.
5. It is better to serve such meatballs with pasta for a side dish. You can sprinkle with grated cheese and fresh herbs.

A simple and quick recipe for pasta with meatballs in cream

The classic Italian recipe is meatballs in pasta sauce. Juicy meatballs with creamy pasta are quick, tasty and very nutritious. This dish for lunch or dinner will appeal to all family members.

Cooking time: 55 min.

Cooking time: 15 min.

Servings - 4.

Ingredients:

• Spaghetti - 250 gr.
• Minced meat (pork) - 500 gr.
• Bulb onions - 1 pc.
• Carrots - 1 pc.
• Garlic - 2 teeth
• Egg - 1 pc.
• Baton - 100 gr.
• Cream 10% - 1 tbsp
• Salt to taste.
• Wheat flour - 2 tablespoons
• Parsley - ½ pu
• Butter to taste.

Cooking process:

1. Mix the minced meat with chopped onions, carrots and eggs, add the loaf soaked in water and season to taste. Knead well so that the minced meat becomes homogeneous.
2. Form into small balls a little larger than a walnut and gently place them in a deep baking sheet, taking care to leave free space between the meatballs. Cook in the oven at 200 degrees for about 10 minutes.
3. In a suitable container, combine the cream, finely chopped garlic and herbs and gradually whisk in the flour. Pour the meat balls with the creamy mixture and send it to the oven at the same temperature for another 15-20 minutes.
4. Boil the spaghetti, focusing on the recommendations on the package. Strain the pasta, but do not rinse, put a piece of butter in it.
5. Serve spaghetti in portions with meatballs, sprinkle generously with sauce and garnish with chopped herbs. Enjoy!