Swedish Meatball Mashed Potato Bowls with Lingonberry Jam
These Swedish Meatball Mashed Potato Bowls are cozy comfort food made easy. Creamy mashed potatoes are topped with savory ground beef Swedish-style gravy with green beans and finished with a spoonful of sweet lingonberry jam for the perfect sweet and savory dinner.
- Prep Time: 15 MINUTES
- Cook Time: 20 MINUTES
- Total Time: 35 minutes
- Yield: 4 SERVINGS 1x
- Category: Dinner
- Method: STOVETOP
- Cuisine: American, swedish inspired
Ingredients
Mashed Potatoes
2 lbs potatoes, peeled and cubed
4 tbsp butter
½ cup milk or cream
½ tsp salt
½ tsp black pepper
Swedish Beef Gravy
1 lb ground beef
1 small onion, diced
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 ½ cups frozen green beans
3 tbsp butter
3 tbsp flour
2 cups beef broth
½ cup sour cream
1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp Dijon mustard
½ tsp paprika
¼ tsp nutmeg
¼ tsp allspice
salt and pepper to taste
For the Bowls
prepared mashed potatoes
Swedish beef gravy with green beans
lingonberry jam
fresh parsley or chives
Instructions
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Cook the potatoes
Boil peeled cubed potatoes in salted water for about 15 minutes until fork tender. -
Mash the potatoes
Drain and mash with butter, milk, salt, and pepper until smooth and creamy. Set aside. -
Brown the beef
In a large skillet over medium heat cook the ground beef and diced onion until browned. Add garlic and cook for another minute. -
Add the green beans
Stir the frozen green beans into the beef mixture and cook for 3–4 minutes until heated through. -
Make the gravy
Push the beef mixture to the side of the skillet. Melt butter and whisk in flour. Cook for 1 minute to form a roux. -
Add the broth and seasonings
Slowly whisk in beef broth. Add Worcestershire sauce, Dijon mustard, paprika, nutmeg, allspice, salt, and pepper. Simmer until thick. -
Make it creamy
Remove from heat and stir in sour cream until the gravy is smooth and creamy. -
Assemble the bowls
Spoon mashed potatoes into bowls. Top with the Swedish beef gravy and green beans. -
Finish the dish
Add a spoonful of lingonberry jam on top and garnish with parsley.