Easy Meatballs in Dijon Gravy
This Easy Meatballs in Dijon Gravy recipe is the perfect quick and simple weeknight dinner idea. The mustard sauce brings this dish to the next level!
Going to leave for Vancouver in 2 days, and we still have a lot of ground beef and assorted vegetables in our fridge. Help!
Good thing meatballs are one of the best freezer meals I know how to make. Now we will also have a meal when we come back on two weeks.
After all, coming back from a long period of no cooking requires some slow transitions into cooking for ourselves again. And this is going to taste great when we come back. Just as long as we don't eat it all before we leave.
There was a time that the only meal John would cook for me was meatballs.
No, scratch that. It was either frozen meatballs from a bag, or another oven ready meal that you can find in the freezer area. Examples: pizza bagels and fries, chicken nuggets and fries.. basically anything, so long as there is fries.
Not that I minded. Clearly I still eat like a teenager. And not like one of my health conscious teenager students. Like a pizza and brownies kind of teenager.
But now that our freezer can basically only fit 3 frozen pizzas, we needed to fend for ourselves and actually learn to cook. Like, real person food.
We have definitely come a long way from our freezer meal days. Sure, we still have the odd frozen pizza (and fries) now and again, but mostly we stick to home cooked meals.
...or fast food.
But, enough about us. Let me talk about these meatballs!!
They are so ridiculously quick and easy to make, these can be whipped up super easily on busy weekday nights, or on lazy weekends. I am talking about meatballs, from start to finish, in 30 minutes.
That is basically like freezer meatballs timing! And it is 10x better for you, made from scratch!
Well, that is depending upon how much gravy you make..
You can eat this with mashed potatoes and veggies, or on top of spaghetti like I did in these pictures. Any way you enjoy these, you can be sure that you will be going back for seconds. And maybe even thirds.
Yeah.. I think that these meatballs are going to be gone long before we leave for Vancouver.
What you need to make Easy Meatballs in Dijon Gravy
- ground beef
- breadcrumbs
- onion
- garlic
- dried parsley
- salt & pepper
- nutmeg
- all-spice
- egg
- milk
- butter
- flour
- beef broth
- dijon mustard
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Easy Meatballs in Dijon Gravy
Ingredients
Meatballs
- 1.5 lbs ground beef
- ¼ cup seasoned breadcrumbs
- 1 small onion, finely chopped
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 2 teaspoon dried parsley
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground pepper
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoon ground all spice
- 1 large egg
- 2 tablespoon milk
Dijon Gravy
- 3 tablespoon salted butter
- 2 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ cups beef broth
- 1 cup milk
- 2 teaspoon dijon mustard
Instructions
- In a large bowl, mix together all of the meatball ingredients until fully combined. You can knead it with your hands or mix it in a stand mixture with a dough hook attachment.
- Form balls with the meat mixture with your hands or a cookie scoop. Place the meatballs on a baking sheet and place in the freezer for 5-10 minutes.
- Heat some oil on a large skillet. Brown the meatballs on all sides until the meatballs are cooked through. Remove from the saucepan and set aside.
- Melt the butter on the skillet. Whisk in the flour until medium brown. Pour in the broth and simmer until thickened. Add in the milk and mustard. Simmer until thick and creamy.
- Place the meatballs in the sauce and cook until the meatballs are heated through.
I did as others suggested and added probably triple the Dijon, parm, and then more milk. I didn’t have beef stock so I used a tablespoon of Better than Bullion (chicken). I had to cook the gravy in the meatball pan to use the drippings for flavor! Tossed in a tsp of brown sugar and a dash of A1 and added caramelized onions.
That sounds amazing!!
This looks so good! What a great combination of flavors!
Thanks so much 🙂
My husband & daughter were licking their plates! I didn’t have beef broth so I used chicken and added a little Worcestershire sauce, extra salt, pepper and Dijon to the gravy and it turned out really good!
That is the best compliment! I am so glad your family enjoyed it 🙂
Is there anything more annoying than tons of comments from people who didn't make the recipe? Instant wet blanket.
I add 1tbsp brown sugar to the gravy. Takes it to the next level!
We love this so much, it's on our dinner rotation
These look delicious - I am not able to have dairy - do you think they would work with almond milk?
Yes, I think that would work!
Excellent recipe! Hubby gobbled it up. No modifications needed. Served it over spaghetti and with a side Cesar salad.
That makes me so happy to hear! Glad it was a hit with your hubby 🙂
This was delicious, but I did make a couple changes to increase the flavor. I increased the Dijon mustard - I just dumped to taste, but probably used 4-6 Tablespoons. I also added 5 beef boullion cubes as I accidentally purchased low sodium beef broth. Might not need those with regular broth I also added a can of Mushrooms because we love mushrooms. Served over mashed potatoes and with frozen peas. Will definitely make this again. I made them ahead, then just heated on the stove to quickly get dinner on the table. Reheated well.
Agree with others reviews, Didn’t taste the mustard. For those of you who tweaked the amount, how much did you add? Is 2 tablespoons enough?
I had some frozen meatballs in the freezer and was planning on making them for dinner tonight. I just wasn't in the mood for tomato sauce. I checked pinterest and found this recipe. Wow. This turned our delicious. The only variation I made (Only one for me is pretty unusual) was to add an additional teaspoon of the Dijon mustard. This is definitely a keeper and I will make it again and again.
That makes me so happy to hear!!
I’ve made these several times! They are a favorite of my husbands. Tonight I served them with garlic smashed potatoes and roasted asparagus. Thanks for a delicious and easy dish! Love it!!
That makes me so happy to hear! So glad you like them! 🙂
I made my own meatball recipe and then made this sauce. It was a little bland for my taste so I added sugar, fresh parsley, caramelized onions, fresh Parmesan cheese, whole grain mustard, thyme, garlic powder, onion powder, black pepper and red pepper for more spice. It was absolutely delicious!
Sounds so good!!
Can you tell me how to freeze and reheat?
You said this is a good freezer meal. Can you let me what what you do and how you reheat it?
In the step where you freeze the meatballs, you can freeze them overnight (or however long you want) and defrost it when you want to cook it.
Absolutely delicious no criticism whatsoever. Has been added to my most favourite recipes and it’s so easy, thank you
That makes me so happy! Thanks Anne!