These Meatballs and Brown Gravy are a quick and delicious meal any night of the week. Served over rice and a vegetable it is a perfect meal on a budget . Over the years this dish as changed but this is the easiest and quickest way to get a meal on the table .  Here in Louisiana we serve almost everything over rice,  this wonderful over mashed potatoes as well.  This is still one of my family’s favorite dishes. I often make my  Southern Smoky Green Beans to serve with this and it is pure comfort food.

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What you will need for this Recipe :

• Wire whisk
• large cookie scoop
• wooden spatula
• Dutch oven 

Making the Meatballs

In a mixing bowl add eggs ,milk, bread crumbs, a ranch dressing packet, and Lipton onion soup packet

Whisk together well

Add meat and mix well. The best way to do this is get your hands dirty and mix it all up.

Use an ice cream scoop and scoop out portions and roll them into balls, then place them on the lined cookie sheet. Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes

Making the Gravy

While the meatballs are baking in a mixing bowl mix 5 cups of water, 2 packets of McCormicks Brown gravy mix, 1 Tablespoon of Browning sauce, 1 tablespoon of cornstarch , 1 packet of Lipton onion soup and 1/2 teaspoon of garlic powder.

Start the temperature of the stove top on High until the mixture comes to a boil stirring with a flat spatula to prevent the mixture from settling to the bottom. Once the mixture comes to a boil reduce the heat to medium to low, you want a slow simmer

Once the meatballs have cooked for 30 minutes remove them from the oven. With meat tongs or a spoon carefully add them to the gravy mixture. Simmer for 20-30 minutes. Do not boil or the meatballs will break apart.

Once this is done it can be served over rice , egg noodles or mashed potatoes

Enjoy!

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Meatballs and Brown Gravy

These Meatballs and Brown Gravy are a quick and delicious meal any night of the week. Served over rice and a vegetable it is a perfect meal.

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Prep Time 30 minutes mins

Cook Time 1 hour hr

Total Time 1 hour hr 45 minutes mins

Course Quick Meals

Cuisine American

Servings 5

Calories

Ingredients

  

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Meatballs

• 2 lbs 80/20 ground meat
• 2 eggs
• 1/3 cup milk
• 1/3 cup breadcrumbs
• 1 Packet Ranch dressing mix see notes
• 1 Packet Lipton onion soup see notes

Gravy

• 5 cups of water
• 2 Packet McCormick Brown Gravy Mixes see notes
• 1 Tablespoon Browning Seasoning Sauce see notes
• 1 Tablespoon Cornstarch
• 1 packet Lipton Onion soup
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

Instructions

 

Meatballs

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line a large cookie sheet with parchment paper
• In a mixing bowl add eggs ,milk, bread crumbs, a ranch dressing packet, and Lipton onion soup packet
  
• Whisk together well
  
• Add meat and mix well. The best way to do this is get your hands dirty and mix it all up.
  
• Use an ice cream scoop and scoop out portions and roll them into balls, then place them on the lined cookie sheet
  
• Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes

Gravy

• While the meatballs are baking in a mixing bowl mix 5 cups of water, 2 packets of McCormicks Brown gravy mix, 1 Tablespoon of Browning sauce, 1 tablespoon of cornstarch , 1 packet of Lipton onion soup and 1/2 teaspoon of garlic powder.
  
• Pour the mixture into a Dutch oven type pot.
  
• Start the temperature of the stove top on High until the mixture comes to a boil stirring with a flat spatula to prevent the mixture from settling to the bottom. Once the mixture comes to a boil reduce the heat to medium to low, you want a slow simmer
  
• Once the meatballs have cooked for 30 minutes remove them from the oven. With meat tongs or a spoon carefully add them to the gravy mixture. Simmer for 20-30 minutes. Do not boil or the meatballs will break apart.
  
• Once this done it can be served over rice , egg noodles or mashed potatoes
  

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Notes

Feel free to use your favorite brand of onion soup mix and ranch mix. I have used the store Brand it still comes out fine. 

The browning sauce is hard to find so use the brand you can find . Kitchen bouquet and gravy master are two common choices. 

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