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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.
3.74 from 46 votes
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 45 minutes
Course Quick Meals
Cuisine American
Servings 5
Calories

Ingredients
  

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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