This is a recipe that was handed down by my Mother-in-Law. It is a delicious twist on a 'comfort' food!
Ingredients
- slices bread, crumbled: 3 piece
- onion: 2 Tbsp (chopped)
- ground black pepper: 0.25 tsp
- ground nutmeg: 0.25 tsp
- skim milk: 0.75 cup
- frozen burger-style crumbles: 2 packages (12 ounce packages)
- butter: 4 Tbsp
- all-purpose flour: 2 Tbsp
- vegetable broth: 1 cup
- half-and-half cream: 1 cup
Metric Conversion
Stages of cooking
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Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
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In a large bowl combine bread crumbs, onion, pepper, nutmeg and milk. Stir in burger-style crumbles until well blended. Form into 1 1/2 balls.
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In a large skillet over medium heat, brown the 'meat' balls in butter. Remove with a slotted spoon and place in a 2 quart casserole dish.
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Whisk flour into drippings in skillet; cook until bubbly, stirring constantly. Stir in broth and cream and continue cooking, stirring, until sauce thickens and boils, about 1 minute. Pour over 'meat' balls .
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Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes.
