how to make ikea meatballs

25 June 2009, 10:35

sometimes you just dont want to drive all the way to rhoddes for your ikea meatball fix. and so one day after a trolley laden trip to ikea i picked up a packet of meatballs, ligonberry jam and the packet mix for the sauce. there is actually a recipe on how to make up the meatballs from scratch but uh i am lazy… anywhos all up i think it costs less than $15 from the ikea food shop but you will also need to have cream and potatos. you wont be using all the cream maybe about half the container.


first up skin and boil ya potatos! this is the only thing that takes a while. go make a cup of tea while ya waiting. when theyre done mash em with some of your cream


mah frozen meatballs! these dont need to be defrosted and can be whacked in the microwave for 2mins or oven for a bit longer woohoo the easiness!


according to the instructions on the packet it said mix the contents with cream and stir. uh i would advise whisking it because otherwise itll be lumpy. the sauce takes like 3mins to make heh again woo! the easiness!


and tadah! whack the meatballs on a plate, plonk on some mash, big dollop of ligonberry jam and cover with gravy and youve got yourselves some ‘homecooked’ meatballs!

1. Hey just went to Ikea and bought the meatballs yesterday! I eat the meatballs as snacks though hmmmm perfect “fancy” microwave food.

   — Trisha    Jun 25, 10:56 AM    #
   
   

2. Wooohoo! Instant dinner involving meat! For the win indeed.

   — shez    Jun 25, 11:03 AM    #
   
   

3. waitaminute… light cream? lol

   — Helen (grabyourfork)    Jun 25, 11:20 AM    #
   
   

4. yeah… i noticed the light cream too… u should try add your favorite ricotta into the sauce :P

   — billy@ATFT    Jun 25, 11:28 AM    #
   
   

5. Yum yum yum I love IKEA meatballs so much! Awesomeness. I don’t know why but the jam and creamy sauce just work so darn well with it.

   — Steph    Jun 25, 11:52 AM    #
   
   

6. how awesome that they’re so easy to make! love ikea meatballs…!

   — Betty    Jun 25, 02:17 PM    #
   
   

7. LOL this post is freaking awesome! funnest thing i’ve seen all day!

   — K    Jun 25, 06:03 PM    #
   
   

8. my bf loves the meatballz! i’ve tried it though. That seriously looks easy to make. Something i could make during a weeknight as a quick food option!

   Thanks for letting me know about double posting im a dumb face.

   — Leona    Jun 25, 11:21 PM    #
   
   

9. I always wondered how similar they were to the ones you get in the restaurant. Mr Taste and I tried to make these from scratch but it was quite tricky!

   — Zina @ tastedbytwo    Jun 25, 11:47 PM    #
   
   

10. I wonder what the ingredients of the sauce packet are, did the light cream make a difference to the taste? Looks awesome tho!

    — Moya    Jun 25, 11:52 PM    #
    
    

11. i’ve got a bag of ikea meatballs in the fridge – finally know what i can do with it!

    — panda    Jun 26, 12:41 AM    #
    
    

12. Dammit.. why do I have to read this at 1am >_< Wish I was prepared with some frozen meatballs..

    — FFichiban    Jun 26, 01:52 AM    #
    
    

13. I second Richard! and I haven’t eaten my dinnerrrrrr.

    — Yas    Jun 26, 02:19 AM    #
    
    

14. now i need to go to rhodes soon! rofl

    — ange    Jun 26, 03:04 AM    #
    
    

15. Someone needs to buy me a pack, it’s about the only thing I can make with crutches on lol!

    — Howard    Jun 26, 12:40 PM    #
    
    

16. I’m going to have to make you proper köttbullar one day…I was taught by a master! Good to see you got lingonsilt :)

    — fooderati    Jun 26, 06:30 PM    #
    
    

17. By the title, I thought it was how you can make them like the Ikea ones, not actually make them out of the ones you buy at Ikea! hehe :)

    How do they taste? Just like at Ikea?

    — Simon    Jun 27, 07:55 AM    #
    
    

18. do local supermarkets sell the frozen meatballs?

    — sam    Jun 29, 12:07 AM    #
    
    

19. trisha: mmm snacks theyre always so moreage
    shez: i know super fast hey!
    helen: heh watching my weight LOL
    billy: oh man sick of ricotta haha
    steph: i know right! its not the same without both!
    betty: so awesomely easy!
    k: lol glad it made you smile!
    leona: haha its cool it just showed up twice in my rss feed
    zina: yeah the recipe looks quite tricky!
    moya: yeah there were quite a few random numbers and codes in the ingredients section…
    panda: heh super easy to make!
    ffichiban: lol youre always hungry!
    yas: hehe you’re always hungry too!
    ange: heh any excuse for a visit to ikea!
    howard: lol not 2min noodles?
    fooderati: ooh invite me over!
    simon: haha the effort to make it from scratch!
    sam: nah not that i know of lol only at ikea

    — chocolatesuze    Jul 2, 01:51 AM    #