Swedish Meatballs - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 can cream of celery soup
1/2 c. water
1 lb. ground beef
2/3 c. dry bread crumbs
1 egg, slightly beaten
2 Tbsp. minced onion
1 Tbsp. chopped parsley (can use dried)
1 tsp. salt

Preparation

Combine soup with water.
Measure out 1/4 cup soup mixture and add to ground beef.
Add bread crumbs, egg, onion, parsley and salt.
Shape into about 1-inch balls.
In a large skillet, brown meatballs in 1 tablespoon of shortening.
Add remaining soup mixture and 1 to 2 tablespoons of minced dill pickle (optional). Cover and cook over low heat, stirring now and then, or put in crock-pot and heat through.