BBQ Meatballs is the perfect comfort food and a great recipe for entertaining or weeknight meals. Along with a bold flavor, they are easy to make in either the oven or slow cooker.
As well, if you don’t have time to roll the mixture into meatballs, you can either use a spring release scoop (ice cream scoop) to scoop them into muffin tins. This also helps speed up the cooking time. Or you can make one meatloaf out of the mixture. Granted the meatloaf will take longer to cook, 45 to 55 minutes, but reguires much less hands off time of rolling each ball.
Another alternative would be to cook in the slow cooker on high for 2 to 3 hours.
You may also like the flavor of my Mexican meatloaf or my Sweet and Tangy Meatloaf. Either of these recipes can be made into meatballs or a muffin tin. As described above, they can also be cooked in the slow cooker. (I cook meatballs in the slow cooker, but have never cooked a meat loaf in the slow cooker.)
And just for your entertainment, a little blurb about my children!
You see I was cold Busted!!!After I laughed and laughed, told everybody I talked to, posted it on Facebook and blogged about it, which is not out of the ordinary for me to do when something is side-splitting funny! However, this time Ryder overheard someone, who shall remain nameless, laughing about his ‘butt cake‘ statement. Now, I had to sign a non-disclosure! Which in 7 year old world speak is a Pinky Swear!!Basically, I had to Pinky Swear not to use his material. Really, is he planning to blog about it?Or, write a book? (because he doesn’t totally get noun/verb agreement!) Isn’t this what Mother’s do, laugh at their kids? Use their best stuff to promote the blog… to get a laugh? I mean, what was the point of 18 months of pregnancy26 hours of labor and endless nights of sleeplessness…If I can’t make fun of my own kids?!? Totally kidding. 😉
So, here’s the deal… if you want any more funny quotes from Ryder, you have to promise not to repeat it!!
BBQ Meatballs
BBQ Meatballs is the perfect comfort food and a great recipe for entertaining or weeknight meals.
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Ingredients
- 1 and ½ pounds ground beef
- ½ cup fresh bread crumbs
- ½ cup whole milk
- 3 Tablespoons green onion minced
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- ½ teaspoon red pepper
- 1 cup flour
- ½ cup canola oil
- BBQ Sauce
Ingredients:
- 1 and ½ cup ketchup
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup apple cider vinegar
- 4 Tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients for meatballs except 1 c flour and 1/2 c canola oil. Form meat mixture into small balls and place on a cookie sheet. Chill in freezer 10 to 20 minutes. Heat a large sauce pan to med-hi. Add canola oil. Remove meatballs from freezer and dredge in flour. Cook meatballs in oil, browning on all sides. Remove and place on a cookie sheet or pan with sides.
- Heat oven to 350 degrees. Combine sauce ingredients and pour over meatballs. Bake at 350 degrees 30 to 40 minutes until center is no longer pink. Serve immediately.
Notes
Additional cooking method. Cook in the slow cooker on high 2 to 3 hours. Cook time will depend on the size of your meatballs.
Nutrition
Calories: 518kcal | Carbohydrates: 40g | Protein: 17g | Fat: 32g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 62mg | Sodium: 851mg | Potassium: 506mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 25g | Vitamin A: 294IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 64mg | Iron: 3mg
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BBQ Meatballs
Great served with Twice Baked Potato Casserole, Muenster Mac and Cheese, or Parmesan Potatoes
Encore dish: Make either a Meatball Sandwich in hoagie buns (heat meatballs as is or add store bought spaghetti sauce. toast buns, layer hot meatballs in buns, layer sliced mozzarella over meatballs and broil until cheese melts)
or, Make spaghetti and meatballs as normal (the tang from bbq sauce is add an excellent flavor base)
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CrazyNutsMom says
My hubby loves meatballs, I'll have to share this recipe with him to try out.
Jamie @ Love Bakes Good Cakes says
Kids say the darnedest things! I tell my kids that when they have kids of their own, they will understand! It's kind of a parental right to laugh at them sometimes 😉 Your meatballs sound delish, Paula!
Eva Gallant says
It's a God-given right to make fun of your kids; don't let them convince you otherwise!
With A Blast says
Lol… I love hearing what your kids say ! I told my family the one in which you showed your son your pic and article and he replied something like pity you are not famous or something – they had a good laugh!! {so I am not very “trustworthy” with goodies like that – but I still want to hear about them 😉 }