Baked BBQ Beef Meatballs
Tender, juicy meatballs with a sweet and sticky homemade sauce, Baked BBQ Beef Meatballs make the perfect portable lunch, show-stopping appetizer, or easy weeknight meal the whole family will love.
Servings: 12 meatballs
Calories: 109kcal
Ingredients
- 1 lb. Ground Beef 93% or leaner recommended
- ¼ cup almond meal can sub with panko breadbrumbs
- 1 egg
- ¼ cup ketchup
- ½ teaspoon each, granulated garlic and onion powders
- ¼ teaspoon each, dried parsley and dried oregano
- ¼ teaspoon dried chives
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground pepper
Homemade BBQ Sauce
- 1 tablespoon granulated onion powder
- 1 teaspoon granulated garlic powder
- 1 cup ketchup
- 2 tablespoon water
- 5 tablespoon molasses*
- 3 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 2 tbsp dijon mustard
- 2 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- ¼ tsp ground pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
- In a large mixing bowl combine all meatloaf ingredients and work together with hands until combined.
- Form mixture into even 1 ½” meatballs (should yield about one dozen meatballs).
- Place onto a lined sheet pan and bake for 12 minutes.
- While meatballs bake, prepare BBQ sauce. Combine all sauce ingredients in a mixing bowl and whisk well to combine; set aside.
- Remove meatballs from sheet pan and place into a skillet with the bbq sauce. Bring to a light simmer for 5-7 minutes, stirring occasionally, until sauce has reduced slightly and meatballs read an internal temperature of 160°F
Notes
*Molasses adds serious depth to the flavor of this sauce. We have made this sauce recipe with both regular and blackstrap molasses and can easily recommend either choice. Blackstrap molasses tends to have a richer, bolder, and slightly more bitter flavor than regular molasses which may impact your choosing. For a smoother, lighter flavor you can opt for regular molasses.
Nutrition
Calories: 109kcal