Description
Make the best homemade BBQ meatballs with this easy recipe! Perfect for dinner, appetizers, or meal prep. Ready in under an hour!
Ingredients
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For the Meatballs:
2 pounds lean ground beef
2 large eggs, beaten
1 1/4 cups bread crumbs
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/2 cup whole milk
1/4 cup onion, finely diced
For the BBQ sauce:
16 oz can tomato sauce
2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
1/3 c dark brown sugar, packed
1 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
1 teaspoon ground mustard
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- In a large mixing bowl add all of the ingredients for the meatballs.
- Mix together to combine.
- Form the meat mixture into balls that are about 2 tablespoons each.
- Place meatballs on a 9 x 13 inch baking sheet. You will have to do 2 batches.
- Bake meatballs for 25-30 minutes
- While the meatballs are baking, prepare the barbeque sauce.
- To prepare the BBQ sauce, add the tomato sauce and apple cider vinegar to a mediumbowl and whisk to combine.
- Add brown sugar, smoked paprika, ground mustard, and salt and whisk to fully combine.
- Set aside.
- Once the meatballs have finished baking, set them all into a large skillet and pour all ofthe BBQ sauce over them. Stir to make sure that each meatball is coated in sauce.
- Bring the meatballs and sauce to a simmer and simmer for 10-15 minutes.