BBQ Meatballs in the Oven
These delicious BBQ meatballs in the oven are lathered in sweet homemade barbecue sauce. Although these can be made when you are ready to eat them, they can be made ahead of time and then pull them out for the family to enjoy! The leftovers heat up surprisingly well also!
These meatballs are especially good with a side of mashed potatoes and your favorite vegetable or throw them on buns and have meatball sandwiches! Seriously, even my kids enjoyed these delicious BBQ Meatballs baked in the oven!
Ingredients
- Saltine Crackers
- Half and Half
- Egg
- Ground Beef
- Onion
- Sea Salt
- Chili Powder
- Ground Pepper
- Ketchup
- Brown Sugar
How do you make BBQ Meatballs in the Oven?
First, I crushed crackers into a large bowl. To make it easier, I put them in a large ziploc bag and used a rolling pin to crush them. Then, I added in the half and half and beaten egg. Stir to combine.
Add in ground beef, onion, sea salt, pepper and chili powder. Mix well.
Once the meat is mixed well, make the meatballs. I prefer to use my hands to form the meatballs into 1.5-2 inch balls.
Place the meatballs on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. I used a cookie sheet here, however, you could also use a cake pan. Bake at 375 degrees F for 20-25 minutes until browned.
While the meatballs are cooking, make the homemade bbq sauce. To do this, combine ketchup, brown sugar and chopped onion into a small saucepan. Heat over medium heat until the sugar dissolves.
Once the meatballs have browned, pour bbq sauce over the meatballs as evenly as possible.
Lastely, bake uncovered for an additional 20-30 minutes at 350 degrees F until meatballs are heated and the sauce has thickened and is bubbly.
We love these BBQ Meatballs in the Oven! Have you tried them? Do you make something similar?
These could even be made into sandwiches for the guys in the field. We like to make individual sandwiches with two meatballs on each bun wrapped in foil. Or another option would be to keep the meatballs warm in a slow cooker and take the buns and make the sandwiches in the field. Either would be approved by the farmers in our house!
Follow this delicious meal up with a homemade apple pie using this apple pie filling.
BBQ Meatballs in the Oven
Ingredients
- 1 cup Saltine Crackers crushed
- 3/4 cup half and half
- 1 egg beated
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1/4 cup onion chopped
- 1 tsp sea salt
- 1 tsp chili powder
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 1 cup ketchup
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup Onion finely chopped
Instructions
- Meatballs
- In a large bowl, add crushed crackers. Pour half and half and beated egg over top. Stir to mix.
- Add in ground beef, onion, sea salt, chili pepper and ground pepper. Mix well.
- Using the meat, form into 1.5-2 inch balls
- Place on a parchment lined baking sheet. Bake at 375F for 20-25 minutes until browned.
- BBQ Sauce
- In a small saucepan, combine ketchup, brown sugar and finely chopped onion.
- Cook on medium heat until smooth.
- Once the meatballs have browned, remove from oven.
- Pour BBQ Sauce over the top.
- Place back in oven and bake at 350F for 20-30 minutes. Meatballs are done when heated through and the sauce is thick and bubbling.
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