Looking for an easy appetizer? These meatballs are easy, made from ground beef and are baked not fried. These juicy little meaty balls of flavor are ready in 30 minutes! They also freeze really well!!!
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Why Choose This Recipe
- Ready in 30 minutes
- Juicy not dry
- Made primarily of ground beef not breadcrumbs.
- Raw meatballs can be frozen as cooked as needed.
- Perfect for an appetizer
- Goes well with Italian Dishes like Baked Spaghetti and Meatballs.
- Also works for meatball subs.
Ingredient Notes
- Breadcrumbs - you can substitute Panko crumbs.
- Meatloaf Seasoning - Any brand is fine.
- Barbecue Sauce - use your preferred brand and flavor.
Step by Step Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375 degrees.
- Line two baking sheets with foil and lightly spray them with non-stick cooking spray.
- In a mixing bowl, stir the barbecue sauce, onions, eggs, meatloaf seasoning, breadcrumbs and milk together.
- Mix until all the ingredients are mixed together well.
- Use a small cookie scoop to measure out and place the meatballs on the prepared baking sheet.
- Bake the meatballs at 375 degrees for 13-15 minutes.
- Serve immediately.
Recipe FAQs and Expert Tips
Ground beef works best.
Yes, you can. I actually use Panko in these most of the time because I rarely have breadcrumbs in my cupboard.
You do need some sort of breadcrumbs, panko or cracker crumbs in meatballs because they help hold the meatball together.
Any kind works! We are partial to this Spicy Barbecue Ranch though!
Yes, follow all the instructions except instead of putting them in the oven put the pans of meatballs in the freezer. Once frozen pop the frozen meatballs into gallon bags and put them back in the freezer.
You don't need to thaw them. Just line them up on a baking sheet and bake them like normal. They only need an extra 5 minutes of baking time.
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Easy Beef Meatballs Recipe
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 48 Meatballs 1x
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Description
Looking for an easy appetizer? These meatballs are easy, made from ground beef and are baked not fried. These juicy little meaty balls of flavor are ready in 30 minutes! They also freeze really well!!!
Ingredients
- ¼ Cup Barbecue Sauce
- ½ Cup Minced Onions
- 2 Eggs
- 1 pkg. Meatloaf Seasoning
- ½ Cup Dry Breadcrumbs
- ½ Cup Milk
- 2 lbs. Ground Beef
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375 degrees.
- Line two baking sheets with foil and lightly spray them with non-stick cooking spray.
- In a mixing bowl, stir the barbecue sauce, onions, eggs, meatloaf seasoning, breadcrumbs and milk together.
- Incorporate the ground beef until all the ingredients are mixed together well.
- Use a small cookie scoop to measure out and place the meatballs on the prepared baking sheet.
- Bake the meatballs at 375 degrees for 13-15 minutes.
- Serve immediately.
Notes
If you want to freeze the meatballs for future use follow steps 1-5. Then freeze the raw meatballs on baking sheets lined with wax paper. Once they are frozen remove them from the baking sheets, toss them in gallon size ziploc bags and put them back in the freezer. They will take about 5 minutes longer to bake.
Keywords: easy meatballs, beef meatballs recipe, ground beef meatball recipe
Jeff
Excellent recipe and very delicious.
★★★★★
L.S.
Fantastic! These are easy to make and great for now and later meals.
★★★★★
Greg
I can't stop eating these. They are delicious. You can freeze them for a quick meal later too.
★★★★★