Homemade BBQ Meatballs
Juicy, tender BBQ meatballs baked in a sweet-and-smoky sauce. An easy dinner that my family loves! Freezer-friendly, too!
Foto: Pinch of Yum — Lindsay Ostrom
Ingredients
- 2 lbs . ground beef (I used 85/15)
- 1 cup quick oats
- 1 (5-ounce) can evaporated milk
- 1 egg, beaten
- 2 teaspoons onion powder
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 2 cups ketchup
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
- 2 tablespoons liquid smoke
- 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- ½ teaspoon each garlic powder and onion powder
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
Steps
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
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Mix together all meatball ingredients. Roll into golf-ball sized balls; divide between two smaller casserole dishes OR arrange all of them in a larger 9×13 baking dish. (I have a family of 4; I divide this into two pans so I can freeze one for later. But my sister does this all in one large pan for her family of 6.)
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Whisk sauce together. Pour the sauce over the meatballs.
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Bake meatballs and sauce for 1 hour. Remove from the oven; they’ll be bubbly and some of the oil will have separated. Add 2-3 tablespoons water and give the pan a stir; the water will emulsify the sauce so it clings to the meatballs perfectly.
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Serve meatballs with mashed potatoes and green beans! These are so tender and so good. Yum.
💰 Cost Estimate
📋 Price Breakdown (27% ingredients detected)
| Ingredient | Amount | Unit Price | Subtotal |
|---|---|---|---|
| . ground beef | 2 lbs | - | - |
| quick oats | 1 cup | - | - |
| 1 | - | - | |
| egg | 1 | - | - |
| onion powder | 2 teaspoons | Rp 8.000/100g | Rp 16.000 |
| garlic powder | 1 teaspoon | Rp 8.000/100g | Rp 400 |
| chili powder | 1 teaspoon | Rp 8.000/100g | Rp 400 |
| kosher salt | 2 teaspoons | - | - |
| ketchup | 2 cups | - | - |
| brown sugar | 0.5 cup | - | - |
| apple cider vinegar | 0.25 cup | - | - |
| liquid smoke | 2 tablespoons | - | - |
| Worcestershire sauce | 2 tablespoons | - | - |
| each garlic powder and onion powder | 0.5 teaspoon | Rp 8.000/100g | Rp 200 |
| kosher salt | 1 teaspoon | - | - |
*Estimated market prices, may vary by region
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