Description
BBQ Meatballs Recipe – easy, go-to, homemade barbecue meatballs that can be made in the crock pot, oven, or simply on the stove top!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 ½ pounds lean ground beef
- ¼ cup almond flour
- ¼ sweet yellow onion, minced
- 1 egg
- 2 tablespoons unsweetened almond milk
- 2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar
- 1 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon liquid smoke
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 1 cup BBQ sauce
Instructions
- Combine: In a large bowl, add 1 ½ pounds lean ground beef, ¼ cup almond flour, minced onion, 1 egg, 2 tablespoons unsweetened almond milk, 2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar, 1 teaspoon worcestershire sauce, ½ teaspoon ground black pepper, ½ teaspoon garlic powder, and ½ teaspoon liquid smoke. Mix thoroughly (using your hands is usually the easiest).
- Form Meatballs: Take a heaping tablespoon of the ground beef mixture and use your hands to roll it into a meatball. Continue until all the meat is used (you should have around 20 meatballs).
- Cook Meatballs: Add 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil to a large cast iron skillet and bring to medium heat. Add meatballs to the skillet, searing on all sides (about 2-3 minutes). Turn heat down to medium-low heat and continue cooking until meatballs are fully cooked, approximately 10-15 minutes.
- Add Sauce: Drain grease, add in 1 cup BBQ sauce, and stir to coat.
- Serve: Enjoy right away!
Notes
Lean Ground Beef: use a very lean ground beef for these (around 90% lean). Paleo/Whole30: to make Paleo/Whole30 omit the Worcestershire sauce and ensure you are using a Paleo/Whole30 BBQ sauce!
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 24 minutes
- Category: Appetizer, Dinner/Entree
- Method: Oven, Slow Cooker, Stove Top
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 451 kcal
- Sugar: 25 g
- Sodium: 896 mg
- Fat: 17 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8 g
- Trans Fat: 1 g
- Carbohydrates: 33 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 40 g
- Cholesterol: 146 mg
Keywords: bbq meatballs, appetizer, dinner, ground beef, gluten free, meal prep