Barbecue Meatballs

Submitted by carolinafan

"Sweet and tangy. Great for parties."

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Yields: 48 meatballs

ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 lbs ground beef
• 1 cup quick-cooking oatmeal
• 1 (5 ounce) can evaporated milk
• 1⁄4 cup chopped onion
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1⁄4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1⁄4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 cup ketchup
• 3⁄4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1⁄4 cup chopped onion
• 1 teaspoon liquid smoke
• 1⁄4 teaspoon garlic powder

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350*.
2. In very large bowl combine ground beef, oatmeal, milk, 1/4 cup onion, salt, chili powder, 1/4 teaspoons garlic powder, and pepper.
3. Shape into 1-inch meatballs.
4. Place on 15x10x1-inch baking pan.
5. Bake for 15 minutes or until no longer pink.
6. Drain well.
7. Meanwhile in medium bowl combine ketchup, brown sugar, 1/4 cup onion, liquid smoke, and 1/4 teaspoons garlic powder.
8. Pour over meatballs.
9. Bake for 10 minutes more or until sauce is heated through.
10. Stir gently to combine sauce and meatballs.
11. Serve.

Reviews

[lisamthoma]

Turned out to be a great meal and was a breeze to make. However, I did replace the ground beef with a ground soy beef "like" product which turned this into a hearty vegetarian meal. I was able to fool my friends at a potluck with this dish. Thanks for the post.

 

[kiwidutch]

The liquid smoke MAKES these... my topping was a bit too thick to pour so I spooned it over the meatballs and it gave an excellent taste for very little efort. I will be making these again soon becuase DH commented that he especially liked these. Please see my rating system: 5 stars for this recipe simply becuase the addition of the topping with the liquid smoke turned ordinary meatballs into something different and tasty. Thanks!