Baked BBQ Meatballs

Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Servings: 10
Yield: 10 servings

Description

A sweet, tangy sauce gives these meatballs a wicked delicious taste that guarantees an empty dish at potlucks and several requests for the recipe.

Ingredients

1 pound ground beef
1 cup cracker crumbs
1/4 cup chopped onion
1/4 cup milk
2 eggs
3/4 teaspoon salt
2/3 cup ketchup
1/3 cup water
6 tablespoons brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Directions

1 Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2 Mix ground beef, cracker crumbs, chopped onion, milk, eggs, and salt in a large bowl. Roll out 20 meatballs and arrange on a baking sheet with a rim. Whisk together the ketchup, water, brown sugar, and nutmeg in a bowl. Pour mixture over meatballs.
3 Bake in the preheated oven until the meatballs are no longer pink in the center, about 45 minutes.