These Barbecue Meatballs are delicious and tangy thanks to an easy homemade barbecue sauce that contains no added sugar!
Prep Time10 minutesmins
Cook Time20 minutesmins
Total Time30 minutesmins
Course: Appetizer, Entree
Cuisine: Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Paleo, Whole30
Servings: 25meatballs
Author: Christina
Ingredients
Meatballs
2lbslean ground beef or turkey
2tbspcooking fat of choice
1/2white or yellow onionfinely diced
1tbspgarlicminced
1/2cupparsleychopped
1egg
1tspchili powder
1tsponion powder
1 1/2tspsalt
1/2tsppepper
Barbecue Sauce
1cupketchupIf Whole30, make sure you select a compliant ketchup.
3/4cupCoconut Aminos
1tspapple cider vinegar
1tspgarlicminced
2tspchili powder
1 1/2tspground mustard
1tspsalt
1/4tspgarlic powder
Instructions
In a large skillet, sauté your diced onion and garlic in 1 tablespoon olive oil or another cooking fat of choice on medium heat. Cook until onion is translucent, approximately 3 minutes. Remove onion and garlic from heat.
In a large bowl, combine your ground beef (or turkey), parsley, egg, salt, pepper, onion powder, chili powder, and sautéed onion and garlic. Roll into meatballs the size you prefer. Mine are 2 inches in diameter. This produces approximately 25 meatballs. You can of course make them smaller if you like.
Add your remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil (or other cooking fat) to the skillet over medium high heat. Brown your meatballs on all sides. This takes roughly 3 minutes per side. Continue rotating your meatballs so that all sides are getting some love.
While browning meatballs, combine all barbecue sauce ingredients in a bowl. Stir together until smooth.
Pour sauce over your browned meatballs. Reduce heat to medium low. Cover and simmer for 5 minutes or until meatballs are cooked through. (Slice one open to confirm.)
Serve as an entree or as an appetizer!
Notes
Nutrition information assumes you're using lean ground beef and have formed 25 meatballs.