Bacon Wrapped Cheesy Meatballs

Description

Cheese Stuffed and Bacon Wrapped... yup... diet starts tomorrow :)

Details

Cooking Time:		50
Recipes Makes:		28
Calories:		178
Carbs:		9.4
Fat:		9.7
Protein:		12.4

Ingredients

• 1lb ground beef (I used 85/15)
• .75 - 1lb ground pork sausage
• 1 1/2 - 2 bag thick cut bacon
• 2 Large eggs
• 1 1/2 cup Italian bread crumbs
• 2 cloves minced garlic
• 1/2 tablespoon onion powder (can use 1/4 cup finely chopped onions)
• 1/4 cup shredded Mexican cheese mix (optional)
• 1 1/2 cup BBQ Sauce

Directions

1. Place ground beef, pork sausage, eggs, bread crumbs, garlic, and onion powder into a bowl and thoroughly mix the ingredients together.
2. Roll into approximately 28 golf sized balls. Make a hole into the center of the ball and insert a pinch of cheese and pinch the ball shut. Shape back into a ball. (Cheese is optional)
3. Cut the bacon in half and wrap each meatball with a half slice of bacon.
4. Place meatballs about an inch apart on a foil covered pan with the bacon seam side down.
5. Bake at 350F degrees for 20 minutes in center rack. *You can also place the meatballs on a cookie rack in the pan. This will keep the meatballs out of the bacon grease.*
6. At 20 minutes, take pan out and drain out bacon fat. Brush on BBQ sauce and place back into the oven for 10 minutes.
7. Take out of the oven - Drain out pan again if needed. Brush on more BBQ sauce and place back into the oven for 5 minutes. *If you're not big on BBQ sauce, you can skip the third brushing of BBQ and serve BBQ sauce on the side*
8. Drain any remaining bacon fat and serve.

Makes 28 Balls... or 14 HUGE ones lol

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