Bbq Meatballs With Pepper And Cheese Animal Cut Outs Recipes

BARBECUE AND BEER MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Prepare meatballs according to package directions., Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, combine barbecue sauce and beer; heat through. Add meatballs; stir to coat. If desired, top with jalapenos to serve.

BARBECUE-CHEDDAR MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375ºF.
• Combine tomatoes, onion powder and 3/4 cup barbecue sauce in slow cooker sprayed with cooking spray; cover with lid. Cook on HIGH until ready to add the meatballs.
• Meanwhile, cover 2 rimmed baking sheets with foil; spray with cooking spray. Mix meat, eggs, cracker crumbs, cheese and remaining barbecue sauce just until blended. Shape into 72 small meatballs, using about 1 Tbsp. meat mixture for each meatball. Place on prepared baking sheets. Bake 15 min. or until done.
• Add meatballs to slow cooker; stir to evenly coat with sauce. Reduce heat to LOW to keep meatballs warm until ready to serve right from the slow cooker.

BBQ MEATBALLS WITH PEPPER AND CHEESE ANIMAL CUT-OUTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Soak pieces of torn bread in the milk in a bowl for 5 minutes. Gently squeeze out milk. Add beaten egg to the soaked bread and mix well.
• Mix garlic powder, onion powder, parsley, salt, Italian herb seasoning, sugar, and Parmesan cheese together in a small bowl. Add to bread-egg mixture.
• Place ground beef in a mixing bowl. Add seasoning mixture and onions; mix together with a fork. If mixture is too dry, add up to a tablespoon of milk. Roll into 25 meatballs and arrange on rimmed baking sheet.
• Bake in preheated oven until browned and cooked through, about 18 minutes.
• Drain meatballs on a paper towel. Remove grease from the baking sheet. Transfer meatballs back to the baking sheet. Drizzle 1 cup BBQ sauce over meatballs.
• Return sheet to oven and bake 12 more minutes.
• Use a small animal vegetable cutter to make animals out of green, orange, and red peppers. Cut animals out of Colby Jack and mild Cheddar cheese.
• Drain meatballs on a paper towel and add more BBQ sauce if desired. Add cheese animal cut-out and then animal pepper cut-out to the toothpicks. Work quickly to add toothpick to each meatball.

MEATBALLS AND BELL PEPPERS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first 3 ingredients.
• Crumble beef and add to mixture; mixing well.
• Shape into 1-inch balls.
• Place on a greased broiler pan.
• Broil 4-6 inches from the heat for 5-8 minutes or until browned.
• In a Dutch oven, combine the sauce ingredients.
• Bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat; add meatballs.
• Simmer, uncovered for 1 hour or until the meat is no longer pink.
• Serve meatballs and sauce over hot cooked rice or noodles.