Spicy BBQ Meatballs
Entertaining for the big game? These Spicy BBQ Meatballs paired with your other snacks will score major points!
Recipe - Grambling #728
Spicy BBQ Meatballs
Prep Time100 Minutes
Servings24
Cook Time20 Minutes
Ingredients
1 (7 oz) can chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
1 (16 oz) pkg Ground Pork Sausage
1/2 cup plain breadcrumbs
1 egg, beaten
2 tsp barbecue seasoning
1/2 tsp black pepper
3/4 cup barbecue sauce
2 Tbs unsalted butter
Directions
- Remove 3 peppers from the can, and chop finely.
- Reserve the liquid from the can for the sauce.
- In a large bowl, add pork, chipotle peppers, breadcrumbs, beaten egg, barbecue seasoning and black pepper.
- Using your hands, combine the mixture thoroughly.
- Refrigerate for 1 hour.
- Preheat oven to 400° F. Spray a rimmed baking sheet with nonstick cooking spray.
- Using a 1 1/2-inch scoop, shape the meat into balls.
- Place on the baking sheet.
- Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until instant-read meat thermometer inserted into middle of a meatball reads 170° F.
- In a skillet over low heat, combine barbecue sauce, butter and 3 tablespoons of liquid from can of peppers.
- Stir until butter is melted and sauce is heated through. Taste, and add more chipotle liquid if desired.
- Add meatballs.
- Stir to coat. Serve from skillet over low heat, or transfer to a slow cooker to keep warm.
100 minutes
Prep Time
20 minutes
Cook Time
24
Servings
Shop Ingredients
Makes 24 servings
San Marcos Chipotle Peppers, in Adobo Sauce - 7.5 Ounce
$1.69$0.23/oz
Owens Sausage, Pork, Orignal Recipe - 16 Ounce
$2.50$0.16/oz
Brookshire's Bread Crumbs, Plain - 15 Fluid ounce
$1.99$0.13/fl oz
Brookshire's Large Eggs - 12 Each
$2.99$0.25 each
Brookshire's BBQ Seasoning - 9.2 Ounce
$5.69$0.62/oz
Not Available
Stubb's Original Barbecue Sauce - 18 Ounce
$3.99 was $4.69$0.22/oz
Brookshire's Unsalted Butter, 4 Quarters - 4 Each
$3.69 was $5.99$0.92 each
Directions
- Remove 3 peppers from the can, and chop finely.
- Reserve the liquid from the can for the sauce.
- In a large bowl, add pork, chipotle peppers, breadcrumbs, beaten egg, barbecue seasoning and black pepper.
- Using your hands, combine the mixture thoroughly.
- Refrigerate for 1 hour.
- Preheat oven to 400° F. Spray a rimmed baking sheet with nonstick cooking spray.
- Using a 1 1/2-inch scoop, shape the meat into balls.
- Place on the baking sheet.
- Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until instant-read meat thermometer inserted into middle of a meatball reads 170° F.
- In a skillet over low heat, combine barbecue sauce, butter and 3 tablespoons of liquid from can of peppers.
- Stir until butter is melted and sauce is heated through. Taste, and add more chipotle liquid if desired.
- Add meatballs.
- Stir to coat. Serve from skillet over low heat, or transfer to a slow cooker to keep warm.