BBQ Meatballs with Pepper and Cheese Animal Cut-Outs

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1

   {'id': 'step_0', 'step': 1, 'text': 'Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).'}

2. 2

   {'id': 'step_1', 'step': 2, 'text': '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.'}

3. 3

   {'id': 'step_2', 'step': 3, 'text': 'Mix garlic powder, onion powder, parsley, salt, Italian herb seasoning, sugar, and Parmesan cheese together in a small bowl. Add to bread-egg mixture.'}

4. 4

   {'id': 'step_3', 'step': 4, 'text': '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.'}

5. 5

   {'id': 'step_4', 'step': 5, 'text': 'Bake in preheated oven until browned and cooked through, about 18 minutes.'}

6. 6

   {'id': 'step_5', 'step': 6, 'text': '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.'}

7. 7

   {'id': 'step_6', 'step': 7, 'text': 'Return sheet to oven and bake 12 more minutes.'}

8. 8

   {'id': 'step_7', 'step': 8, 'text': '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.'}

9. 9

   {'id': 'step_8', 'step': 9, 'text': '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.'}

📊 Nutrition Facts

Per serving (6 servings total)