How to Make Bacon Wrapped Meatballs

bacon

🥗Healthier: turkey bacon

💰Cheaper: pork belly

Turkey bacon reduces calories while maintaining flavor.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated mozzarella

Nutritional yeast offers a cheesy flavor with fewer calories.

bread crumbs

🥗Healthier: oats

💰Cheaper: crushed crackers

Oats provide a healthier binding option.

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

Ground turkey is lower in fat.

Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C).

In a bowl, combine 1 pound of ground beef, 1/2 diced onion, 2 minced cloves of garlic, 1/4 cup of dried parsley, 1/4 cup of breadcrumbs, 1 egg, 1/2 teaspoon of oregano, 1/2 teaspoon of basil, 1 teaspoon of salt, and 1/2 teaspoon of fresh cracked pepper.

Mix all the ingredients together until well combined.

Line an ice cube tray with overlapping strips of bacon, smushing them into the pockets.

Stuff the bacon-lined ice cube tray pockets with the beef mixture.

Fold the bacon over the beef mixture and flip the tray onto a baking sheet.

Bake in the preheated oven for 25 minutes.

Brush the meatballs with Sweet Baby Ray's hickory and brown sugar barbecue sauce and return to the oven for an additional 10 minutes, checking for doneness.

Remove from oven, transfer to a cutting board, and cut them apart.

Serve on a platter with toothpicks.

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