These BBQ meatloaf meatballs are a quick and easy dinner recipe made with classic meatloaf ingredients for flavorful, juicy meatballs topped with a barbeque sauce glaze.
These BBQ Meatloaf Meatballs are a delicious quick and easy dinner recipe perfect for a weeknight dinner and also great for meal prep. We love to serve the meatballs with homemade mashed potatoes or macaroni and cheese.
Jump to:
Why You'll Love This Recipe
- Easy Dinner
- Great for Meal Prep
- Kid-Friendly
Ingredients & Substitutions
- Ground Meat - Use ground beef, turkey or venison.
- Cracker Crumbs - We recommend using round cracker crumbs for this recipe.
- Tomato Paste - Tomato paste gives the meatballs their classic meatloaf flavor.
- An Egg - An egg helps hold the meatballs together.
- Worcestershire Sauce - Worcestershire sauce adds flavor to the recipe.
- Spices - This recipe calls for onion powder, garlic powder, Italian seasoning and salt.
- Barbeque Sauce - Barbeque sauce gives the meatballs the classic meatloaf glaze.
Complete list of ingredients and amounts is located on the recipe card below.
Kitchen Tools & Equipment
- Mixing Bowl - A mixing bowl is necessary to mix the ingredients together in.
- Cookie Scoop - We recommend using a cookie scoop to help shape the meatballs.
- Sheet Pan - A sheet pan is necessary to bake the meatballs on.
- Parchment Paper - We recommend lining the sheet pan with parchment paper.
- Basting Brush - A basting brush helps to easily top the meatballs with barbeque sauce.
How to Make the Recipe
Step 1. Add the ingredients to a bowl.
Step 2. Mix the ingredients together.
Step 3. Shape into balls.
Step 4. Bake in the oven.
Recipe Serving Suggestions
This recipe make 24 meatloaf meatballs. We love to serve the meatballs with our favorite mashed potatoes and a vegetable or side salad.
If you like this recipe, you will love our other easy dinner recipes!
- Homemade Alfredo
- Venison Baked Ziti
- Salsa Verde Chicken Enchiladas
- Lasagna Soup
- Bacon Cheeseburger Sliders
- Lasagna Stuffed Shells
- Skillet Chicken Pot Pie
- Easy Beef Taquitos
- Beef Enchilada Skillet
Expert Tips & Variations
- Meal prep this recipe. You can easily make the meatballs and store in the fridge or freezer for easy meal prep.
- Make a meatball sub. Serve the meatballs on sub buns with cheese on top for an easy and delicious meal.
- Make meatball macaroni and cheese. Serve the meatballs on top of homemade macaroni and cheese.
How to Store
- Refrigerator - in an airtight container for up to 4 days.
- Freezer - in a freezer-safe container for up to 2 months.
Recipe FAQ
Use gluten-free crackers to make the meatballs gluten-free.
More Dinner Recipes
BBQ Meatloaf Meatballs
These BBQ meatloaf meatballs are a quick and easy dinner recipe made with classic meatloaf ingredients for flavorful, juicy meatballs topped with a barbeque sauce glaze.
Ingredients
- 1lb ground beef or venison
- 1 cup cracker crumbles (about 20 crackers)
- 1 egg
- 1 6oz can tomato paste
- 1 Tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- 2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup barbeque sauce
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees and line a sheet pan with parchment paper.
- Add the ground meat, egg, tomato paste, cracker crumbs, Worcestershire sauce and spices to a mixing bowl and mix to combine.
- Use a cookie scoop to scoop the mixture into equal size balls.
- Use your hands to shape the meatballs and place on a sheet pan.
- Place the sheet pan in the oven and bake for 20 minutes at 375 degrees.
- After 20 minutes, remove the meatballs from the oven and brush the tops with barbeque sauce.
- Place the meatballs back into the oven and bake for an additional 5-7 minutes or until the meatballs reach an internal temperature of 160 degress.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 24 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 99Total Fat: 4gSaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 27mgSodium: 258mgCarbohydrates: 8gFiber: 1gSugar: 5gProtein: 7g
