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oven baked bbq meatballs coated in sticky barbecue sauce on a baking tray

Oven Baked BBQ Meatballs Recipe Card

These oven baked BBQ meatballs are easy, juicy, and packed with rich smoky flavor. You mix simple ingredients, shape the meatballs, bake them, then coat them in BBQ sauce for that sticky finish everyone loves. This recipe works great for quick dinners, party snacks, or meal prep. Honestly, it’s one of those go-to dishes that always turns out good and disappears fast from the table.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings: 4
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Calories: 320
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lb ground beef or beef and pork mix
  • 1/2 cup breadcrumbs
  • 1 egg
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 1/2 small onion finely chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper
  • 1 tsp smoked paprika
  • 1 cup BBQ sauce

Method
 

  1. Step 1: Preheat oven to 400°F. Line or grease a baking tray.
  2. Step 2: In a large bowl, mix ground meat, breadcrumbs, egg, milk, onion, garlic, salt, pepper, and paprika. Mix gently.
  3. Step 3: Shape into golf ball-sized meatballs. Place evenly on the tray.
  4. Step 4: Bake for 15 minutes until lightly browned.
  5. Step 5: Remove from oven, coat with BBQ sauce, then bake another 10–15 minutes until fully cooked and sticky.