This BBQ Bacon Meatball Recipe Will Change Your Summer Barbecues Forever

Barbecues are my absolute favorite.

There is nothing like having friends over for good company and good food. I am constantly on the lookout for new recipes to try out for my summer parties. So when I saw this incredible recipe for barbecue meatball onion bombs, I knew I’d be trying it at my next get-together.

I found this delicious-looking dish on Team Traeger. With an extremely easy-to-follow recipe, these meatball onion bombs will be ready in no time at all. And when I saw that they were wrapped in bacon? I was definitely hooked!

Ingredients:

2 yellow onions
1 lb. ground beef
1/4 cup onions, diced
1/4 cup parsley, chopped
1/4 cup mushrooms, chopped
1 Tbsp. brown sugar
1 Tbsp. spicy ketchup
1 tsp. soy sauce
1 tsp. worcestershire sauce
1/4 cup Panko breadcrumbs
1 pack of bacon
1 bottle of BBQ sauce

These tasty bacon meatball treats are the perfect way to spice up any barbecue. Will you be trying this recipe? Let us know in the comments!

To start making these tasty BBQ meatball onion bombs, preheat your oven to 425 °F.

bbq bacon meatball recipe

Cut off the tops and bottoms of the onions and remove the exterior skin. Cut the onion in half and peel the layers apart, keeping the biggest layers to stuff with meat.

bbq bacon meatball recipe

Setting the onion layers aside, mix the ground beef, diced onion, parsley, mushroom, brown sugar, condiments, and breadcrumbs in a large mixing bowl by hand.

bbq bacon meatball recipe

Place a handful of the meatloaf mixture inside two of the onion layer pieces.

bbq bacon meatball recipe

Wrap the onion meatballs in bacon, using three slices per ball. Secure the bacon with toothpicks to keep it from unraveling during cooking.

bbq bacon meatball recipe

Bake in a dish at 425 °F for 40 minutes. Cover the balls with BBQ sauce and bake for an additional 5 minutes.

bbq bacon meatball recipe

The result will be the perfect addition to your summer party — a bacon meatball onion bomb that is both sweet and savory!

bbq bacon meatball recipe

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