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Recipe courtesy of Gal on a Mission.
These meatballs are so easy and bake to perfection, and then simmer in an out-of-this-world honey bourbon barbecue sauce! Perfect as an appetizer or to serve on sandwiches.
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Ingredients
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Meatballs
- 6 strips of bacon
- 8 ounces button mushrooms, washed and dried
- 16 ounces ground chicken
- 1 hot Italian sausage link, casing removed
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped
- 3 fresh basil leaves, chopped
- 1/2 cup breadcrumbs
Honey Bourbon Barbecue Sauce
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 cup barbecue sauce
- 3 tablespoons bourbon
- 1 tablespoon honey
- Fresh chopped parsley, to garnish (optional)
Instructions
Meatballs
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line a baking sheet with aluminum and spray with non-stick cooking spray or grease a large skillet. Set aside.
- Pulse together the bacon and button mushrooms until blended.
- Place the mushroom and bacon mixture, ground chicken, hot Italian sausage, salt, pepper, chili powder, garlic and breadcrumbs into a medium mixing bowl and mix until combined.
- Scoop the meat mixture using a medium cookie scoop and place onto baking sheet or in the skillet. Repeat until all of the meat has been used. Bake for 20 minutes
Honey Bourbon Barbecue Sauce
- Whisk together the water, barbecue sauce, bourbon and honey in a large skillet. Simmer over medium heat for 5 minutes, add the cooked meatballs to the sauce, coat each meatball, and simmer over low-to-medium heat for 15 minutes of until the sauce has thickened. Garnish with fresh parsley and serve.
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