Honey Garlic Meatballs
Honey Garlic Meatballs are a quick and delicious meal for any night of the week. Ground beef meatballs can be grilled or oven baked and then tossed with a tasty honey garlic sauce that is made with just a few pantry ingredients.
Servings: 4 Servings
Calories: 745kcal
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 pounds ground beef
- 1 egg
- 3 tablespoons old fashioned oats
- 3 tablespoons steak rub
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons minced garlic
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- 2 teaspoons smoked paprika
- 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground chili flakes or cayenne
- 1 tablespoons fresh parsley
Instructions
- In a large bowl add the ground beef, steak rub, egg and oats. Mix with a wooden spoon or with your hands until well combined.
- Use a 1 inch scoop to form into meatballs.
- To grill meatballs: Cook over indirect fire at 325° for 12- 15 minutes or until meatballs reach 165° using a digital meat thermometer.
- Oven method: Bake meatballs in a preheated 375° oven for 15- 20 minutes until internal temperatures reach 165°.
- Meanwhile make the sauce: Melt butter in a pan with minced garlic and cook over medium heat about 5 minutes.
- Add honey, brown sugar, apple cider vinegar, smoked paprika, salt and ground chili flakes.
- Whisk together and cook another 5 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside.
- When meatballs are cooked through, return the sauce to medium heat and stir in the meatballs. Cook 1- 2 minutes, stirring to coat the meatballs.
- Serve meatballs over rice pilaf, fried rice or with pasta. Garnish with parsley if desired.
Notes
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 745kcal | Carbohydrates: 46g | Protein: 52g | Fat: 39g | Saturated Fat: 16g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 18g | Trans Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 223mg | Sodium: 391mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 40g