Best Bacon Wrapped Cheese Stuffed Meatballs Recipes

BACON-WRAPPED, CHEESE-STUFFED, SMOKY BARBECUE MEATBALLS

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This is all-American 'tailgate' food. The magic ingredient is liquid smoke. Added to the basting sauce and meatballs, it gives a moreish quality you won't be able to resist!

Provided by Emma Freud

Categories Buffet, Snack, Starter

Time 1h10m

Yield makes 20

Number Of Ingredients 14

Ingredients

240g cider vinegar
120g ketchup
55g soft brown sugar
1 tbsp Dijon mustard
1 tsp liquid smoke (see tip below)
1 tsp red chilli flakes
500g lean beef mince
1 egg
2 thick slices brown bread , blitzed into breadcrumbs
1 tsp smoked paprika
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp liquid smoke
20 mini mozzarella balls
10 slices smoked streaky bacon

Steps:

Put all the ingredients for the smoky BBQ sauce in a pan, add 125ml water and season well, then bring to a simmer, whisking until combined. Leave to cool.
In a bowl, mix together all the meatball ingredients, except the cheese and bacon, and season well. Take a walnut-sized piece of the mixture and flatten it with your hands, then wrap it gently around a mozzarella ball and roll it into a circle the size of a ping-pong ball. You should end up with 20 balls.
Cut each slice of bacon in half across the short side and wrap half a slice around each ball. Transfer the balls to a baking tray with the overlapping bacon edges underneath, and cook at 190C/170C fan/gas 5 for 20 mins. Brush with the BBQ sauce and return to the oven for 8-10 mins more or until nicely browned. Brush again with sauce and eat warm, with even more sauce on the side for dipping.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 109 calories, Fat 5 grams fat, SaturatedFat 3 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 6 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 4 grams sugar, Protein 9 grams protein, Sodium 0.7 milligram of sodium

BACON WRAPPED CHEESE STUFFED MEATBALLS RECIPE - (4.5/5)

Bacon Wrapped Cheese Stuffed Meatballs Recipe - (4.5/5) image

Provided by Susan52

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

1 1/2 lbs lean ground beef
2 slices white bread, torn into small pieces (see NOTES)
2 tbs water
2 tbs finely chopped onion
1 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1 egg
16 slices bacon (in UK it's streaky bacon--don't use thick cut)
8 - 1/2-inch cubes sharp cheddar cheese -OR- mozzarella

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil (for easy clean up) and place a rack in the pan (I use a rack like you use to cool cookies) In a large bowl, mix the ground beef, torn bread, water, onion, garlic powder, salt, pepper and egg. Blend well. Divide meat into 8 equal portions. Form meatball around a cube of cheese. Wrap with one slice of bacon, then turn the meatball 90 degrees and wrap in another slice of bacon. Place meatballs, bacon seam-side down on the rack in the prepared pan. Bake for 30-40 minutes or until bacon is nicely browned and beginning to look crisp (the bacon won't crisp on the bottom, FYI).