Name: BBQ Meatballs with Pepper and Cheese Animal Cut-Outs
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: Bread, crusts removed, torn into pieces - 2 slices; Whole milk - ½ cup; Egg, beaten - 1; Dried parsley - 1 tablespoon; Salt - ½ teaspoon; Garlic powder - ⅛ teaspoon; Onion Powder - ⅛ teaspoon; Dried Italian herb seasoning - ½ teaspoon; Sugar - ¼ teaspoon; Freshly grated Parmesan cheese - 1 tablespoon; Ground beef - 1 pound; Grated sweet onion - ¼ cup; Barbecue sauce, plus additional for serving - 1 cup; Green bell pepper - 1; Orange bell pepper - 1; Red bell pepper - 1; (1/4-inch) slices Colby-Monterey Jack cheese - 4; (1/4-inch) slices mild Cheddar cheese - 4; Animal vegetable cutters - 4; 25 4-inch toothpicks - 4

Ingredients for - BBQ Meatballs with Pepper and Cheese Animal Cut-Outs

1. Bread, crusts removed, torn into pieces 2 slices

2. Whole milk ½ cup

3. Egg, beaten 1

4. Dried parsley 1 tablespoon

5. Salt ½ teaspoon

6. Garlic powder ⅛ teaspoon

7. Onion Powder ⅛ teaspoon

8. Dried Italian herb seasoning ½ teaspoon

9. Sugar ¼ teaspoon

10. Freshly grated Parmesan cheese 1 tablespoon

11. Ground beef 1 pound

12. Grated sweet onion ¼ cup

13. Barbecue sauce, plus additional for serving 1 cup

14. Green bell pepper 1

15. Orange bell pepper 1

16. Red bell pepper 1

17. (1/4-inch) slices Colby-Monterey Jack cheese 4

18. (1/4-inch) slices mild Cheddar cheese 4

19. Animal vegetable cutters 4

20. 25 4-inch toothpicks 4

How to cook deliciously - BBQ Meatballs with Pepper and Cheese Animal Cut-Outs

1 . Stage

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

2 . Stage

Soak pieces of torn bread in the milk in a bowl for 5 minutes. Gently squeeze out milk. Add beaten egg to the soaked bread and mix well.

3 . Stage

Mix garlic powder, onion powder, parsley, salt, Italian herb seasoning, sugar, and Parmesan cheese together in a small bowl. Add to bread-egg mixture.

4 . Stage

Place ground beef in a mixing bowl. Add seasoning mixture and onions; mix together with a fork. If mixture is too dry, add up to a tablespoon of milk. Roll into 25 meatballs and arrange on rimmed baking sheet.

5 . Stage

Bake in preheated oven until browned and cooked through, about 18 minutes.

6 . Stage

Drain meatballs on a paper towel. Remove grease from the baking sheet. Transfer meatballs back to the baking sheet. Drizzle 1 cup BBQ Sauce over meatballs.

7 . Stage

Return sheet to oven and bake 12 more minutes.

8 . Stage

Use a small animal vegetable cutter to make animals out of green, orange, and red peppers. Cut animals out of Colby Jack and mild Cheddar cheese.

9 . Stage

Drain meatballs on a paper towel and add more BBQ Sauce if desired. Add cheese animal cut-out and then animal pepper cut-out to the toothpicks. Work quickly to add toothpick to each meatball.