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

BBQ Meatballs with Pepper and Cheese Animal Cut-Outs

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45 min.

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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.