BBQ Bacon Chicken Meatballs
on Jan 07, 2020, Updated May 14, 2024
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This is one of my favorite kinds of recipes because it came from me wanting to make something delicious with what I had in the fridge. And if I put BBQ sauce on it, Ruth will usually eat it! So these BBQ Bacon Chicken Meatballs were born. Like all of my fave meatballs they are whole30 compliant as long as you use the right ingredients. For BBQ Sauce, my fave is primal kitchen! If you aren’t don’t care about a little added sugar in your BBQ Sauce, I love Stubbs because it has simple ingredients and is pretty low in sugar compared to most out there. I also have a recipe on this site for a Paleo BBQ sauce that is delish if you want to try making your own! I serve these with whatever roasted veggies I have, or on a salad, but they really go with anything. These also freeze well and would be great to make ahead. It’s a total goal of mine to take a day or two to prep a ton of stuff and stock my freezer for those days when I just don’t feel like cooking, which happen a lot with a toddler by 5PM!
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BBQ Bacon Chicken Meatballs
Ingredients
- 4 slices of bacon, cooked & finely chopped
- 1 lb ground chicken
- 1 egg
- ⅓ cup almond flour
- 3 tbsp bbq sauce*
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- ⅓ cup bbq sauce*
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- In a bowl combine chopped bacon, ground chicken, egg, almond flour, 3 tablespoons bbq sauce, salt and garlic powder. Mix together until evenly combined.
- Line a baking sheet with foil or parchment paper and use a scooper to scoop out 16 meatballs.
- Bake for 16 minutes, remove and place them in a bowl. Pour ⅓ cup bbq sauce over the meatballs and toss to coat.
Notes
- *Primal Kitchen has a whole30 compliant bbq sauce!
Super yummy! I made mine in the air fryer in 8 minutes. I also added a little bit of grated carrots to sneak in some veggies and you would never know it. Thank you!! I’ll add it to my weekly list! Great meal prep too- I’m going to freeze half of them.
PS How am I just finding out about the scale button for doubling and tripling recipes???
OMG right? So good!
That is a great idea!!
These are soooo good and really a crowd pleaser! I made them last week and I’m ready to make them again this week! Incredibly easy recipe too! I froze them and cooked them when I was ready!
Yesss awesome!
So easy and yummy!
Awesome!!
Delish!
Super yummy!! I am anxiously awaiting the release of your cookbook, but until then I am going through your site to make all the amazing recipes you have posted! Thank you!
Thank you!!
Made these tonight and the whole family loved them! Thanks for the super quick recipe. Grilled pineapple and yellow rice rounded out an easy delicious meal.
Sounds amazing!
Love these meatballs!!!! A huge hit with the whole family. We make them almost weekly. Super easy too!!!
Great!!
These are a staple in our house- everyone loves them from my three very picky teenagers to my husband and I. I love to meal prep them and have them in the freezer for a quick weeknight meal. This along with a salad and we are good to go!
That is great!!
So fast, easy, and yummy! This recipe is a winner. I never thought to put bacon in meatballs but I’m glad you did! 🙂 I’ll be making these regularly.
Bacon makes everything better!
Holy yum were these delicious – and so quick and easy to throw together. Enjoyed all around from toddler and preschooler to husband. Will definitely be adding these into the dinner rotation!
We love when the whole family loves a recipe.