Spicy Bacon-Wrapped Meatballs Recipe

It’s spice inside and out for these meatballs: onions and garlic on the inside to get the flavor all through the meat, and a honey-chili rub on the outside for more of a punch. And that’s without even getting into the bacon.

If you’d rather have straight-up spicy than spicy-sweet (or if you just don’t want the sugar), you can always leave out the honey and just dust the meatballs with chili powder.

Depending on the bacon you’re using, you might get a slight sweetness anyway, or you could go for a brand that gives you a totally savory effect.

These would be tasty as TV or party snacks, but they could also go with an actual dinner. What about roasting a spaghetti squash or some other Paleo noodles and cooking up some tomato sauce, and then just sticking a big bowl of meatballs in the middle of the table for everyone to serve themselves as much protein as they want?

Spicy Bacon-Wrapped Meatballs Recipe

SERVES: 4 PREP: 20 min COOK: 45 min

Ingredients

• 1 ½ lbs. ground beef
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 1 lb. bacon, sliced in half
• ½ tsp. onion powder
• 1 tsp. garlic powder
• 3 tbsp. chili powder
• 4 tbsp. raw honey (optional)
• Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

Preparation

1. Preheat your oven to 400 F.
2. Mix the ground beef, egg, onion powder, and garlic powder, and season with salt and pepper to taste.
3. Shape the mixture into 1.5-inch balls.
4. Wrap each meatball with a half-slice of bacon and secure it with a toothpick.
5. Place the meatballs on a baking sheet and bake in the oven for 25 to 30 minutes.
6. If you're using honey, combine it with the chili powder in a separate bowl.
7. Drizzle the meatballs with chili powder, or rub the honey-chili mixture on each meatball.
8. Place back into the oven and bake for another 10 to 15 minutes.

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Spicy Bacon-Wrapped Meatballs Recipe

Turn up the flavor on these meatballs with bacon and a spicy-sweet glaze.

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Prep Time 20 minutes mins

Cook Time 45 minutes mins

Total Time 1 hour hr 5 minutes mins

Course Appetizer

Cuisine American

Servings 4 people

Calories 1003 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• 1 ½ lbs. ground beef
• 1 egg lightly beaten
• 1 lb. bacon sliced in half
• ½ tsp. onion powder
• 1 tsp. garlic powder
• 3 tbsp. chili powder
• 4 tbsp. raw honey optional
• Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

Instructions

 

• Preheat your oven to 400 F.
• Mix the ground beef, egg, onion powder, and garlic powder, and season with salt and pepper to taste.
  1 egg, ½ tsp. onion powder, 1 tsp. garlic powder, Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, 1 ½ lbs. ground beef
• Shape the mixture into 1.5-inch balls.
• Wrap each meatball with a half-slice of bacon and secure it with a toothpick.
  1 lb. bacon
• Place the meatballs on a baking sheet and bake in the oven for 25 to 30 minutes.
• If you’re using honey, combine it with the chili powder in a separate bowl.
  3 tbsp. chili powder, 4 tbsp. raw honey
• Drizzle the meatballs with chili powder, or rub the honey-chili mixture on each meatball.
• Place back into the oven and bake for another 10 to 15 minutes.

Nutrition

Calories: 1003kcalCarbohydrates: 21gProtein: 47gFat: 82gSaturated Fat: 29gPolyunsaturated Fat: 9gMonounsaturated Fat: 35gTrans Fat: 2gCholesterol: 237mgSodium: 1064mgPotassium: 944mgFiber: 4gSugar: 13gVitamin A: 3388IUVitamin C: 0.3mgCalcium: 83mgIron: 6mg

Keyword bacon wrapped, meatballs, spicy

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