By Mike Thayer

Can a guy live on just appetizers alone? I’m going to find out. Over the next couple weeks, I’m preparing, eating and, ‘surviving’ on appetizers, nothing but. 

Today for lunch, I had mini BBQ meat balls made in the crock pot. 

Did they fill me up?  Yes, quite nicely and I should hope so, it was a 1/2 pound of beef!  No side dish though, just the meat balls.  I could have dressed them up ‘appetizer’ picture perfect with toothpicks, they were mini-meatballs after all, but I just plated ’em and used a fork. 

This meal cost me about $3.25 to prepare and having that work day lunch ready in the crock pot was quicker than getting drive thru at a fast food restaurant.

Mini BBQ Meat Balls

Ingredients:

  • 1/2 ground beef
  • 1 teaspoon dried, minced onion
  • 1 teaspoon seasoned salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
  • one egg, beaten
  • 1/3 cup Italian seasoned bread crumbs
  • 1/3 cup of your favorite BBQ sauce

Directions:

Turn the crock pot to the low setting and pour in the BBQ sauce.  In a large bowl, mix all remaining ingredients and form mixture into mini-sized meatballs.  Brown the meatballs in a frying pan over medium heat, about 2-3 minutes, then put in the crock pot and let those babies mellow in the BBQ sauce for about 4 hours. 

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