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BBQ Bacon Wrapped Onion Bombs

Tara Noland
These BBQ Bacon Wrapped Onion Bombs are like large meatball stuffed onions, and are fabulous!! A must try recipe!!
4.38 from 88 votes
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Cuisine American
Servings 8 -10 servings
Calories 580 kcal

Ingredients
 

Meatballs

  • 2 lbs. lean ground beef
  • 1 cup bread crumbs
  • 1 egg beaten
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1/2 cup BBQ sauce
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 1/2 tsp. onion powder
  • 1/2 tsp. thyme
  • 1/2 tsp. freshly ground pepper
  • 1/2 tsp. garlic powder
  • 1/2 inch cube of cheddar cheese per meatball

Onion Bombs

  • 5-6 large yellow onions
  • 1 lb. bacon
  • Additional BBQ sauce

Instructions
 

  • Mix the the meatball ingredients together, omitting the cheese, in a large bowl with your hands until well combined. Preheat the oven to 425F. Line a sided cookie sheet with foil and set aside.
  • Slice the top and bottom off of an onion and peel off the skin. Cut the onion in half and now peel back the layers. Use the two sides of the onion and see how large you need to make your meatball. Stuff the meatball with the 1/2" cheese cube and roll into a ball. Insert your meatball in the onion halves and make sure it fits nicely, not too small or too large.
  • Wrap each of the onion bombs with 2-3 slices of bacon depending on the size of the bomb and secure with toothpicks. Bake on the prepared cookie sheet for 40 min. or until a thermometer reads 165F. Brush liberally with BBQ sauce and bake another 5-10 min.

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Notes

Recipe adapted from My Fridge Food.

Nutrition

Serving: 1Calories: 580kcalCarbohydrates: 25gProtein: 47gFat: 31gSaturated Fat: 11gPolyunsaturated Fat: 17gCholesterol: 154mgSodium: 1435mgFiber: 2gSugar: 11g
Nutrition calculation is an estimation only. If you need nutritional calculations for medical reasons, please use a source that you trust.
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