Sheet Pan Barbecue Meatballs

Pepper and Pineapple Rice
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Ingredients

  • ½ cup diced onion
  • 1 Tbsp olive oil
  • 1½ lb ground chicken
  • 1½ cups panko breadcrumbs
  • 2 Tbsp minced garlic
  • ¾ cup barbecue sauce, divided
  • ¾ tsp paprika
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ½ tsp pepper
  • 2 large eggs

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 425°F. Cook onion in hot oil in a skillet over medium-high heat 5 minutes or until tender.
  2. Gently mix together onion, chicken, panko, garlic, 2 Tbsp barbecue sauce, paprika, salt, pepper, and eggs in a large bowl using your hands.
  3. Roll chicken mixture into 1½-inch balls. Place on 2 large greased rimmed baking sheets. Bake 15 minutes or until no longer pink in center, shaking pans after 5 minutes. Toss meatballs with remaining heated barbecue sauce.

Side Dish Ingredients

  • 3 (3.5-oz) pouches boil-in-bag brown rice
  • 1 (20-oz) pkg frozen pepper and onion blend
  • 1 (20-oz) can pineapple chunks in juice, drained
  • 1 Tbsp olive oil
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ½ tsp pepper

Side Dish Instructions

  1. Cook rice and vegetables according to package directions.
  2. Meanwhile, cook pineapple in hot oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat 6 minutes or until lightly browned. Add vegetables; cook 3 minutes. Stir in rice, salt, and pepper.

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