this little piggy meatballs
My husband loved these meatballs because the bacon and pork combination was different from what I usually make. I made them for our Christmas Eve appetizer buffet.
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yield
serving(s)
prep time
15 Min
cook time
20 Min
method
Bake
Ingredients For this little piggy meatballs
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10 slicehickory smoked bacon-cut each in half crosswise
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10 ozlean ground pork
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1/3 cfinely chopped yellow onion
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1/4 cpineapple juice
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1/4 cfinely chopped cilantro
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1/2 tspkosher salt
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1/2 tspground black pepper
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3/4 tspsmoked sweet paprika
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1/4 tspcayenne pepper
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1 tspgarlic powder
How To Make this little piggy meatballs
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1Heat oven to 400 degrees F. Spray a 9 x 13-inch baking dish with non-stick pan spray.
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2Fry bacon(half of the bacon at a time)on medium heat in a 12-inch non-stick skillet until medium doneness (some browning but not crisp). Remove bacon from skillet with tongs and place on paper towels, cool and chop into small pieces.
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3In a medium mixing bowl combine bacon, ground pork, onion, pineapple juice, cilantro, salt, black pepper, paprika, cayenne pepper and garlic powder until well blended. Shape into 1-inch balls (mixture maybe a little wet and balls not perfect) and place in prepared baking dish. Makes 20 to 24 balls.
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4Bake meatballs for 15 to 18 minutes or until internal temperature of 145 to 150 degrees F.
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5Serve meatballs with your favorite dipping sauce or in a small slow cooker with your favorite sauce.
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