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Baked Stuffed White Cheddar Meatballs

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White Cheddar Meatballs are perfect for dinner or as an appetizer. These healthy baked meatballs have a delicious crunchy exterior and a tender cheesy center that contrasts perfectly with the sweetness of the bbq sauce glaze. They’re guaranteed to disappear in a jiffy.
Three cheddar meatballs sitting in an antique pie plate next to a fork. Cilantro sits next to the pie pan.

We love a recipe that can serve as multiple options. Baked White Cheddar Meatballs as a meal or as an easy appetizer.

I don’t know of anything that says comfort food like meatballs.

You can make them large for the main meal, or smaller for an appetizer.

Another benefit is that you can make a small number or a large number and freeze them.

Regardless of the occasion, you’ll love these Stuffed White Cheddar Meatballs.

Baked Cheddar Meatballs are something that I put together when I was losing weight.

Out of a pound of meat, I made 12 healthy meatballs.

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Instead of cutting a big ole slice of meatloaf, I can have pre-portioned meatballs.

Served with a side salad or fresh veggies, these stuffed meatballs make a delicious meal.

You can also make them mini size and serve them as an easy appetizer.

These meatballs are so good that they don’t need to be drowned in sauce, and they’re so easy to put together.

Cheddar Meatball Ingredients

  • Italian breadcrumbs – Plain will work as well
  • Onion – We use yellow onion but a white onion will work too.
  • Garlic cloves – Fresh garlic
  • Barbecue sauce – Use what you like. Hickory, Chipotle, Sweet etc.
  • Fresh parsley
  • Parmesan cheese
  • Dijon mustard – We love how smooth and creamy Dijon mustard is and while adding flavor doesn’t take over the flavor profile the way yellow mustard can.
  • Dried oregano
  • Salt and Pepper
  • Cheddar cheese – White cheddar tastes like yellow. The difference is that there’s less processing. Use what you like.
  • Ground Sirloin lean – You could use ground round or ground chuck.
  • Egg – Grade A

How to make meatballs

White Cheddar Meat divided to make meatballs.
  1. All of the ingredients were combined in a large bowl.
  2. Form the mixture into a square and divide it into 12 even pieces. Some may have been a little smaller than others. I’ll give those to John. He will not know. 
  3. Roll each square into a ball and place the meatballs onto a foil-lined baking sheet.
  4. Glaze with BBQ sauce.
  5. Bake
BBQ glazed meatballs on a foil-lined baking sheet.

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Cookie Scoop – I love using cookie scoops. They make all of my meatballs or cookies or cake balls all the same size. It makes my OC self happy.

Baking Sheets – These sheet pans are durable and I have four of them so I can get all of my cookies baked in a jiffy!

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White Cheddar Meatballs

White Cheddar Meatballs are perfect for dinner or a cocktail party. The sweetness of the bbq sauce contrasts perfectly with the cheddar cheese.
Prep Time 15 mins
Cook Time 25 mins
Total Time 40 mins
Servings 12
Author Hostess At Heart

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup Italian breadcrumbs
  • 1 onion
 chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves chopped
  • 1/2 cup barbecue sauce divided

  • 1/4 cup fresh parsley
 chopped
  • 2 tbsp Parmesan cheese grated
  • 1 tbsp Dijon mustard
  • 3/4 tsp dried oregano
  • 1/4 tsp salt

  • 1/4 tsp black pepper ground
  • 3 oz white cheddar cheese diced

  • 1-1/2 lbs ground sirloin lean
  • 1 large egg lightly beaten

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 375°F.
  • Heat skillet over medium-high heat.  Add breadcrumbs; cook until toasted, stirring frequently. Remove to a large mixing bowl.
  • Coat skillet with non-stick cooking spray.  Heat over medium-high heat.  Add onions and saute until browned and softened.  Add garlic and saute for another minute.
  • Combine all ingredients, reserving 1/4 cup barbecue sauce to brush on tops.
  • Shape into12 meatballs and place on foil-lined rimmed baking sheet or on a broiler pan coated with cooking spray; spread remaining barbecue sauce over each meatball.  Bake 25 minutes or until done.

Nutrition

Calories: 75kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 21mg | Sodium: 252mg | Potassium: 51mg | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 125IU | Vitamin C: 0.3mg | Calcium: 68mg | Iron: 0.5mg
This recipe was calculated using the exact brands and measurements I used to make this recipe. If you are following a strict diet please note changing anything will cause the nutritional info to change. My calculations are intended as a guide only.
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These meatballs taste like something that’s going to be hard on the waistline. Instead, they’re tender and delicious and baked with no guilt added.

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Comments

  3. Thao @ In Good Flavor says

    These meatballs look amazing! I can practically smell them cooking right now. I love the rustic metal dish and fork in your photo..they really make the meatballs pop.

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    • Julie is HostessAtHeart says

      Thank you so much. The meatballs were delicious and very easy to make. I appreciate your photo compliments. I’ve been working on improving my photography a bit.

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  5. Celebrating Sunshine says

    I love the fact that they are not fried – love it! I will definitely try to make them, maybe this weekend.

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  6. Salty Sweet Life says

    These look so good, Julie! And I am SO hungry right now! Will these make an appearance on your table for Super Bowl? I bet they are so cheesy when you bite into them! I really love a good meatball. My girl friend and I got together a couple of weeks ago and made probably 300-400 tiny meatballs for Italian wedding soup! After that we vowed to have meatball rolling night more often! We will add these to the roster!

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  9. Katie says

    Julie, these look delicious! I’m definitely saving this recipe for my next meatball recipe to try. What would you recommend serving these with?

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    • Julie is HostessAtHeart says

      Katie, I apologize for not responding earlier. Not sure I am loving the new WordPress comment system. You can serve these like you would meatloaf. Maybe with potatoes or a pasta or veggie? You could also make them as an appetizer. Thank you for visiting!

      Reply

  12. apuginthekitchen says

    Those are some beautiful meatballs, your photo’s are gorgeous and the meatballs with the BBQ sauce sound amazing.

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  14. Loretta says

    Love these cheddar meatballs Julie, I like the idea of sautéing the onion before you bake them, I imagine the flavor is much more robust this way. Your pictures are great too, I am having such fun with the photography part of blogging too. Will bookmark and try your meatballs for sure, great comfort food for the winter for sure 🙂

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  21. Liz @ spades, spatulas, and spoons says

    Anything with melty cheese has me cheering! These look delicious. I like the idea of precooking the onions, I’ve never liked the partially cooked onions in meatballs.

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    • Julie is HostessAtHeart says

      Thanks Liz. I agree about the onion. I don’t want a big bite of onion. It changes the flavor.

      Reply

  22. Nancy says

    Fabulous cheeseburger meatballs, Julie! Great photos…they definitely increase my desire for a serving or two. 🙂

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    • Julie is HostessAtHeart says

      Thank you Nancy! My photography is a work in progress so I really appreciate the comment! Have a great day and thanks for stopping by.

      Reply

  23. simplyvegetarian777 says

    This is fantastic Julie! We are on the same radar today. Yesterday I made vegan barbecue sauce at home and will put it to work today. Your pictures looks gorgeous and bang on “to the point”. Love it!

    Reply

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