Recipe: Muffin Meatballs with Barbecue Sauce (baked in muffin cups)

BARBECUED MUFFIN MEATBALLS

FOR THE SAUCE:
6 tablespoons brown sugar
1/2 cup catsup
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
2 teaspoons dry mustard
FOR THE MEATBALLS:
1 pound ground beef
1 pound ground pork
2 eggs
1 1/2 cups seasoned dry bread crumbs
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
2 tablespoons finely chopped onion

Combine sauce ingredients in a small bowl; set aside.

Combine the meats, eggs, crumbs, salt, pepper, onion and half of sauce; mix gently until all ingredients are blended.

Shape meat mixture into 12 balls and place in 3-inch deep muffin pan cups. Make a small indentation in each ball and fill with remaining sauce.

Bake at 400 degrees for 30 minutes.

Makes 12 meatballs
Source: Taste of Home magazine