Barbecued Meatballs

Getting dinner done last night was a little difficult with everything we had going on but definitely worth it once it was done at 8:30pm! This recipe for barbecued meatballs really wasn't too hard to make and turned out great with my allergy substitutions. As I type this I'm enjoying some of the leftovers for lunch! It's always nice to find a recipe that still tastes good the second day, especially when this recipe made WAY more than I thought! So here ya have it...

 

Barbecued Meatballs

2 tbsp. ground flax seeds

6 tbsp. water

1 lb. ground beef

1 lb. ground pork

1 1/2 c. old fashioned oats

1 1/2 c. rice milk

1 onion, chopped

1 1/2 tsp. salt

1 1/2 tsp. chili powder

1/2 tsp. garlic powder

1/4 tsp. pepper

Start off by grinding up a handful of flax seeds. I just threw some into my magic bullet and didn't really measure. Scoop out 2 tbsp. of the ground flax seed into a small bowl and mix with the 6 tbsp. of water. The flax and water combination will thicken as you let it sit for a few minutes which acts as an egg replacer. If you can have egg, you can just use two eggs instead of the flax. Store the leftover ground flax in the refrigerator.   

 Next combine the remaining ingredients in a large bowl and pour in the thickened flax (or egg). I also used the magic bullet the puree the onion.

Roll the meat mixture into one inch balls and place on a greased baking sheet. 

Bake the meatballs at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.

Top with your favorite barbeque sauce, mine is Sweet Baby Rays! You can also throw the meatballs in a bowl and roll them around in barbecue sauce. I thought this looked prettier :) 

I'm excited that next week Friday I get to try EGG! I'm hoping for some success this time around as wheat did not work out for Sawyer a few weeks ago. But little man is doing so well! I keep wondering how big those chunky thighs are going to get!

That's right people, Sawyer is wearing a cloth diaper! A couple friends have let me try a few different types of their cloth diapers to see how I like them and to be honest they really aren't that bad. So here's the scoop on where this crazy cloth diaper idea came from. Sawyer is a poop machine. He can really let 'em rip and most times the poop ends up all over his back, out the sides of his diaper, on my hand, on my face... don't ask. You see, the disposable just ain't cutting it. After two different poops in the cloth, they withheld the Sawyer Poop Test. I'm still researching prices and types of cloth diapers because there are so many different kinds, but we may be on our way to cloth diapering soon!