This simple recipe for Bacon Meatballs is a huge crowd pleaser! Easy to make and insanely delicious with a nice twist on salty-sweet flavors! 
It’s the Saturday before Labor Day which means, hello, HAPPY BACON DAY!! It may as well be a national holiday here in our house. I mean, I buy bacon in bulk and currently have about 30-lbs in my freezer. That should really explain everything, right?! Ha. I have a fabulous little appetizer for you today. They’re simple to make and I assure you, people will devour them. Enjoy!
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Bacon Wrapped Meatballs
- 16 slices bacon
- 16 frozen homestyle meatballs
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 16 toothpicks
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Spray a square glass pan with non-stick spray.
Place a paper towel on a microwave-safe plate and lay out bacon on top. Place a paper towel over the top and microwave bacon for 4 minutes. Let cool for a few minutes, until you can handle it easily.
Take 1 slice of semi-cooked bacon and wrap it around a meatball. Right when the bacon begins to overlap, fold it over so that you can wrap it around the other side of the meatball. Secure the end with a toothpick and place in prepared pan.
Repeat process with remaining bacon & meatballs. Drizzle a little over half the maple syrup over the uncooked bacon meatballs.
Bake in a 400-degree oven for 15-25 minutes. Cooking time will vary depending on the thickness of your bacon and how well done you’d like it. My bacon was thick and I like it well done, so I cooked them for the full 25 minutes.
Drizzle meatballs with remaining maple syrup just prior to serving. (I transferred them to a serving dish, then drizzled them.)
Store any leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge.
- 16 slices bacon
- 16 frozen homestyle meatballs
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 16 to othpicks
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Spray a square glass pan with non-stick spray.
- Place a paper towel on a microwave-safe plate and lay out bacon on top. Place a paper towel over the top and microwave bacon for 4 minutes. Let cool for a few minutes, until you can handle it easily.
- Take 1 slice of semi-cooked bacon and wrap it around a meatball. Right when the bacon begins to overlap, fold it over so that you can wrap it around the other side of the meatball. Secure the end with a toothpick and place in prepared pan.
- Repeat process with remaining bacon & meatballs. Drizzle a little over half the maple syrup over the uncooked bacon meatballs.
- Bake in a 400-degree oven for 15-25 minutes. Cooking time will vary depending on the thickness of your bacon and how well done you'd like it. My bacon was thick and I like it well done, so I cooked them for the full 25 minutes.
- Drizzle meatballs with remaining maple syrup just prior to serving. (I transferred them to a serving dish, then drizzled them.)
- Store any leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge.
Here are more of my favorite BACON recipes:
Maple Bacon Cinnamon Rolls
Maple Bacon Waffles
Bacon Jam
BLT Cobb Salad
Chicken Bacon Ranch Pizza
Smothered Pork Chops with Bacon Crumbles
Bacon Cheese Rolls
Bacon Wrapped Meatballs
Bacon Cheese Pastries
Bacon Wrapped Cream Cheese Chicken Rollups
Grilled Bacon Pineapple Chicken Kabobs
Kara Cook says
I can’t believe I have never thought of doing this, we love bacon at our house. These look so yummy!
John Smith says
I did not microwave the bacon because I find that leaves it bland and rubbery so instead I suggest to anyone else who feels this way, just put it on the stove top for a few.