Reviewed: Apr. 22, 2013

This is a favorite among my entire family! I made it with oats the first time and wasn't a huge fan. I subsituted panko bread crumbs in place of the oats and it was fantastic. The sauce is tasty and we love it served over mashed potatoes.

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Tara35

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Blue Springs, Missouri, USA

Reviewed: Apr. 10, 2013

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this recipe! I've made it soooo many times now and it still comes out perfect! My whole family loves these (including my picky kids)! My husband is a home-made freak who has to have everything home-made and absolutely LOVES them! NOTHING is wrong with this recipe AT ALL! Every single thing is PERFECT! I keep seeing people who add this or that to "make it better" but you seriously don't need to add ANYthing! I don't normally write reviews for recipes but this is well deserved! I make them for dinner, church dinners, family get-togethers, anything. I love to make them for little appetizers, too. I just make them a little smaller and stick a tooth pick in them. yuuuuummmmy! Thank you to whoever made this recipe and posted it! :)

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Megan

Reviewed: Mar. 25, 2013

THE HIT of my last party. I doubled the recipe and even used a bit more ground beef than called for, and more onion than called for, too. Added a bottle of good, store-bought hickory bbq sauce because I wanted to be sure I had enough sauce for my party. It was totally amazing and I did have enough sauce! I, too, cut the sugar in half and it was PLENTY sweet--will probably use only a 3rd of the required sugar next time. Based on everyone's reactions at the party, I am quite sure that I will be asked to bring these meatballs to future events.

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CALRUNNERGIRL

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Mar. 2, 2013

This sauce was to die for. I doubled all sauce ingredients except brown sugar. I will never buy prepared bbq sauce again, and I am not much of a bbq sauce fan. This dish will be in my permanent rotation. Great recipe!

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key151

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, USA

Living In: Pardeeville, Wisconsin, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 2, 2013

These were pretty good, but nothing special. Using oats rather than breadcrumbs gave the meatballs a fluffier texture. I had to make a couple substitutions based on what I had: 2% rather than evaporated milk and worcestershire sauce instead of liquid smoke. Based on other reviews, I cut back on the sugar, but the sauce was still nothing remarkable, just a typical homemade barbecue sauce. The meatballs also only took about 45 minutes to cook. I like that they are baked (never thought of that!); it's easier, cleaner, and maybe a bit healthier. I'll consider using oats in place of breadcrumbs in the future, and may add liquid smoke to bbq sauce if I ever get ahold of any, but will not use this recipe again.

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SAMJJ

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Dec. 12, 2012

Followed the recipe exactly and these were a hit. Highly addictive. My favourite recipe for meatballs now.

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Cathy G.

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada

Living In: Thorold, Ontario, Canada

Reviewed: Nov. 25, 2012

Very yummy. The man of the house even commented on how good they were. I followed the recipe except for doubling the sauce and halving the sugar. I put half the sauce over the meatballs before they went in the oven, then turned them half way through the cooking time and put on the remainder of the sauce.

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SeaWench

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia

Living In: Seattle, Washington, USA

Reviewed: Oct. 1, 2012

Not as popular at my dinner party as noted. They were good, but not as great as others noted.

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Karen A.

Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: Sep. 17, 2012

This was unbelievable! I loved it, the only change I made was that I substituted the oats for instant rice.

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sionainn

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Living In: Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada

Reviewed: Aug. 26, 2012

These have become our go-to recipe for potlucks and family dinners. The only change I've made is to use onion powder in the glaze, but only because it's a personal preference (I'm not a big onion fan anyway). The sauce is fabulous as is - I've never seen a reason to reduce the amount of brown sugar. Again, probably a personal preference.

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