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Home » Creative Recipes » Recipe Attributes » 30-Minutes-or-Less » Dr Pepper Barbecue Meatball Crescents

Dr Pepper Barbecue Meatball Crescents

BY: Michele
PUBLISHED: Jan 5, 2015
UPDATED: Dec 14, 2020
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This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #PassThePepper #CollectiveBias 

Get ready for the College Football Championship by homegating with these one of a kind appetizers called Dr Pepper Barbecue Meatball Crescents.

Dr Pepper Barbecue Meatball Crescents

“Honey, guess what? There’s only 257 college football games on TV this week!”  You counted them? “Yes. I went through the TV guide and counted them.” How many do you plan to watch? “All of them if I could, but we don’t have enough TVs. I think we need to buy some more TVs and have a wall of TVs.  But I think I can still manage to watch about six of them with our measly one TV.” You poor deprived hubby having to suffer with only one TV to watch football.  “I know it’s terrible, isn’t it?” That’s a typical conversation between Mr. Flavor Mosaic and me during football season. I exaggerate only slightly.

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To say Mr. Flavor Mosaic is a college football fan is a HUGE understatement. He not only follows and watches his alma mater but watches all the other college football games that he can.  Then he gets on the phone with his brothers-in-law in Florida and Texas and talks to them about the games.  He knows all the teams, the players, the stats, the rules….you name it.

Dr Pepper Barbecue Meatball Crescents

If I were ever on that show, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, Mr. Flavor Mosaic would be my lifeline for any college football trivia questions. His dream career was to be a sports announcer, and he would have been a fantastic one too. I’m not sure why he didn’t follow it. Now his dream is to visit every college football stadium across the country and watch (or probably actually announce) one game at each stadium.

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Have you seen Dr Pepper’s new hilarious TV ads this year with Larry the Concessions Guy?  Yep. That’s Mr. Flavor Mosaic. Well, not literally, but it might as well be.  He is so excited that this is the first year that there will be a College Championship game.  If I would have known they were casting for that commercial, I would have sent Mr. Flavor Mosaic to go audition because he would have been perfect for it!

Dr Pepper Barbecue Meatball Crescents

With all the excitement about the upcoming College Football Championship game, I had to come up with a one of a kind football appetizer, Dr Pepper Barbecue Meatball Crescents. These delicious meatballs are combined with cheese and Dr Pepper barbecue sauce and wrapped in a crescent, making them look like little footballs. (OK. kind of like pregnant footballs, but still footballs.)

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They are so flavorful and yummy, yet easy to prepare using frozen meatballs, refrigerated crescent dough and a homemade barbecue sauce made with Dr Pepper. I also made sure I had some Diet Dr Pepper on hand since that is my favorite soda.  My local store, Kroger, carried the Diet Dr Pepper Limited Edition College Championship cans.

Dr Pepper Barbecue Meatball Crescents

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Dr Pepper Barbecue Meatball Crescents

Dr Pepper Barbecue Meatball Crescents are delicious meatballs and cheese with Dr Pepper barbecue sauce wrapped in crescent dough.
Course Appetizers
Cuisine Southern
Keyword Dr Pepper BBQ Meatball Crescents, Meatball Crescents
Prep Time 10 minutes minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes minutes
Total Time 25 minutes minutes
Servings 24
Calories 185kcal
Author Michele @ Flavor Mosaic

Ingredients

  • Dr Pepper Barbecue Sauce:
  • 1 cup ketchup
  • 1/3 cup yellow mustard
  • 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1/2 cup Dr Pepper
  • 1 tablespoon worcestershire
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar

Meatball Crescents

  • 24 Frozen Cooked Meatballs thawed
  • 3 packages refrigerated crescent dough
  • 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
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Instructions 

  • Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Cover a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • In a medium bowl, stir together all the ingredients for the Dr Pepper Barbecue sauce.
  • Thaw the frozen meatballs per the package directions. Place in a bowl.
  • Pour half the barbecue sauce over the meatballs and stir to ensure all the meatballs are covered with the sauce.
  • Roll out the crescent dough breaking along perforated lines.
  • In each crescent triangle, add a teaspoon of shredded cheese near the widest part of the triangle. Top with a meatball. Add a teaspoon of additional sauce, if needed.
  • Tuck the sides of the dough in around the meatball, and roll the meatball and dough toward the narrowest part of the triangle.
  • Place the meatball crescents on a baking sheet covered with parchment paper.
  • Bake at 375 degrees for about 15 minutes.

Nutrition

Calories: 185kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 14mg | Sodium: 399mg | Potassium: 94mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 85IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 34mg | Iron: 1mg

 

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Hi, I’m Michele Feuerborn, wife, and dog Mom, with 20+ years experience as a home cook. I’m the Founder of Flavor Mosaic, as well as the author and content creator. I share fast, easy, flavorful recipes with bold flavors, featuring Instant Pot and Air Fryer recipes and Italian, Southern and Mexican cuisines.  Contact: [email protected].

Comments

  1. Sheena @ Hot Eats and Cool Reads says

    January 5, 2015 at 5:31 pm

    These look delicious!! I love that you put the meatballs in crescents! Great recipe!

    Reply
    • Michele says

      January 5, 2015 at 11:56 pm

      Thank you!

      Reply
  2. Sandra Shaffer says

    January 5, 2015 at 8:15 pm

    Is there really a season to football? I feels like it’s on 24/7 at my house – lol! My family will love these BBQ meatball crescents!

    Reply
    • Michele says

      January 5, 2015 at 11:57 pm

      I know it seems like there is football 24/7. I bet your family will love them.

      Reply
  3. Mary Ellen says

    January 5, 2015 at 10:41 pm

    Love this recipe and the story about Mr Flavor Mosaic!

    Reply
    • Michele says

      January 5, 2015 at 11:57 pm

      Thanks!

      Reply
  4. Renee's Kitchen Adventures says

    January 6, 2015 at 8:28 am

    Hmmmm….I should make these when we watch OSU take down Oregon next week!! 🙂

    Reply
    • Michele says

      January 6, 2015 at 9:52 am

      Whohoo! It should be an exciting game! I can’t wait to watch.

      Reply
  5. Danelle says

    January 6, 2015 at 1:13 pm

    My boys will love these….and maybe even help me make them! 🙂

    Reply
    • Michele says

      January 6, 2015 at 1:22 pm

      I’m so happy to hear that. These would be a great recipe to get the kids involved.

      Reply
  6. Rach @ Eazy Peazy Mealz says

    January 6, 2015 at 5:56 pm

    Hahahahaha So funny. That sounds a lot like the conversations we have And we have 3 televisions. That looks like the perfect football food!

    Reply
  7. Amy says

    January 12, 2015 at 7:58 am

    Can he be my lifeline, too? I’d be helpless on football questions!
    #client

    Reply
    • Michele says

      January 12, 2015 at 10:53 am

      Absolutely!

      Reply

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