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Waikiki-Style Meatballs

These sweet and sour Waikiki-style meatballs cooked with pineapple and vinegar are great as a main dish served with rice or as a party appetizer.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 3 minutes
Total Time 3 minutes
Servings: 6 servings
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: American
Calories: 393
Ingredients Method Nutrition

Ingredients
  

Ingredients
  • 1.5 pounds ground beef
  • 0.66666668653488 cup plain breadcrumbs
  • 0.33333334326744 cup minced onion
  • 0.25 cup milk
  • 1 egg
  • 1.5 teaspoons salt
  • 0.5 cup brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 1 15 ounce can pineapple chunks, juice reserved
  • 0.33333334326744 cup vinegar
  • 0.33333334326744 cup chopped green bell pepper

Method
 

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  2. Mix together ground beef, bread crumbs, onion, milk, egg, and salt in a large bowl until well combined. Roll mixture into balls and arrange onto a baking sheet.
  3. Bake in the preheated oven until meatballs are browned on the bottom, about 25 minutes. Transfer to a slow cooker.
  4. Stir together brown sugar and cornstarch in a medium saucepan and place over low heat. Add reserved pineapple juice and vinegar; stir until smooth. Bring to a boil for 1 full minute before removing from heat; pour over meatballs in the slow cooker.
  5. Add pineapple chunks and green bell pepper to the slow cooker.
  6. Cook on Low until flavors are thoroughly combined, 3 to 4 hours.

Nutrition

Calories: 393kcalCarbohydrates: 42gProtein: 23gFat: 15gSaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 101mgSodium: 757mgFiber: 1gSugar: 30g

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