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Crock Pot Sweet and Sour Meatballs
These Crock Pot Sweet and Sour Meatballs are such a GREAT weeknight meal when you don't have a lot of time but you want to make a meal the family is going to love.
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
2 hrs
Total Time
2 hrs 20 mins
Servings: 8
Calories: 438 kcal
Course:
Main Course , Dinner
Cuisine:
Hawaiian
Ingredients
For the Meatballs:
- 1 ½ pounds ground beef
- ⅔ cup cracker crumbs
- ½ red bell pepper finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes or more to taste
- ⅔ cup chopped onion
- ¼ cup milk
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 1 egg
- 2 teaspoons ginger
For the Sauce and Vegetables:
- 4 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 cup brown sugar
- ⅓ cup soy sauce
- 1/4 cup white vinegar
- 1/3 cup ketchup
- 1 green bell pepper chopped
- 1 red bell pepper chopped
- 14 ounces pineapple tidbits divided into juice and tidbits
Instructions
- Mix meatball ingredients together in a bowl.
- Roll into meatballs with hands or I like to use a cookie scoop and place on lined baking sheet. Bake 425 ℉ for 20 minutes. (Or you can brown and cook over medium heat in large skillet until cooked through)
- In a small mixing bowl, mix cornstarch and brown sugar. Drain pineapple juice into brown sugar mixture with soy sauce, vinegar and ketchup.
- Add meatballs, peppers, and pineapple tidbits to crock pot and pour sauce over.
- Cook on low for 2-4 hours or until sauce is thickened.
- Serve over rice.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
438kcal
(22%)
Carbohydrates
49g
(16%)
Protein
18g
(36%)
Fat
19g
(29%)
Saturated Fat
7g
(35%)
Cholesterol
82mg
(27%)
Sodium
1339mg
(56%)
Potassium
501mg
(14%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
39g
(78%)
Vitamin A
946IU
(19%)
Vitamin C
47mg
(52%)
Calcium
74mg
(7%)
Iron
3mg
(17%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 438
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 438kcal | 22% |
| Carbohydrates | 49g | 16% |
| Protein | 18g | 36% |
| Fat | 19g | 29% |
| Saturated Fat | 7g | 35% |
| Cholesterol | 82mg | 27% |
| Sodium | 1339mg | 56% |
| Potassium | 501mg | 11% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 39g | 78% |
| Vitamin A | 946IU | 19% |
| Vitamin C | 47mg | 52% |
| Calcium | 74mg | 7% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.