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Pineapple Meatballs Recipe
Homemade pineapple meatballs are a breeze to make and delicious to eat. They're made with tender baked pork and beef meatballs in a tangy BBQ sauce with lots of pineapple chunks. Serve them with rice for dinner or skewered onto toothpicks as an appetizer.
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
40 mins
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 632 kcal
Course:
Appetizer , Dinner
Cuisine:
North American
Ingredients
Meatballs
- 1 1 lb lean ground beef
- 1 1 lb lean ground pork
- 1 1 cup breadcrumbs can be gluten-free
- ½ ½ cup milk can be unsweetened dairy-free milk
- 1 1 teaspoon EACH: garlic powder, onion, powder, sea salt, and black pepper
- ½ ½ teaspoon chili flakes optional
Pineapple Sauce
- 20 20 ounce can pineapple chunks
- 1 1 cup BBQ sauce
- ¼ ¼ cup soy sauce can be gluten-free
- ¼ ¼ cup rice vinegar
- 1 1 tablespoon grated ginger
- Chopped green onions to serve
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 400 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Mix the meatball ingredients in a large bowl. Form the meat into 1 ½ inch balls - a medium-sized cookie scoop works great for this. Place the meatballs onto the baking sheet and bake for 15-20 minutes, or until they're browned and cooked through.
- While the meatballs are cooking, make the sauce. Drain the can of pineapples into a large, high-sided frying pan. Add the BBQ sauce, soy sauce, vinegar, and ginger. Bring to a simmer over medium heat then continue to simmer until the sauce reduces and is as thick as BBQ sauce.
- When the meatballs have finished cooking, add them to the sauce. Add the pineapple chunks to the pan and let them warm for a few minutes. Serve the Hawaiian meatballs with some chopped green onions over the top.
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Nutrition Information
Serving
1 = 7 meatballs + sauce
Calories
632kcal
(32%)
Carbohydrates
72g
(24%)
Protein
56g
(112%)
Fat
12g
(18%)
Saturated Fat
4g
(20%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
Monounsaturated Fat
5g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
145mg
(48%)
Sodium
2500mg
(104%)
Potassium
1269mg
(36%)
Fiber
4g
(16%)
Sugar
46g
(92%)
Vitamin A
305IU
(6%)
Vitamin C
14mg
(16%)
Calcium
154mg
(15%)
Iron
6mg
(33%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 632
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 = 7 meatballs + sauce | |
| Calories | 632kcal | 32% |
| Carbohydrates | 72g | 24% |
| Protein | 56g | 112% |
| Fat | 12g | 18% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 145mg | 48% |
| Sodium | 2500mg | 104% |
| Potassium | 1269mg | 27% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 46g | 92% |
| Vitamin A | 305IU | 6% |
| Vitamin C | 14mg | 16% |
| Calcium | 154mg | 15% |
| Iron | 6mg | 33% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.