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.
Ingredients
Meatballs
- 1 lb lean ground beef
- 1 lb lean ground pork
- 1 cup breadcrumbs
- ½ cup milk
- 1 teaspoon EACH: garlic powder, onion, powder, sea salt, and black pepper
- ½ teaspoon chili flakes, optional
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. 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.1 lb lean ground beef, 1 lb lean ground pork, 1 cup breadcrumbs, ½ cup milk, 1 teaspoon EACH: garlic powder, onion, powder, sea salt, and black pepper, ½ teaspoon chili flakes
- 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.20 ounce can pineapple chunks, 1 cup BBQ sauce, ¼ cup soy sauce, ¼ cup rice vinegar, 1 tablespoon grated ginger
- 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.Chopped green onions to serve
Serving: 1 = 7 meatballs + sauce, Calories: 632kcal, Carbohydrates: 72g, Protein: 56g, Fat: 12g, Saturated Fat: 4g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g, Monounsaturated Fat: 5g, Trans Fat: 1g, Cholesterol: 145mg, Sodium: 2500mg, Potassium: 1269mg, Fiber: 4g, Sugar: 46g, Vitamin A: 305IU, Vitamin C: 14mg, Calcium: 154mg, Iron: 6mg