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Sweet and Sour Pineapple Meatballs

These sweet and tangy little balls are perfect for little mouths. Serve them over a bed of rice with some extra sauce and a veggie stirfry and you have a complete meal no one can resist.
Course Crock pot, dinner, Main Course
Keyword Freezer meal
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 6

Ingredients

Meatballs

  • 2 lbs extra-lean ground beef
  • 4 tbsp dehydrated onion flakes
  • 3/4 tsp pepper
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 2 eggs beaten
  • 1 cup bread crumbs (try whole wheat!)

Sauce

  • 3/4 cup brown sugar packed
  • 3 tbsp flour
  • 1 cup water
  • One 20 oz can Pineapple tidbits
  • 4 tbsp low sodium soy sauce

Instructions

Freezer meal instructions

  • Mix all ingredients for meatballs and form into balls. Place into a disposable tray, cover, and freeze. In a gallon freezer bag combine ingredients for the sauce. Freeze.  
  • When ready to cook brown meatballs in the oven on high broil for 5-7 minutes. Boil sauce ingredients. 
  • Combine meatballs and sauce in a pot on the stovetop and let simmer for 20 minutes, stirring often. OR place in slow cooker and cook on low for 4-5 hours or high for 2-3 hours.

If eating right away

  • Mix all ingredients for meatballs and form into balls. Boil sauce ingredients on the stovetop. When it comes to a boil, combine meatballs and sauce in a large pot on the stovetop and simmer for 20 minutes on low, stirring often. 
  • OR place browned meatballs and sauce in slow cooker and cook on low for 4-5 hours or high for 2-3 hours.