Slow Cooker Sweet and Sour Meatballs

11 370 451
Ingredients Minutes Calories
Prep Cook Servings
10 min 6 h 6
Slow Cooker Sweet and Sour Meatballs
Health Highlights

Ingredients


1 cup Brown sugar
3/4 cup Vinegar, white (rice vinegar works too)
1/2 cup Tomato ketchup
3 tbsp Cornstarch
3 tbsp Soy sauce, low sodium (low sodium)
1 tsp Garlic (from jar of pre=minced)
1 tsp Ginger (from jar of pre=minced)
25 meatball(s) Meatballs, frozen (beef or chicken)
398 ml Pineapple, canned in juice (chunks with juice; about 2 cups with pineapple and juice)
1 large pepper(s) Red bell pepper (cut into 1/2 inch chunks)
1 large pepper(s) Green bell pepper (cut into 1/2 inch chunks)

Instructions


  1. Whisk together sugar, vinegar, ketchup, corn starch, soy sauce, garlic and ginger in a medium bowl.
  2. Place meatballs, peppers and pineapple with juice in a 4 quart slow cooker (anywhere from 3-6 is fine). Top with sauce mixture and stir.
  3. Cover and cook on low for 4-5 hours, or high for 2-3 hours, until meatballs are heated through and sauce is thickened and bubbly. Serve immediately over rice, noodles, or as an appetizer.

Nutrition Facts

Per Portion

Calories 451
Calories from fat 157
Calories from saturated fat 54
Total Fat 17.5 g
Saturated Fat 6.0 g
Trans Fat 0.4 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 2.7 g
Monounsaturated Fat 7.7 g
Cholesterol 51 mg
Sodium 1081 mg
Potassium 552 mg
Total Carbohydrate 62 g
Dietary Fiber 3.4 g
Sugars 49 g
Protein 13.1 g

Dietary servings

Per Portion


Fruit 0.4
Grain 0.2
Meat 1.0
Vegetables 0.7

Energy sources


Pygal53%467.228887776217204.5490123742793635%295.13251509058824217.3063332968636412%348.59079991538516113.0638989819223253%35%12%CarbohydratesFatProtein

Meal Type(s)

Main




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