Pineapple Meatballs

By amberwherley

Ingredients

• Meatballs:
• 2 lbs lean ground beef or lean ground turkey
• 2 large eggs
• 1/2 cup dry breadcrumbs
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• Sauce:
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 3/4 cups pineapple juice (reserved from pineapple tidbits - use water to make up the difference if you don't have enough reserved juice)
• 1/4 cup white vinegar
• 1 1/2 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1 (14 oz) can pineapple tidbits

Details

Adapted from pinterest.com

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Make the meatballs by combining all meatball ingredients in a large bowl. Mix well and shape into about 1” meatballs.
Brown Meatballs in a non-stick frying pan and drain on paper towels (or if you want to save time brown in the oven on a cookie sheet while you’re making the sauce).
Make the sauce by combining cornstarch and brown sugar in a sauce pan. Then add 1 ¾ cup pineapple juice and blend until the mixture is smooth. Add vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, soy sauce and stir. Simmer uncovered on medium low until thickened (about 8 minutes - mine only took about 4 minutes to thicken).
In a casserole dish pour sauce over meatballs and add pineapple tidbits. Lightly mix meatballs until they are coated with the sauce. Bake in the oven for 30-40 minutes or until fully cooked.